A determined and successful attempt at robbery was recently made on suburban branch of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank.
The bank is run by three officials, one of whom, the accountant, slept on the premises. Shortly before 2 a.m. h aroused by the entry men into his room, who demanded silence with the usual means. of suasion, viz., a loaded revol as he was by surprise the official w: able to use the bank's wespon which lay close to his bedside. The accountant was then gagged and bound, whilst the three marauders turned their attention to the ente and strong room. They were an up-to-date crowd, for in addition to the usual burgling outfit of crowbars, jemmies, and hammers, they were. vided with a supply of nitro-glyceri for use in case the ordinary tools of the trade failed in effecting their purpose. Ap tly this was the.case,.for s small. charge. of the' deadly-.explosive was in.
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