CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA
NEWSPAPER THIEF SNAPPED IN THE ACT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The tale of a paper thief and a concealed camera was told by a Linwood resident. He had missed his morning paper several times, and set a trap to catch the offender. On a rec»nt morning he rose early, just as the runner was doing the rounds, and saw his paper thrown to the middle of the front lawn. Armed with a camera, he sat beside the open front window, the blind of which was partly raised, and waited for the expected caller. His patience was rewarded. Soon afterwards a man camo along the street, calmly walked into the grounds, and made his exit with the paper tucked under his arm. He was blissfully unconscious of the fact that, as he picked up the paper the camera clicked on him. The print from the negative was a perfect one, clear and unmistakable as to the subject of the snap. It was shown to tho corner grocer, who immediately recognised the person, and was able to give his name and address. The subscriber dislikes the idea of a prosecution, but is determined that the unlawful appropriation of his paper must cease. The picture he holds may yet be shown to the subject oft the study.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 122, 19 November 1926, Page 9
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220CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 122, 19 November 1926, Page 9
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