[ The scientific burglars of England have found their counterpart in Spain. A. thief, who looks like a well-dressed gentleman, carries in his overcoat pocket a very strong electric battery. This is joined by wires to a metallic plate which he carries in the .'palm of his hand. On meeting a likelylooking victim ho stretches out his- hand, pretending to a previous acquaintanceship'; His victim grasps the hand, electric shock which renders him powerless, and has his pockets rifled. This, says the London Globe, is quitethe latest and most literal thing in assault and battery.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 136, 19 June 1901, Page 4
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94Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 136, 19 June 1901, Page 4
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