A DARING BURGLAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2214, 11 June 1908, Page 2

A DARING BURGLAR.

THEFT FROM THE POVERT BAY CLUB. A TILL RIFLED. A burglary of a particularly da character was perpetrated last n on tbo premises of the Poverty Pi 1 .-. Between 8 and 9 o’clock individual entered bv the front d and proceeding along the hall, o ed the door of the billiard room looked in. No notice was' taker this, as the person was well dres and only a hasty glimpse of him caught. The bar adjoins the bill room, and there is a small glass e giving communication, between two-rooms. The next thing that observed was the figure of a mai the bar-room, and. lie was seen t ugh the glass slide, to hastily open cash drawer. The alarm was imir ately raised, and the intruder camped, hotly pursued bv Mr. J. gent, one of the stewards of the c llie thief had not time to pocket booty and m order to hinder his i ture he turned round and flun laniitul of money into the face bis pursuer. He then vaulted < the hedge surrounding the grou and, although further pursued clean away. ' 1 v * Jhe scattered coin was picked and an examination of the till sho A “fin-ther few sl . nllil) gs were miss A lui tlier search of the n™, uo? WCf , t - he thief had evidenot confined Ins attentions to the ™V S . ]t , was . found that three o coats, belonging to J l.a<l also '““ I A ' be “ aai'lier i„ ,1 1G oaS”