EXTRARDINARY OUTRAGF.
CHLOROFORMED BY BURGLARS. MASTERTON, December 6. An extraordinary outrage occurred here at an early hour this morning, when burglars entered the residence of James Coradine, Perry street, and chloroformed the whole of the inmates (five in number). They robbed the house of all the money they could find, not touching wavhes,
jewellery, or other articles: Altogether about £20 was secured. When the inmates M*ere aroused, investi* gat ion showed that a linen rag saturated with chloroform had been placed on ot near each sleeper. Mrs Coradine, who is a light sleeper, woke when' touched, and saw the forms of two men, but was ren-~ dered unconscious at once. i " The other inmates of the house wera ■ Joseph and William Whittaker (Mrs Cora- ; dfne's brothers) and Ruth Burton. The police have no clue.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2389, 14 December 1899, Page 15
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