Thieves Secret Society

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1921, Page 4

Thieves Secret Society

woi'Nnrci) cirtas rkmarkaiilk STORY. SYDXKY, nl'c. M. A retmirkahle story of a secret society uj thieces, \. i. I. an elaborate oath of allegiance, the locaking oi‘ which means <l>'ai!i. lias la'i'ii luld to 1 lie- police by a young gi.l aaiik'il .Ja no llumiltoii, wh.. is lying al the hospital in Armiilala (X.S.W.), with a bullet f'niia a n vnlvn * last* ;.. law las; .. ’! ha girl slates that thy ..am 1.1 whom sin \\a,- iimnied, and loi a I to) 11 a warrant has Is cm i-Mied, met he, si.iiio tiinc aye in Sydney. When man Inge 1 was agreed It, lie ga*. c her in n.nderst and ill.U iho eei enia.iy would lie seniew hat dill, rent in tile usual one, and hinted suiueH.iiio si,mil a hr.ii.hi - lie id. di e aeq.dewed, and i;\ ajinnllllllel! t e lie aflerllnnl,, ■, isi.e.i i. : i .In Sydney i nlel, h; i . she lewd , in* I*l.1 ,: i. e •!.: ides : 11.11-! I.nil iii.ee nil or men, an: uf.v.h. in ..i s a :. I.dil in . lerh si elet he. . *ldie c. i.uioiu was ly .ue th.'.anil, and iiuineiliaiely ai d.'rward ■■ she u , advised tj-a. ,ii a', aid is. .. ueeess-iry tn initiate her in n a . m .•el and an da' •■site n ssiii.'ii. .as Kolia lh. n cdi, which ended in i.-'i .tilting h mil na' ,1 alienn,, . was adv.'ll tu lliidei staiid il.t.i In hi sk the iiaili ijieant certain deal!.. The nature Ilf the society, g ns th- n nilml'J. I and she saw that lhe mystic brother' lllliill inis llntllilln lllpic Iln; les- ihri) a nslle Ilf ihieyes. The brethren did burgling w hile '.he sistei s did the ~at iii»K. and til'll I'V, aids assisted in 1 lie dis|»osal ni the stolen pioperty. The yiil realised he d.s iigci'o’.i - position she was in, and was se I.er Wily not, u iieii 1 it; i |iaien!s i.iib.l her llollie ill Walelie. This nil. some limnl l.s ago, and in the interval lie tween linn and now various ineinheis id the sane; conic to Aruiidale and endeavoured m force her into returning to Sydney to carry out her oath. The girl says that befoio she. left Sydney she, had actually kept watch at the scen.e of several successful burglaries which were executed by the no up. She declined the overtures to return to Sydney, and finally, accordinglo Iter, the leader of (lie gang came to Arinidnle a fortnight ago. Being frightened to refuse, she met him by appointment, lie first entreated her to return, professing an undying love for her. When she remained obdurate the shooting' fpl- ; lpwed, the girl’s story being; that , the man obtained a revolver from .her which siie always carried, and then shot her.