DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN DUNEDIN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11510, 17 February 1903, Page 8

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN DUNEDIN.

■» ■■■> -j.m MAN ASSAULTED AND RELIEVE!* -M of £300..- ■ rm (special to "the fbess.*) *-* "3 DUNEDIN, Fsbrusry,l6. ;. One o{ the most desperate crimes' re- - ported to the police for l years occurred be. ;fm tween three and four o'clock this afternoon; when a man named Reid was .knocked >- JmH down in one of the public streets - and • , *'®|| robbed of £300. Reid was in the ot Sargood, Son and Ewen, and for \sm it has been his custom to walk from t-*;, ,J .J>JM office in High street to the factory at tut back of the railway station with the men's '- : :';'t"J| wages; He was on his way to the f M tory as-usual this'afternoon, carrying money in a bar, and when walking one of the back streets near the factory) ha was suddenly l_t on the- back of ttfc x **SjS| head with some sharp weapon and rendered unconscious, the bag being snatches).£!%jj|| from bis hand. - l ~^lllli The unfortunate man's' liead was open with .the blow, and it is not pected he will regain consciousness for fsx4l*_i least twenty-four hours. The police -av#l»J|l| consequently been unable to obtain ■ n information from him, but it is sunnhMid that his assailant was hiding behind fence, where two or three picket- had been ,'3§gjffl| removed, and as Reid passed the stepped out and struck the Mow. A trap 1 -*£|j§H| was seen in the vicinity about the and it is' believed that, it was there tlie use of the thief. A Corporation «~"V£s|H ployee passed.the place five minutes fore the offence was committd, but one was about then. . . '."'\§SJ The injured man lost a considerably amount of blood, and had to be removed V S, ;S to the hospital. . ;/||

(PBESS ASSOCIATION TEXEOB-—'.) " DUNEDIN, February 16.-' Up to the present (11 p.m.) no -wests, JXpm have been made in connection with the Assgt robbery of Reid, who is still unable to speak f *j||j coherently. It is doubtful if he will be "}jM able to describe hie assailant*. Twa men were seen about the locality with ■ heavy spring cart. This cart and horst 'M were found at large in Vogel street this j*a evening. The horse seemed as if it had yg| been driven a considerable distance. It f jjjfj has been reported that on Saturday at -J| Outram a horse was stolen from one place, ; - ifj a cart from another, and harness from » _. m third. It is presumed that the missing - 3| property has been discovered, and that , ,|jj the thieves are identical with those con—- -M cerned in the assault on Reid. , 'S| _ -■ fit