The Horsham Bank Robbery.
(Per s.s. Wairarapa at the Bluff). (UNHED. PUVSX ARSOG'ATION".' Melbourne, June 10. In connection with the arrest of Smith and Ross for (he Horshniu Bank rohlx ry, Ross, who i« •• i suspected of bring actually e< ncerne I m the robbery, has turned Qiuuu'o evidence. The cnse opened at Horsham on Friday. It appears that the clue was got at bj* Smith paying inlo ilu: Union Bank, Melbourne, thirly-six j-10 notes of the 1 'London Chartered Bank, which were earth-stained. He succeeded m getting* a draft on Albnry for the auioiii-t, vrher<* he got the money, and arrnii<red with Ross to B<lect land, handing over the money t<i Rok6, who, however, hanked it some time afterwards. The police, who had been keeping an eye on Smith, arrested them both. In ths trial the evidence ■proved that Smith, previously to the discovery of th** robbery, had been paving clu-qtifs and notes other thau the Chartered Bank notes.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 17, 18 June 1885, Page 3
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