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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1833, 21 August 1913, Page 9

Tho story of the robbery of a man who kept his money hidden in an inside potket of his waistcoat and of tho betrayal of the hiding:-place by "a few drinks bidden still further ill his person, was. told to sir Robert Stout yesterday (writes our Palmorston North correspondent). Patrick Carr, a middle-aged labourer, when on the point of travelling from Dannevirke to i'ahiatua made the acquaintance of a younger nmn named Kron, who said ho was going to Ma-sterton. They imbibed together before boarding the train, and at Pahiatua the acquaintance, instead 01 saying "good-bye," joined him in his cab, placed his arm with affection round hi 9 neck, and relieved him of his gold watch and eleven pound notes. Later a constable arrested Kron, and complainant was sufficiently wide awake to say, Jray me back my £11, and I'll say no more alt it." Kron promptly replied. 111 give you ,£lO 10=.. but no more." During tho search ths constable mterfepted a : bank note on the way to lCroii's ?ock. All told, ha recovered £13 12?. 9d.,'and the gold watch. Kron said he had been paid Jilt by Mr. Marsdon.ft contractor of Wellington, for work at Akitio, but Mnr.vden in evidence said the amount was Jit 11«. (id. Tile jury convietrd him.of theft, nnd the Chief Justice will pass sentence this morning. He ins had 23 sentences previously. Don't defpond. Xever mind how many things you have tried to euro (hat stubborn cough of "yours with. _ One thing will certainly rid vou of it without delay —"NAZOL." Sold everywhere, Is, Gd.—j Advt.