AUCKLAND MISCREANTS
BISHOP'S PALACE AND CONVENT
ROBBED.
THREE GANGS AT WORK.
(Per Press AssociatioeO Auckland, last nigh l
Early this morning Bishop Lenihan’s residence and convent was ransacked by bmglars. In the absence of the Bishop, the officials declined to give particulars,, and it was understood tbe thieves made a good haul, espeoia'ly in view of wheel marks and a trap seen outside, and that yesterday was the opening day of the Convent School, when fees are received. Three gangs of burglars operated on tbe Bishop’s palace and convent. It transpires that tbe burglars made a good haul, though a large sum of money was overlooked in the Bishop’s residence. The thieves forced open locks and cupboards, aod ransacked them of valuables. Later. —Further particulars regarding the robbery at tho Roman Catholic Bishop’s residence show that three cheques and £6 odd in cash were stolen.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1673, 14 February 1906, Page 2
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