| 单词 | highway robbery |
| 例句 | Not long after, Pike was caught allegedly committing highway robbery in Tulsa. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z While we wait to learn whether his largess has unexpected consequences, let us savor Mike’s highway robbery. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Episode 9: The Brothers McGill 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Bringing back the overcommitted morning host is a missed opportunity, and highway robbery for Tapper. ABC Shuffle: Amanpour Out, Stephanopoulos Back In, Tapper Robbed 2011-12-14T14:15:24Z The industry average is about $200, so think hard before giving into highway robbery. How to Get Airline Change Fees Waived 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Bryant’s fictional counterpart, Jenny, lives in Cornwall and takes up highway robbery to support her family after losing her father. Fiction That Takes You Back in Time 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Higher distribution costs on the back of widespread crime including highway robberies, plus increased weather-related issues like floods and drought, are also driving price rises, he said. Exclusive: Banxico's rate hike cycle almost over, seen ending at 11.25%-11.75%, says deputy governor 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh tweeted: “Our ties must not be hampered by deeply shortsighted miscalculations, including highway robbery on the command of a 3rd party.” Iran says crew of two seized Greek tankers not detained and are on board 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Empyreal’s lawsuit described the traffic stops of their armored cars as “highway robberies” by law enforcement agencies seeking to fund their operations with cash taken through forfeiture. FBI gives up attempt to confiscate more than $1 million in California pot-store cash 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Empyreal’s lawsuit describes the traffic stops of their trucks as “highway robberies” by government agents seeking to pad their budgets with forfeiture money. FBI and San Bernardino County sheriff accused of breaking law by seizing marijuana cash 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Under the circumstances, refusing to submit to such instances of D.C. “highway robbery” could be a legitimate act of civil disobedience. Opinion | Refusing to pay photo tickets as an act of civil disobedience 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Larsson pulled off the equivalent of highway robbery when he stood in the crease after a Driedger kick save and used his stick to stop a rebound shot headed into a vacated net. Kraken start trip with 3-1 victory over San Jose 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z On the first day of Christmas, the Bidens gave to thee a gas pump without the highway robbery. White House gingerbread display includes tiny gas station, minus price 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z For those convicted of highway robbery, a hand and a foot were amputated. Taliban official: Strict punishment, executions will return 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z “What you have described is a textbook case of highway robbery,” said Bullard, the author and Texas Southern University professor. Black people are about to be swept aside for a South Carolina freeway — again “The price started inching up. We could deal with that. Then this. At that price, in our opinion, it’s highway robbery.” Tesla’s Latest Solar Stumble: Big Price Increases 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z I charged a quarter a slice — highway robbery! — and most of my transactions were uneventful. ‘As I Wandered Off, a Man on a Bike Pulled Up Next to Me’ 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z “In a financial transaction, that would be regarded as highway robbery,” he said. Colorado passes virus aid; GOP fails to trim Polis authority 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Last month, Cicilline told The Verge that the fees Apple charges equate to “highway robbery.” Big Tech is going on trial 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z "Because of the market power that Apple has, it is charging exorbitant rents - highway robbery, basically - bullying people to pay 30% or denying access to their market," David Cicilline told The Verge. App row overshadows Apple's annual showcase 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Reports of Trump’s $5 billion demand earlier this month were greeted with shock in Seoul and on Monday, progressive groups protested at the negotiation venue against what they said was “highway robbery” by “greedy” Americans. U.S., South Korea resume defense cost-sharing talks amid protests of 'robbery' 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z It was not until the 1980s that college tuition began its upward trajectory toward rates of highway robbery. The conservatism of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z “It’s highway robbery,” said Senator James Tedisco, a Republican from a district near Albany. Why the Internet Thinks Cuomo Rigged N.Y.’s License Plate Contest 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z America’s Big Tech gets away with information highway robbery in countries like France. Why is Virginia winemaker Eric Trump smiling? 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z “I think it’s highway robbery,” former Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro told me Tuesday. ‘Highway robbery’: How our presidential primary is also a marketing scheme, run through your ballot 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z It's highway robbery -- at least to one prominent Chicago family. Move to rename highway for Obama angers family of famed Chicago pol 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z “I was like, ‘This is highway robbery,’” Mulokwa told me a few days later. For a day, I was one of the millions of Americans without a bank account. It was humbling 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The problem is part of a wider Latin American scourge of highway robbery that acts as a further drag on a region long held back by sub-par infrastructure. Mexican truckers travel in fear as highway robberies bleed economy 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Mesereau called the settlement “one of the biggest highway robberies of all