Robberies in Melbourne
SeyefaT; large s rpbhefies have recentl^eeiii: cpmrnitted in Melbourne Banks va. a^^ mysterious way. Ahout three* months ago a country farmer, named Sykes, who had come to town and sold his property, and taken out tickets hy steamer- ior? England, had his pocket book containing over £900, stolen from him, either whilst he was at a hank counter "getting a-cheque «aßhe.4L .Wv immediately J afterwards. ; Another somewhat similar case occurre^rinrthe Gommercial Bank MclDourujsj on ( August ]l6th> Mr McGregor T^icner a .Jhrok«ri. of Collins street sent his clerk, \ a lad, named rW. Snowden, ayboutjßixteen or seventeen years of age, to the commercial IBank to deposit (sheques and; notes to the value of £j|fOß>; f [Twor-pay-in; .slips were made-out^-onje.f or:£2B9 10s, and the other for £719 7s. ' The day was a very busy one at -the Bank, _and the young man had to wait a little while bef orethe could be attended, to. He Btates^thftt he. placed the two pay-in clips with the cheques and notes in separate; parcels on the counter before the teller, and; called his attention to themf aud that the; ;teller. Baid >'" All right." Snowdeu then left tlie Bank and went to the General Post-office to post a letter .to' catch the mail. When he returned So the ?Bank he : found that |hei,pay-in/ slip jfor the.; smaller amount had been duly" received by the teller," but the other one was missing, and the f teller stated that he had mot seen it, and that he did not see Snowdeirplace it on the counter.; The persons in the; Bank at the time were respectable being the: representatives of leading business firms and societies. The SBiaMgr pay-in slip was all. made up of cheques, but. with the larger were notes to the value of £118 on the City ofjMe&ourne Bank, one of them being for £lOQ. The remaiader of the missing -sum was made up of cheques, Jwhich were all crossed. The case, which is a very mysterious one, has been placed in the hands of the police. " : -
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 35, 10 September 1887, Page 4
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341Robberies in Melbourne Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 35, 10 September 1887, Page 4
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