PALESTINE BANDIT CAUGHT
WANTED FOR 30 MURDERS JERUSALEM, Anril 20. The capture of a notorious desperado of the desert, Abu Jildeh (known as i! Leatljerface”) has relieved the terrorised Palestinian countryside. Wantecl for 30 murders, Jildeh was a walking arsenal, carrying rifles and revolvers and a huge quantity of ammunition. Ho had sworn ho would not be caught alive. Wireless, specially-imported police dogs, and p-olice disguised as Arabs were among the devices used to capture “Leat-herface.” British officers, leading lo al police, tracked down the bandit and captured him after strategic skirmishes.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 1 May 1934, Page 8
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92PALESTINE BANDIT CAUGHT Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 1 May 1934, Page 8
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