time.” Comparing Cosby’s 2 trials: More accusers and a conviction 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z “This is highway robbery without a gun. It’s not just us that they’re taking from. It’s our families who struggle to make ends meet and send us money, they are the real victims.” Florida prisoners plan Martin Luther King Day strike over 'slavery' 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The Conservative-run UK government said they will abolish the Severn tolls altogether by the end of 2018 but Welsh Labour politicians accused ministers of "highway robbery" by continuing the tolls now they were publicly owned. Severn Bridge tolls cut for first time 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z These kinds of plans are highway robbery and the reason some people are opposed to them. A Letter to Donald Trump About Health Care 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z There’s at least one more potential perspective: that this was cruel and vicious highway robbery. Jim Bowden demolishes Nats trade, calling it worst ever at winter meetings 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The prosecutor’s office in Bobigny, which is handling the highway robbery case, said there were no known links to either of those Paris heists. Paris Highway Robbers Target Qatari Sisters in $5.3 Million Heist 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Businesses complain of the mounting cost of extortion and highway robbery. Ciudad Juárez trembles again 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Judge Posner was joined in his opinion by Judge Diana Sykes, and we hope more on the federal bench follow their lead and disqualify this kind of highway robbery. Posner vs. the Plaintiffs Bar 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Kejriwal described the practice as "highway robbery," and said that "strict action" would be taken against drivers who raise their fares. Uber forced to suspend surge pricing in Delhi 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z These gangs are linked and conduct a range of activities including smuggling, gun-running, kidnapping for ransom and highway robberies. Who are Pakistan's Chhotu bandits? - BBC News 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z How about doing something with the egregious highway robbery committed against the U.S. As Track Atones, Some Athletes Seek More Than an Apology 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Higuera said on Friday the three were operating as part of a highway robbery gang along with two other suspects who remain at large. Three arrested in Mexico over suspected killing of two Australian tourists 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Many of the letters refer to the political turmoil of the time, with reports of highway robbery, religious discrimination and other perils. Undelivered letters shed light on 17th-century society 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Companies profiting from ad-blocking are engaging in “highway robbery,” the Interactive Advertising Bureau said Tuesday. Ad Blocking Companies Are Like Highway Robbers, IAB Says 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Pickpockets, crashes and highway robberies are all too common. In praise of matatus 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Federal police and military launched a security operation in the region after the students disappeared, but kidnappings, highway robberies and other violence remain common, the church said. Third priest killed this year in Mexico's Guerrero state 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Well said..This guy Bauknight has his fingers all over this highway robbery underway...! Downbeat Legacy for James Brown, Godfather of Soul: A Will in Dispute 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z To some, this might seem like highway robbery on Bell’s part. A Drug Regrew A Little Girl's Missing Bones. How Much Should That Cost? 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z “We don’t want to see this type of highway robbery,” Mr. Cunningham said. Ad Blocking Companies Are Like Highway Robbers, IAB Says 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z There is a far more appropriate term: highway robbery. Forfeiting rights along with cash and property to the police But the way prices are rising, it’s beginning to look less like help than like highway robbery. Op-Ed Contributor: Diagnosis: Insufficient Outrage 2013-07-05T01:20:50Z Security is a concern in Mexico, especially near the U.S. border, where carjackings and highway robberies are common. Is Mexico the New China? 2013-06-04T09:00:00Z In July 2004, a KBR representative said claims by First Kuwaiti's founder under other subcontracts "absolute highway robbery," the complaint said. U.S. says KBR boosted cost of trailers for troops in Iraq 2012-11-20T02:25:27Z "It appears that the early response was to keep using it, which means it appears that you treated it as almost a curiosity or something akin to jay-walking instead of highway robbery," said Hensarling. Geithner says he did all he could to address Libor problem 2012-07-25T22:58:17Z "It appears you treated it as a curiosity, or something akin to jay walking, as opposed to highway robbery," Jeb Hensarling, a Republican from Texas, said at a House hearing on Wednesday. DealBook: Facing Congress, Geithner Grilled on Rate Rigging 2012-07-25T16:42:43Z "I want to investigate this highway robbery a little," he answered. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z All the ruined gamesters and unconventional or reckless ne’er-do-wells who could manage to buy, hire, or steal a horse, took to the exciting occupation of highway robbery. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Pick-Axe lost his job as private detective and had to go back to highway robbery. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z The people also accuse them of committing, or being accessory to, the majority of highway robberies. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Of thirty-one pupils on this school register, the other day, twelve were charged with burglary, four with highway robbery, and three with murder. A Ten Year War An Account of The Battle with The Slum in New York 2012-02-11T03:03:42.997Z He continued his highway robbery, but he made two bad blunders—not from the point of view of a thief, but from that of the gentleman in him. