Image TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage Tile
Image size: 6656x9216 Scale: 35% - PanoJS3
Page overview thumbnail

Article text

SINGULAR BANK BURGLARY.
a clerk bound and gagged. |
Sydney, Sunday.
The Australian Joint Stock Bank
branch at Wickham, near Newcastle,
was entered by burglars on Saturday
night. One of the clerks, named Chas.
TT,.,.h wan Vimind Jand eaueed by the
thieves, who, however, failed to effeet I
an entrance into the strong room, and
I nothing was stolen. The bank's ac-
1 countant went away on Saturday night
for a holiday until Monday, and Hurt!
was left in charge. He went into the
| bank premises at 10 o'clock on Satur-
I rtWht. to sen if all was right, and
on entering the banking room was!
seized by two men, who bound him I
with cords from one of the windows, I
and stuffed a towel into his mouth.
For some time they tried to force the
j strong room. Hurt's father, becoming j
alarmed at his son's long absence, went
to the bank, and finding all the doors
locked proceeded to the managers
I house and informed him of the facts.
On returning together they louna tne
bank doors open and young Hurt lying
on the floor bound. The thieves had
I evidently decamped when they heard
the elder Hurt visit the bank.
Hurt states that the burglars robbed
i _ OKa The nolice have been
, actively pursuing inquiries all day, but
so far have failed to hit upon the
slightest clue to the identity of the
meThe case presents some peculiar
features, which add considerably to the
interest it is sure to excite. Curiously
enough the burglars seem to Rave been
r;d.a -A «<.bjoLt=
the strong room, ana ,
ing the brass plating which surrounds
the lock, nothing was done to enable
them to reach the money which was
locked up in this receptable.
Hurt, it is said, recently applied to
vka riii-nr. tors for permission to marry,
'?ut did not obtain it.
— " Age.
$