A THIEF'S COUP.
HOW HE ROBBED A BANK OF £2320. (U? IEI.EGIUm—I'RESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) • London, September 23. A, daring bank swindle is rep( rted. Tho thief, while at the Harlesden branch of tho London and South-Western Bank overheard a secret code word intimating the transfer thence to the Catford branch of the bank of £750 belonging tc a custopio-. An account at Catford ivaa forthwith opened by the supposed* customer, who withdrew £290, and departed in «il automobile. The swindler repeated the,,same operation at seven other branches of the bank,. each of which had received a similar notice. The total amount secured by the thief was £2320.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 315, 30 September 1908, Page 7
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106A THIEF'S COUP. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 315, 30 September 1908, Page 7
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