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Singly, they robbed hen-roosts and old market-women; in bands their courage rose to highway robbery on a larger scale, and even to murder. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z We justly deprecate piracy, slavery, highway robbery, and Indian massacres. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The gang were said to have lived by highway robbery and murder, and to have cooked and eaten the bodies of their victims. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z If we expect to pay $19,000, it seems like highway robbery. Shortcuts: The Importance of Setting Expectations, Whether High or Low 2012-01-13T22:18:06Z It's nothing more nor less than highway robbery. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z Therefore they never saw either Lawyer Martin or Max again, but they read later in the news dispatches of Max being sentenced to the penitentiary for highway robbery. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Curse you for your highway robbery of Ireland, and then holding her down in such misery, and also for your cowardly war with Napoleon. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Tony, however, now came forward with a project which, while it preserved much of the charm of highway robbery, held none of its dangers or difficulties. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z If jimmies are capital, being productive for their purpose, so also is burglary productive; if sandbags, so highway robbery.... Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive 2011-11-19T03:00:28.253Z One should point out, however, that highway robberies do occasionally occur in the country districts. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Metcalf says rates ran as high as 42 cents per kilowatt hour–highway robbery compared to national averages.He resolved to address the problem by looking into alternative energy sources. Are You Green Enough? 2011-11-08T19:00:00Z The Mail was then given an escort of Dragoons, but highway robbery had too strong a spice of adventure for one of these fine fellows to resist it. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z Bagshot heath derives its name from this village; it is one of the most extensive wastes in the kingdom, and was formerly the scene of many highway robberies. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z From this point the narrative deals with a mysterious highway robbery and murder; the trial of the accused fisherman; his escape, and the mad chase after the criminal out upon the high seas. Blackie & Sons Catalogue - 1891 Books for Young People 2011-09-19T02:00:13.163Z He understood at once what Plunket meant, and that he was being offered a partnership in a scheme of highway robbery. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z There was no lack of rogues in the colonies, but their roguery did not take the outlet of highway robbery. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Additional medical assistance was called in, but this late victim of highway robbery died within forty-eight hours. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z "What he has done, and what he proposes to do, in Massingale's affair, is little short of highway robbery, Miss Genevieve." The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z "Executed accordingly, on Friday the 13th instant, to wit: "Thomas Primer, alias Duck—highway robbery. In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 2011-08-25T02:00:34.247Z ‘Nothing particular, only a highway robbery in the Black Country, and a farmer left for dead.’ Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z In the year 1818 there took place the nearest approach to a highway robbery on the English methods that had ever happened in America. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The New York Post reports that more consumers are “finding that these daily steals are more like highway robbery.” Groupon Remorse: Are Coupons Betraying Shoppers (and Business Owners)? 2011-07-20T12:02:23Z It seems like highway robbery to take the most beautiful dress you have and the most expensive, too, I am certain.” Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z The code was amended from time to time, arson, cursing or smiting of parents, burglary, and highway robbery being added to the fist of capital crimes. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z During this period the vicinity was not at all disturbed by the robber band, notwithstanding the repeated accounts of housebreaking and highway robberies in the countries of the Main and the Neckar. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Thus it is very evident that neither highway robbery nor highwaymen thrived in America. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z At Sacramento three men had been convicted of highway robbery and sentenced to be hung. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z But this code allowed wager of battle; and murder, arson, and highway robbery, continued to be judged in the lists. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z He was himself hanged some years later in California for highway robbery. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The road by which he meant to return was lonely and had witnessed several recent cases of highway robbery. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z There was one very good reason why there was little highway robbery in America. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z This was the most astonishing tale of highway robbery Carson had ever heard. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z In 1839 a North American, who had served on board of a man-of-war, was shot for highway robbery. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z She expressed her bitterest contempt for men in responsible positions who betrayed their trusts: highway robbery she thought a much nobler crime, as the robber dignified his act by exposing himself to personal danger. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z "The situation in Burkina Faso, especially Ouagadougou, is currently marked by tension due to the soldiers' protest," the foreign ministry said, adding that travellers also faced an increased risk of highway robbery and kidnapping. Burkina Faso capital under curfew 2011-04-16T22:06:06Z Among the honest men seized in English ports, kidnapped, and shipped to America were found some thieves and highwaymen, but all—whether “free-willers,” convicts, or “kids”—seemed to drop highway robbery in the new world. