A BRUTAL ROBBERY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1793, 19 March 1888, Page 2

A BRUTAL ROBBERY.

OAPrURB OF THE PERPETRATORS [PER PRES3 ASSOCIATION J DuwjßDitf, March 19 0 A daring and brutal daylight robbe-y was perpetrated a I Dunedin early on Suta day evening. At a quirter past aix the streets aro always comparatively qaiot, and on Saturday suoh business thorough- a as ss Bond and Crawfoid otreeta are deserted. It was m this locality the outrage occurred, on one of the vacant allotments bet^etn Bond and Crawford streets. William Slattery 19, who has bedn working up country, wj.B ' driuking with two companions in -a neighborlug hotel on Saturday afternoon, and they left the premises and proceeded together down Jatty etreet. Taming to tho right Slattery was suddenly assaulted by the other two. One struok him a blow on the left temple with a gin bottle which shivered m his hand, and both struggled with him upon the ground, and managed toetifla their vlotlm'a cries while they r>fled his pockets. Slattery, however, waß oonsoloaa, acd, resisted stoutly, eaoceediog m holding on to h!s parse with one hand. The ruffians tore his trousers pccket asveral inches down, and extracted 17s 61. At this janoture an alarm waß raised by an unaeeu spectator, and, they were obliged to deoamp. A female Bervant m the New Zealand restaurant, Princess street, south, happened to be at the back windows, and had seen everything that passed, well enough to be able to identify the men. She raised an alarm promptly, and several people were quickly on the spot. From the description given by the servant there was no diffioalty m subsequently capturing George Anderson, and Charles MoUrath, Both bear Indifferent characters, MoGratb, who was picked out by the servant from among several other men, was known to Slattery, and tha latter lent him £2 or £3 a few hours before the robbery. The injuries sustained by Slattery proved to be very severe. He haa been removed to the hospital, where he laid m an unconscious state until the following morning. He will be unable to leave the hospital for some days.