BOLD ROBIN HOOD
PROTOTYPE IN CALIFORNIA. SENSATIONAL EXPLOITS. BANK ROBBER AND PUBLICAN. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT (Receded Nov. 4, 11.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 3. The Robin Hood of California has been discovered through the confession of Wm. Penick Richards, whose exploits put to shame the operations of Jess James and other early day highwaymen. Richards appeared to be a prosperous rancher, also keeping a country hotel. Accumulating e\ 7 idence caused him to confess to the police that he had led gangs which robbed five banks in different parts of the State during the last tw 7 o years. He was identified by several bank officials.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 November 1924, Page 5
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106BOLD ROBIN HOOD Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 November 1924, Page 5
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