POLICE BURGLARS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2277, 5 July 1880, Page 3

POLICE BURGLARS.

The follov, dug - strange story comes from Constantinople :—A few nights ago, so runs the vesion of the affair given in a German paper, three robbers, armed to the teeth, broke into tbc bouse of a Prussian living in Constantinople. Threatening to forthwith murder him if he resisted, they compelled the owner to submit to being bound, and then de-

manded from him bis valuables and money. The Prussian at once gave up Ids gold watch and some £4 in Turkish money which he had in Ids pockets. Again they threatened death, amt dually obliged the bound and helpless man to tell them where they would Jind the key of his business safe. This safe happened to he in a room on the third floor, at the top of the house, and thither the throe robbers, having obtained possession of the key, hastened, leaving the owner bound, and threatening to return and shoot Idm if lie called for assistance. But as they went upstairs, bis wife, who hid been watching what was takingplace from another room, slipped quietly u and cut the bonds of her husband Arming themselves with revolvers, the pair crept quietly up the stairs, came upon the robbers absorbed in dividing among themselves the contents of the safe, and without a word shot down two of them. The other threw down his weapons and begged for mercy. Turning the tables upon him, the Prussian bound Ids late assailant fast, and, leaving Ids wife to watch over Idm with a loaded revolver in her hand, hastened to the nearest y.aptich station. There he found the olUecr in charge absent, and on enquiring for a sub-officer Avas told that both of the hitter were also away. Thereupon the Prussian asked four of the men to accompany him to his house and take the hound burglar into custody. Arrived in the room where the two men had been shot, the zaptiehs looked at the two corpses, looked at the prisoner, and recognised in the former the two subolliccrs, and in the hitler the ol'liccr, of their own guard.