SENSATIONAL ROBBERY
LIVERPOOL BANK HELD UP SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED PERPETRATOR ARRESTED (Elec.. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, October 13. A man entered the Bank of Liverpool and held up the staff with a revolver, and when the cashier attempted to prevent. him taking the silver from the counter he fired. ’The cashier was seriously wounded. The thief dashed into the street, pursued hy the manager, calling "Stop! Thief!” A crowd joined in the chase, and the thief tired point blank at two men, who were both wounded. A policeman who attempted to fell him with a baton was also wounded. Eventually the man was arrested. Examination showed that only a few shillings were stolen. Two of the victims are in a critical condition.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17165, 15 October 1926, Page 7
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128SENSATIONAL ROBBERY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17165, 15 October 1926, Page 7
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