RAT AS CLUE
guide to stolen notes. A rat has led to the recovery of some of' the money stolen Irom the safe at the Berkeley Hotel, Piccadilly, London, on May 29, The property secured by the three men who raided the hotel sale was of ,;e value of about £6OOO, and includ : ed, in addition to jewellery, a number of banknotes and cheques. The detectives in charge of the case hoped that when these were cashed a clue might be obtained that would lead to the arrest of the men concerned. Neither the notes nor cheques have been cashed, however, and the explanation is curious. The othor day ,a rat was seen to run across the nail of the Berkeley Hotel. It was pursued, and it took refuge behind a radiator. When an attempt to dislodge it with sticks was being made a wash-leather bag containing cheques and notes was brought ' to light, and these have been identi- j fled as having formed part of the contents of the safe when it was robbed. Arthur James, one of the night por- ! tors at the hotel, is now under remand charged with complicity in the theft, j
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3406, 9 August 1913, Page 3
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197RAT AS CLUE Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3406, 9 August 1913, Page 3
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