CLEVER ROBBERY at SYDNEY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5059, 24 June 1895, Page 2

CLEVER ROBBERY at SYDNEY.

Received June 23, 7 p.m. Sydney, June 23, A mysterious robbery of jowollory is reported from Stowart Dawson and Co.'s premises. A tray with 43 diamond rings, valued nt £ISOO, was locked in a safe at night, but in tho morning Mr Kent, tho manager, missed several of the rings. Two brothera named Gill have been arrested in connection with the robbery. One of the brothers was caught pawning a missing ring set with diamonds, and others broken up were discovered in his possession, The men arrested are brothers of a man into whose death an enquiry is being held. This man died after a severe struggle with the detectives who wore arresting him, in connection with a recent stolen jewellery case. Eecciucd, June 24] 10.50 a.m. Sydney, June 24, The robbery at Stewart Dawson's was cleverly effected. The safe wai not tampered with, and the goods must have been extracted in daylight, in the presence of the employes. The latter declare no one answering the prisoner's description, which is somewhat noticeable, had visited the shop, Only one hundred pounds'worth of property has been recovered,