SINGULAR AFFAIR AT TIMARU.
Robbery of a Borough Council
Till
A Suspicious Circumstance,
A telegram from Timaru, in the Christchurch papers, dated 27th February, is as follows:—Mr E. H. Lough, town clerk, went home unwell early yesterday afternoon, leaving about £160 in a till in the office, consisting of cheques and £23 in notes and coin. The key of the till was hanging up just above it. The clerk and assistant left about four o'clock. Mr Lough went to the office at 10.30 p.m. to lock the money in the strong-room, and the till broken open and all the fijlby gone. Another cupboard was broken open, but two cash-boxes in this were not disturbed. A back window of the offices had been left open, but this was about ten feet above the ground, and there was no sign of entry by that window. The back door of the passage in the office was found open, but the clerks were not sure that this was closed. To get from the passage the key of the office door would have to be taken from its hiding place, and it was found there and the doors locked when Mr Lough went to the office at 10.30 p.m. The police believe that the thief is someone familiar with the offices and the office routine. So far there is no clue.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7401, 4 March 1903, Page 3
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