DESPERATE BURGLARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 531, 8 January 1913, Page 5

DESPERATE BURGLARS.

MURDER AND ROBBERY.

SHOT IN WIPE'S PRESENCE.

Received January 7,9.40 p.m.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—CopyrißJw

Melbourne, Tuesday.

Two burglars entered the bedroom of a man named Trotter, chief collector at Maeßobertson's, the confectioners. They shot Trotter in the presence of his wife and secured £2OO. MRS TROTTERS' STORY.

Mrs Trotter tells a sensational story. Her husband, herself and a five-year-old child were awakened at two o'clock in the morning by a flash of electric light. Two maßked men covered them with revolvers demanding money. Trotter declared -he had none. The men replied they knew he had, and threatened to shoot, telling the wife she would not be hurt, as they only wanted the money. She thought It was only a joke, and told her husband the men were r/laying a game.

Trotter reiterated that the only money he had belonged to his employers, and then jumped out of bed and struck and struggled with one of the men.

The second robber placed a revolver to Trotter's head and fired. The burglar then turned up the mattress where the money was usually kept and took a bag containing £BB in cash and £llß in cheques, being Trotter's takings on the previous day. The robbers entered by forcing a Window and propped open the doorß to make their outlet.easy. The men have escaped leaving no clue. They were apparently well acquainted with Trotter'B habits, and chose a day when the takings were unusually ■> heavy. They also knew where he kept the money and the position of the electric light.

Trotter received a frightful wound in the forehead and died in three hours.