The Taranaki Highwaymau.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2897, 13 February 1893, Page 2

The Taranaki Highwaymau.

ppk press Asmqcwnqy. Maw Plymouth, February 12. A sensation was paused in at a quarter tq e^eyen last night by the sudden appeaj?anse of $ jjjghwayman. He entered the White Hart Hqtel,, Devon street, opposite the Government Buildings, and presented a revolver at the barman and simultaneously held a pistol close to the head of one of the men who was drinking in the bar. He openect 'the $ns? acor, and took fifteen shillings and a bottle "of whisky, and deliberately marched out, his sworil clanging in the passage as he went. There were eighteen persons in the house at the , /time, Bp4 Ibe highwayman was in the J fyoiel five minutes, yot he go.fc off without interruption. Th> police."with Insgecjx-j?; Thomson, went in pursuit, and kept jup ; the soar-ch all night without effecting big capture, though they fou.n4 the hotus of wnisky, ;