A JOURNALIST AND THE BURGLAR.
A good story is t>l 1 of kn tvish triks in ascertain Lmiun sub irb. It appears that a certain (tons 'h, >ld hU absence from home did a>t providilus <iwiling with a carvtak-sr, an I consequently tiie p'acj vr.ia recently "burble I," th-»iiyjh not much portable pnperty was carried off. The editor of fvj local journal, in giviiisj' «n account ol f tlie affair, mentioned the latter circa nsUnce, bat wide I th it, nad the rubers known of Mr Bank's " valuib'e presentation candlestick 4 on the nuntlepiece, his noted collection of bric-a-'orac in the cibia-fcs, ail his rare vras'B m the bracket*,'' they tnisjht have impr ived the opportunity Tiiree nights after the journal appeared the •inpty house was agiin brokin into, and all tlie articles referred to wre carefully removed, the thievesi leaving a polite letter of thanks (" to be forvardcd '") for the journalise ,wh» had so kindiy pointed out the little odds and ends which had escaped noiiee on their first visit.— Daily Tdegraph,
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 3, 31 January 1890, Page 2
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173A JOURNALIST AND THE BURGLAR. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 3, 31 January 1890, Page 2
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