THE TARANAKI HIGHWAYMAN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9023, 31 October 1892, Page 5

THE TARANAKI HIGHWAYMAN.

A NUMBER OP PERSONS STUCK UP. [Br TELEGRAPH.— PKESS ASSOCIATION.] New Plymouth, Sunday. firs fourth case of highway robbery within the last two or three months occurred on Saturday night at about nine o'clock. A man named Carthew was leading a horse in the suburbs about ten minutes walk from the centre of the town, when a man on horseback dressed in officer's uniform, with a sword and revolver, rode up to him and demanded his money and jewellery. H gave up his watch and three threepenny pieces, all the money he had on him, and the highwayman rode on towards the town. A few minutes after the highwayman bailed up another man named Kibby, who said he was a poor man and had no money. The highwayman said " Pass on, I don't want to rob a poor man." Growing bolder the highwayman rode right into the town and stuck up another man in front of a grocer's shop with twenty or thirty people around. This man also said he had no money, and was not molested. The highwayman remained for about a minute coolly looking at the people, and then rode off. He was pursued by a man on horseback, but escaped. The police also went in pursuit some time after. In'o trace of the highwayman, however, could be found. The police are puzzled over the affair. Formerly they treated the matter as a hoax, but now it is beyond dispute that a highwayman makes periodical raids in order to gain booty. On a former occasion he stuck up a tailgate-keeper, and got several pounds in silver.