Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser

A Dog turned Highway Robber.
Mrs. Knight and another lady gave information of being robbed by a dog in the following singular manner: She stated that she and her sister were returning about 6 o'clock the preceding evening from St. Pancras' Church towards the Battle Bridge: a shaggy dog, resembling a drover's dog, unaccompanied by any person, jumped suddenly up from the road side, and laying hold of the reticule she had in her hand, forcibly snatched it from her, and crossing the road, made his escape: her reticule contained a pound note, a sovereign, 18s. in silver, a silver thimble, a pair of silver spectacles, and several other articles.—The constable stated that a dog answering the same description, attacked a poor woman on Saturday evening, near the Veterinary college, and robbed her of a bundle containing two shirts, some handkerchiefs and other things, with which he ran away and that the poor woman was so frightened it had nearly cost her her life. There were several other charges made against the same dog, which is supposed to have been trained up to the business, and that his master must be at some place not far distant.