ROBBERY UNDER ARMS.

Otago Police Gazette, Volume I, Issue 19, 14 September 1863, Page 96

ROBBERY UNDER ARMS.

On the 17th instant the five men described below entered Love’s Hotel, situate about six miles from the Hogt.urn, armed; they first stuck up the. waiter,' tied his handsand - put him on .to a bed.requesting him to be quiet as they did not wish to injure him, they then masked and stuck up the following persons, severally covering them with their fire arms and robbing them. James McDonald from whom they took two £5 notes, and four <£l notes; from John Peters one £5 note, and one half-sovereign; from Christopher Woodney, eleven £1 notes, one sovereign, two halfsovereigns and 50 shillings in silver ; from David Drysdale, one grey mare, since recovered, jewel ery and cheques they would not take. They stated to the persons robbed they were not the parties they wanted, and should the right ones come in they would return them their momy. Description : — lst man, 5 feet 8 inches high, light complexion, sandy hair, dressed in oilskin coat and glazed cap,, carried a gun, rode away on mare stolen from Drysdale, since recovered. 2nd man, 5 ft. 9 inches high, slight build, sallow complexion, no beard, wore black silk waterproof coat and coarse cabbage tree hat. 3rd man, 5 ft. 6 inches high, dark features, sallow complexion, slight whiskers, wore : a light round tweed cap. 4th man, personal description not given, wore an old monkey jacket, patch on back of right shoulder. sth man, cannot be described.