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Depredations committed by means of burglaries, highway robberies, and other more atrocious thefts, viz. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z Burglary and highway robbery were punished by branding with the letter "B" on the forehead, by having the right ear nailed to a post and cut off, and by whipping. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z I arrest you, Edward Lawson, commonly called Captain Ted, on a charge of highway robbery. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z He also claims to be a victim of highway robbery, blaming both the police and local militias for taking his money and mobile phone. In Gaddafi's Heart of Darkness: Fear and Trembling in Tripoli 2011-03-05T01:10:00Z If any man gives countenance to this bill, he said, I pronounce him to be no gentleman—he would, upon temptation, be guilty of highway robbery on any of the roads of the Union. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z “Sheer highway robbery,” read one recent comment about The New Yorker in the App Store. For Magazines, a Bitter Pill in iPad 2011-01-17T03:00:49Z The woods were thick in this part of Warwickshire, and the gentlemen of the shade found it easy to elude pursuit after a highway robbery. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z These men had been executed for highway robbery and murder. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Soon after, he was brought back to Welshpool in the custody of two men, who charged him with highway robbery, a crime then punishable with death. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Yes, it’s true that what they charge is highway robbery, as my grandmother used to say. | Abusive Customers 2010-06-18T18:27:00Z By the 1990s, brazen and deadly highway robberies put an end to traveling after nightfall, and as business activity plummeted, kidnapping for ransom was declared the state's only growth industry. 2010-02-12T21:55:00Z "I apprehend ye in the name o' the king, for highway robbery, committed on a lady and gentleman bound for Berwick." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 He had been seen; and that night he was led, a fettered man, to the jail of H——, charged with highway robbery. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 “But when it comes to tricks and holdups, and highway robberies and assassination, there’s always somethin’ doing off stage. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager There was a man whose occupation was highway robbery; but whenever he set out on any such expedition, he was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Roguery and vagabondage are severely punished by our laws, and you have brought your neck uncommonly near the gallows by your act of highway robbery. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Four years passed, and the jaghirdar obtained wealth and consideration, and was made, let us say, a Khan Bahadur, and an Honorary Magistrate; but the bhumia remained in gaol and thought over the highway robbery. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel After the fall of Khartum these brave but undisciplined troops, having no more fighting to do, took to highway robbery. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 In due course the highway robbery was called and proved by the parties who, unluckily for the accused, had been actually robbed before Cowen interfered. International Short Stories English And with that the goatherd quitted them, to the great amazement of Leonidas, who had expected nothing less of him than highway robbery. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries "Or perhaps I might resolve not to commit highway robbery any more, or to stop forging, or——" "All of which is so easy!" broke in the widow sarcastically. The Widow To Say Nothing of the Man I ran over every species of casualty that I could imagine, but except highway robbery, actual "brigandage," I could not fancy any real positive danger to be anticipated from the Chevalier. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas “That is a very dangerous man,” he said; “Duncan Mackiegh is his name; he can shoot by the ear at several yards, and has been often accused of highway robberies, and once of murder.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) Cases of "hi-jacking" became quite numerous about this time, but no redress from this highway robbery could be had. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry We remained over at Green River a couple of days and heard a good many stories about highway robbery. Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail So persistently have these accusations been made, that at one time an avowal of "belonging to Morgan" was thought, even in Kentucky, tantamount to a confession of murder and highway robbery. History of Morgan's Cavalry With scant proof, he argued, a moonshiner might be suspected of highway robbery and murder. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories We thought, however, if Kurdish highway robbery took no worse form than this, we could well afford to be content. Across Asia on a Bicycle I've put my name down for a little gentle highway robbery; but if ordinary murder is to be added to the scheme, you may transfer me to the retired list. The Recipe for Diamonds Later he appears in trouble for highway robbery committed by his retainers. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery Murder and every possible form of highway robbery passed through her mind. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School The manners of man easily accommodate themselves to the inventions of man, and highway robbery can be done as easily on a railroad as on a carriage road. A Castle in Spain A Novel "It seems I'm just in time," he said, "to prevent highway robbery." Seven Keys to Baldpate Some time after this, news was brought into Covent Garden, at rehearsal one morning, that a man arrested for highway robbery was at the Bow Street Police Office, immediately opposite the theatre. Records of Later Life Now these ladies were not there to witness the first piece, the mere trial of Simpleman for highway robbery, although the sentence might include the necessary brutality of flogging. