A DARING ROBBERY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 107, 11 June 1914, Page 7

A DARING ROBBERY.

STREET CRIME IN SYDNEY -"1 OUTRAGE BY MASKED MEN. THIEVES SECURE LARGE HAUL. _ , r-£ SENSATIONAL SEQUEL OCCURS. J By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY, June 10. J; The most daring daylight robbery in , ** the annals of Sydney crime occurred at ~ \. noon to-day. •*% A pay clerk drew £6700 from the bank -^ to pay the Eveleigh workshops employees $ and drove to the Wilson Street entrance in a cab. He placed a cash-box contain- \* ing £3300 on the shoulders of a Work- y^ man, and simultaneously a motor ear •<? drew up. A masked man descended, up the clerk with a revolver," snatched * £ the box, transferred it to the car, and drove off. ~i A passing cart dashed off in pursuit, .-£ but the horse collapsed, and the drivers. V/"j was compelled to abandon the chase. % The robbers stole the car an hour -- : T-> earlier from the corner of Market and " "^ Castlereagh Streets. " -^ The police are scouring the city for the missing ear. * ■' *'.% Startling developments are anticipated . "^fj in connection with the robbery. '_> i The police have detained the*elerk. the ,l'l'M employee, and the cabman. Their finger- , »t% 1 prints have been taken. ! -^A ; The motor car and eash-fynt were \ v -** i found at Pyrmont .V- ---. A SUDDEN HOLD-UP, & " A ]X^t CLESKS THREATENED WITH -' IfM REVOLVER. -M -y$ (Received June 11, 10:25 a.m.) > - SYDNEY, June 11. The robbers were apparently aware that yesterday was pay day at the ' „'&% Eveleigh workshops and that the pay '"-§* M clerks would arrive at a certain time.'- •" The money was in the charge of the "j4-*;ud pay clerks, John Henry and * FrederfiSt' ,' ;Hf Miller, both of whom were armed with ; '«S revolvers. . ..-"^ The '' hold-up'' was so sudd«n thajfc ■ ~..M the .clerks were nonplussed: '* -', One of them attempted to hh l - / "*&, revolver, but he was threatened that-hi* * -|l brains would be blown out' if he "re- * i %* sisted. • . -*• v - '49 The thieves soon secured the'box, and J r '\s then the desperadoes diove off at top '• V; speed. >'- •• • ->-' i -" - ""^ The missing'mpney consisted*of £2150 r _ in five-pound notes, £IO3B in gold, and .; .> i the balanee in silver .and copper. T~T NO CLUE~SO PAR. ONLOOKERS DISPLAY CAUTION. (Received June 11, 10.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 11. , \ The robbery was witnessed by a . • % ; dozen people, but it all happened too ' t f> quickly, and either they all failed to gKasp the situation, or none of them cared to risk their lives in interfering. \ One onlooker states that he made a :\ move to follow the car, but Ihe driver drew a revolver and .threatened him. _ ?^| The police so far no definite /'."^ tthie. Although-two men were detained *-'■% for a time last night, no arrests $ been made. -,f;