A Galway Armoury – 1892

Freemans Journal Sydney 16th April, 1892, P5

The Galway correspondent of the Central News, March 5, telegraphs;
On Saturday evening the naval reserve armoury just outside this town was broken into and its contents, consisting of 23 Martini-Henri rifles and 17 cutlasses, were stolen. For many years these arms were stored in the police barracks but recently they were removed to the armoury. No guard was kept at this place, and the door was fastened by an ordinary padlock which could be picked with little difficulty.
The police have been scouring the countryside since the robbery was discovered, but the thieves have not yet been traced. One of the cutlasses, however, and a ramrod have been found on a road leading to the shore of the bay, and it is conjectured that the robbers crossed in a boat from County Clare and made their escape with their booty in that way. On Monday H.M. cutter Fly conveyed a party of police across the bay to County Clare to join in the search.