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit They were numerous, clever, and audacious; and, notwithstanding the vigilance of the government, the band continued their highway robberies and assassinations. Adventures in the Philippine Islands When his lordship was engaged at the Old Baily a man was convicted of highway robbery, whom the judge remembered to have been one of his early companions. Law and Laughter He ran to the end of the balcony, and dropping softly to the ground, was ready for his first experiment in the gentle art of highway robbery. Seven Keys to Baldpate He was the brains of the outlaws, and the warrant charged highway robbery. When the West Was Young The trial at the Old Bailey of Mr. Simple Simonman for highway robbery with violence—Mr. Alibi introduces himself to Mr. Bumpkin. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Mullet is an easy bait to get and commands just as high a price as anything else, which, as a matter of fact, is highway robbery. Tales of Fishes Yesterday the sessions began at the Old Bailey, where several persons were brought to the bar for highway robbery, etc. Bygone Punishments If a man has committed highway robbery and has been caught, that man shall be put to death. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Cattle-stealing and highway robbery as supervised by Starlight are allowable, and even meritorious, in so far as they afford him opportunities to practise some facetious deception on the police. Australian Writers "If one of you wasn't Endecott Linden," said Mr. Motley throwing the end of his cigar overboard, "I should think you had made acquaintance on a highway robbery." Say and Seal, Volume II Wilson joins Hawkins's gang; they commit several highway robberies. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time The narrative deals with a highway robbery, the trial of the accused fisherman, his escape, and the mad chase after the criminal out upon the high seas. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Of thirty-one pupils on this school register, when I examined it one day, twelve were charged with burglary, four with highway robbery, and three with murder. The Battle with the Slum “You told your tale of highway robbery so well that it deceived even my ears.” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Their papers, likewise, contain a particular account of the examination of rogues by the Bow-street officers, highway robberies, and executions; together with quack puffs, and miraculous cures. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Many instances of highway robbery by highwaymen who made a profession of robbery might be given; but one or two cases may repay their perusal. A Hundred Years by Post A Jubilee Retrospect On another occasion, a narrow escape from highway robbery occurred in Woodhall under the following circumstances. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter A very daring zambo, convicted of highway robbery, was sentenced to death. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Ashley might have arranged the highway robbery and might have placed the jewels in his coat to throw the guilt on him. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The third I trump by lodging an information against you for highway robbery. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Our Plymouth correspondent reports a novel highway robbery on the road between Tavistock and Plymouth. The Motor Pirate “This is highway robbery,” he finally calmed down enough to say. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Indeed, he had it in his power to have Tom arrested, and charged with a very serious crime—that of highway robbery. Luke Walton All London knew that he was to be condemned to death for highway robbery at ten o’clock on the Friday morning. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 It is only an idea, father, dear," she said more gently, "but somehow I cannot believe that this was just ordinary highway robbery. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days "If there's all that value in it, why should the owner go in for highway robbery?" The Motor Pirate Instances of theft from the dwelling houses seldom ever occurred, and highway robbery was never known. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America It was a regular highway robbery affair—masks, guns, and all complete. The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery Those who commit this highway robbery should reckon themselves in honor bound to sow the bare places they leave behind. Last Words A Final Collection of Stories But civilization, dad says, has done much for the highway robbery business, and he says we in America have arrived at absolute perfection. Peck's Bad Boy Abroad Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands - 1904 After all, there is such a thing in England as highway robbery, and in Corsica robbery is usually without violence. A Tramp's Notebook If because a vile system is carried on openly it is to be considered honest, then slaving is honest, and piracy, and highway robbery, for that matter. The Three Midshipmen I saw something which looked to me like a modernised form of highway robbery. Gossamer 1915 No such thing as highway robbery had ever before been heard of at Deerbrook, within the memory of the oldest inhabitant; the oldest of the inhabitants being Jim Bird, the man of a hundred years. Deerbrook One of Hillery's oldest friends had a son who had gone to the bad and was serving a term for highway robbery in a prison near Phoenix. The Fifth Ace On the word of a gentleman, it is enough to drive a man to highway robbery!' Stradella At the time when this story begins, no fewer than fourteen warrants were out for his apprehension, issued on charges ranging from burglary and highway robbery through a long list of felonies. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day “It is merely a form of highway robbery.” Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point Their daring highway robberies ended in the proof of these facts before the supreme court at Hobart Town. The History of Tasmania , Volume II There was nothing of that sort known in American cities; there was little noise or roistering, no highway robbery, comparatively little petty stealing. Home Life in Colonial Days Oh, it is nothing to be ashamed of," she said, smiling, "no mere highway robbery. