A CURIOUS CASE.
By Telegraph—Press Association
NELSON, March 13. , A curious case occurred at one of the city hotels. A man, who shared a room with another man, was heard talking loudly after the house was tlosed. He was requested by the landlady to extinguish his light, when he said he had lost £250 in notes. A search was made, and ihe roll of notes was found on the stairs. The landlady then offered to lock them up ,in the safe, but as he declined he was requested to leave the house, which he did, the police being informed of the matter. Next morning he asked permission ,to lie down till noon, and locked, himself in a room. At lunch time he was called, when the said he, had been robbed of <£so. The landlady locked the room, and sent for the police. Meanwhile the man left, and the police found the £SO between the sheets of the bed, and the money is in their hands.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8380, 14 March 1907, Page 6
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166A CURIOUS CASE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8380, 14 March 1907, Page 6
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