Postal Robberles.
SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS.
(I'er Press Association.! AUCKLAND, 3«pW»b«r6,. Robert Peace Heigjway, remanded, from tliino to time in connection. * with post office cases, pleaded guiU ty at the Police Court tc-dnj» to seventeen changes, including; WJftstealing of postal notes, forcing of postal notes, and roceivtag post*! notes, knowing them to have been stolen. Heighwoy, who It only seventeen und was until recently a postal messenger, made a sensational confession. In the course af It he said Uiat ho had been stealing notes: from packages ever since he caught a fellow employee stealing money. ' from a letter sixteen months ago' These necashed. sharing the proceeds with the man in uuestion. and! ho also gave notes to milium Morrow Taylor, nineteen years 01-' age to cash, sharing the proceeds with him.
Taylor confessed to four charror He said that he had been cajE* notes for Heighway ever BtocThe loft the post office eighteen montfaa ago. ."""
The accused were admitted to ball £ e 6Si Surette » wked for totalling
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 209, 7 September 1904, Page 2
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165Postal Robberles. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 209, 7 September 1904, Page 2
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