From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque
Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 2 December, 1848. Price 5d.
ROBBERIES
Depredations continue to be practised in Dover with the greatest
impunity - the parties being too adroit to be detected.
On Tuesday night, whilst Mr. G. Ider, of the "Sportsman," Priory
Place, was gone to a neighbour's with the supper beer, and absent about
two minutes, his front door mat was carried off.
On the same night, Mr. Brett, of the "New
Inn," had his fore-door mat also stolen; and Mrs. Bryan, shopkeeper,
Biggin Street, had a dozen brushes, which were hanging just within the
street door, stolen.
On Sunday night two smartly dressed females, who stated that they had
just arrived from Deal by the railway coach, applied at the "White
Horse," and enquired if they could be accommodated with a bed; and
being told they could, they returned (as the landlord supposed) for the
night; but early the following morning, hearing a great lumbering, the
family got up, when they found that their lodgers had been packing up
every portable article they could lay their hand upon, and were then
regarding themselves previously to decamping. We hear that they were
merely turned out of the house.
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