A DARING THEFT.
PAWNBROKER'S WINDOW CLEANED
[PBBBS ASSOCIATION.]
WELLINGTON, October 24.
A daring robbery was committed night in Willis street at about 7. o'clock. A man entered the shop of Fruhauf and Co., pawnbrokers; and stole rabout £250 worth of jewellery. Mr Ffuhauf was seated in a room opening off the shop, and hearing a movement" walked 'into the shop just in time to see a young man leave hurriedly. Fruhauf, not knowing- his loss, walked after the man, who bolted into the Empire Hotel. On returning to the shop Fruhauf found that a clean sweep had been made of the watche3, chains, etc., from the 'window. . Meanwhile the robber had passed through' the hotel into Victoria street, dropping a watch on the way, and though he was followed by two men he made good his escape. The thief must have entered -the shop, climbed over the counter, and gained access to the window by a small door" whichwas not provided with a lock.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume L, Issue 8909, 25 October 1905, Page 5
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164A DARING THEFT. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume L, Issue 8909, 25 October 1905, Page 5
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