Plucky Girl Grabs One of Two Robbers
; MEN IN BEDROOM i __—_. STRUCK WITH TORCH } __ 1 [lmm Associulim: i PALMERSTON NA. Today. Shortly after dark on Thursday " evening, the daughter of the proprietress of a private hotel at . Palmerston North, discovered two 1 men in her room investigating the contents of a hand-bag. ' Seizing one man. the young woman ‘called for help. The intruder is :11» ieged to have struck her with his elec‘tric torch and dashed away with the son of the proprietor in pursuit. The chase was futile, the intruder showing a good turn of speed, while the pursuer was hampered by heavy garments. The other man jumped through a. window and made a good escape. Both men are stated to have entered the premises by the front door in a most casual manner.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 720, 20 July 1929, Page 1
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135Plucky Girl Grabs One of Two Robbers Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 720, 20 July 1929, Page 1
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