DARING ROBBERY.

Evening Star, Issue 5608, 28 February 1881, Page 2

DARING ROBBERY.

A daring robbery wa 1 ? committed ut the t'zir.co of Wal3B Hotel b»st night by \vhie,H thf-. proprietor, Mr W;»tern, loaea tho sum of L 175 in cftEh. Is will bo remembered that Mr Waters purchased the light to cater in tho grand utaad booth at the races. On eaoh rtoa-night on reaohing homo ho put the bag containing his cash takings into a cupboard in his bedroom until ho could bank It the followir-g morning. On Thursday and Friday thia course waa followed without auy mishap, but Saturday's takings, amounting ;o the sum above stated, were stolen, Mr Waters put tho rr.onoy in the cupboard on Saturday night, and saw it there about e'ght o'clock on Sunday night, whon ho lay dovrn for a rest. At eleven o'clock ho got up and, leaving a caudlo burning, went downstairs, as he intended sitting up

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