A dunedin Highwayman.
(BY TELEGRAPH. ) (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DuNEDm, August 5. An audacious thefc of a hoise was committed m true highwayman style, on Saturday, at the stables of Messrs A. Mollison and Co., wharf contractors. A man went m, and looking round at the horses m the stable 3, selected one of the best looking, put a bridle on, md mounted. One of the stablemen ran up at this juncture, and asked the fellow what he was "about, but the latter only replied that he would knock his interrogator's brains oufc with a heavy stick, which he was carrying-, if he was interfered with. He then set the horse agoing, and rode off at full speed, The man was anested m the afternoon with the horse m his possession. He will be brought up at the Police Court on Monday.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 206, 6 August 1883, Page 2
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141A dunedin Highwayman. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 206, 6 August 1883, Page 2
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