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Porno months ago the tobacconist) shop of !>. Zukorm.in, Collins street west, Melbourne, was raided by burg1 vis, who took a qiunuty of tobicco. Eirly on the morning of ctober 11 a sec mil attempt was tn.tde to loot tho shop, bub it was deto.itcd by 'he vii;ih>nce and biaveiy of constable Ohiirles O'Neil. \ bout lour o'clock, turning from llzibeth into Collius ifcrop*, he hpard the sound of glass broking, aud, running towards thp spot, ho saw thief men at one of the windows. On his nppioich they rau into the th.3roui>h/aio connecting Collins with Little Collins st.ie . O'Neil c.m«ht the rewmost of the men, who stru^led violently ; but fi >dmg he was getting the wois' of it, called to his mates, who came to his 'issis ancp and attacked the constable He knocked one down wi h h s baton, but being p.irtly disabled by a blow ft m a lemmv, the two other men quickly overcame him and knocked him St useless, all three then c^-ciping. W h°n O'Neill lccoveied consciousness he te'ephoncd for assistance, and was then ipmoved lo tho Melbourne Hospital, fingeia of h's ughfc hand weie d si >citf d, and hi-, head and body were badly bruised.
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7505, 28 October 1892, Page 4
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203UNKNOWN. North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7505, 28 October 1892, Page 4
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