MOTOR BANDITS
HOLD UP MAN AND WOMAN
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 29. Mt. Eden Road, in the vicinity of the railway ,'stiiti'on Was t'he scene,of a sensational hold-up -by two motor bandits dt 'lO o’clock on Friday night. They escaped in a motor car after brandishing' a revolver and threatening to shoot George T.' Pearce (clothier and:’meteor) and his wife,' who were en roiife th their Home at Mt. Eden. In the darkhe&s, one- mail grabbed an attache case from Mrs Pearce. Almost immediately another man attached her husband, striking him. Mr Pearce recovered' in .time to see the assailants running across the road to an unlit car. Following quickly he jumped on the running board. One man tried to get the oa.r going, while liis companion produced a revolver and pointed it at (Pearce’s head. He said: “Get off, or I’ll shoot you!’” Mr Pearce stepped off; and the car daslied off at a high speed. This morning the car was found abandoned. It had been stolen. The attache case contained over £5 in cash.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1928, Page 6
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178MOTOR BANDITS Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1928, Page 6
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