CASE OF BAG - SNATCHING.
SEIZED IN..A TRAMCAf.; ' '. thi;ef makes his esgap^ , IBY ______?_.—PRESS ASSOCIATIOK.'] >^ i WEIfLINOTON. Tuesdto. ; ;i A asnsational theft of a hag of mbney , , containing about £:150 was comimtted' under most daring circ__stancea last'eyen- ' ing. Mr W. Gamble, of the firm of -, Gamble and Oeed, was travelling home-. ward oh a Wallace Street car, sitting ia ' an open compartment of the tram, having _ placed his bag on the floor between his' feet. Sisddenly a man sitting behind him reached under Mr. Gamble's seat arid-; snatched the bag off the floor. . With remarkable agility the thief jumped off tie car,- which was travelling at considerable speed, and ran down Cuba Street. Mr. Gamble immediately gave chase, but the fugitive managed to elude <»pture.; The jpolice were promptly oommunicated i. with, but so far no arrest, has been made. -, •'■;. The police have a full description of the man wl» <s apparently familiar with Mr., Gamble's habits.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18116, 14 June 1922, Page 6
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156CASE OF BAG – SNATCHING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18116, 14 June 1922, Page 6
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