GREAT ROBBERY.
£IO,OOO WORTH OF JEWELLERY, TAKEN. By. Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. Received 9.17 a.m., Oct. 18. LONDON* Oct, 17. A large quantity of jewellery which had been on view .preparatory to an auction sale, on the premises of I Knight, Frank, and Rut-ley, auctioneers, Conduit street, London, .was stolen.
The thieves concealed themselves on the premises until the rooms were closed. They opened the safes with duplicate keys, and obtained ,£IO,OOO worth, including pearl necklaces, diamond brooches, diamond and pearl tiaras, ecclesiastical plate, watches, and rings set with gems. The robbers escaped by means of a skylight to the roof, thence reaching the street^
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1025, 19 October 1903, Page 2
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