Attempted Highway Robbery .
STRUGGLE WITH A THIEF. In a dark suburban street in Auckland on Sunday night a young warehouseman named Leahy was violently assaulted by a man who attempted to rob him Leahy was grasped by the throat from behind and fell on the pavement. Both men struggled. Leahy’s assailant tried to grab his watch, but the chain broke. When Leahy began to get ; he better of the struggle the stranger drew a knife Leahy grasped his assailant’s wrist as he struck at him, and although the knife cut his shirt it did not penetrate the skin. His assailant then ran away.
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Manawatu Herald, 14 June 1904, Page 2
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103Attempted Highway Robbery . Manawatu Herald, 14 June 1904, Page 2
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