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North A well-drilled army suppressed highway robbery, and an excellent navy put down piracy. The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 He had no taste for drink and none for bad company; highway robbery was played out, and the modern substitutes for it were too ignoble to be thought of. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Without money and without provisions, there would have been no alternative but starvation or highway robbery, if the consular agents of the United States had not come to the rescue. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 He spoke of such things as burglary and highway robbery, and you could never have helped him in deeds of that kind.” Twice Bought I thought an itinerant tinker was safe from highway robbery, at all events. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook This is highway robbery, and if I give them all I’ve got they will let me go.” The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias At the Cambridge Summer Assizes in 1832 was tried a case of highway robbery and sheep-stealing, which was one of the last cases of sentence of death being inflicted for these offences. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King Burglary was almost unknown, as well as highway robbery, until last year; but instances of both occurred near Toronto, and the former twice at Kingston. Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 He had been ringleader in a highway robbery lately committed, and taken in the very act, with the booty upon his person. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life Jeffreys flushed up as guiltily as if he had been detected in a highway robbery, and absolutely forgot to salute. A Dog with a Bad Name I'm going to jug him for assault with intent to commit highway robbery. Robert Hardy's Seven Days A Dream and Its Consequences Sheep-stealing, horse-stealing and highway robberies, were the chief offences with which capital punishment was connected, and associations were formed to prosecute offenders. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King Mr Oetling was there, and his stories of highway robberies, and of his journeys en chemise, were most amusing. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 A Prince of Wales, the coming King of England, implicated in a disgraceful, discreditable highway robbery! Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life These alternative punishments were prescribed for the heinous crimes of highway robbery, dacoity, and theft by house-breaking. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 In this order it is stated that the Thugs were accustomed first to stupefy their victim by surreptitiously administering the common narcotic dhatūra, still a familiar method of highway robbery. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala "Why, the fellow was engaged in a flagrant attempt at highway robbery!" Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo Occasionally the hands in the silk mills made a disturbance, and there had been a few highway robberies, but an actual house-breaker seldom troubled the law-abiding town. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls Still, these belligerent relations were taken as a matter of course; and no disgrace, in the modern sense, attached to the occupation of highway robbery. German Culture Past and Present Let me see," said the lieutenant, referring to the document, and checking off the captives as they were identified; "horse-stealing, highway robbery, drunkenness, assault—yes, I have resolved what to do. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Certainly, there is highway robbery, and all it needs is to be legalized, or, as they say now-a-days, organized. Sophisms of the Protectionists Four charges hung heavy above him: that of horse-stealing, of burglary, of highway robbery, and worse, the final one of assault with attempt to kill. The Cross-Cut The remaining two met with an ignominious and violent death; one having been assassinated, and the other shot down while committing highway robbery in an adjacent province. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. She's old Boston Bell and is wanted in Omaha for highway robbery, in Salt Lake for arson, in Chicago for shoplifting, in Columbus for assault and battery, and in New York for receiving stolen goods. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays I have been, through the pressure of rascalities invented by others, driven into a way of life which is as much like highway robbery as one hair is to another. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Observe, that if highway robbery presents some difficulties of execution, it has also certain advantages which are not found in the tariff robbery. Sophisms of the Protectionists That place is assigned to his eldest brother Crugantino, a scapegrace, with a noble heart, who, finding the ordinary bonds of society too confined for him, has taken to highway robbery. The Youth of Goethe "It is highway robbery," he said, and could not make up his mind to yield. The Colonel's Dream They had burned all such tell-tale records; and Henry Francis felt that he was guilty of something baser than highway robbery. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Those who commit this highway robbery should reckon themselves in honour bound to sow the bare places they leave behind. Mary's Meadow And Other Tales of Fields and Flowers That which the plundered party loses in highway robbery is gained by the robber. Sophisms of the Protectionists An information had been filed against Gordon for highway robbery and attempted murder. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North It is bound to clear away all brigandage, highway robbery, and the like, for were this not done, no merchant would venture out through that State's territory, and its people would accordingly suffer. Mediaeval Socialism A still, small voice accused him of something akin to highway robbery; and it gave his conscience a twinge to pass the well-known stump which had concealed the robbers. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California I consider the highway robbery that two of the most powerful nations of the world are attempting right here a circumstance strong enough to alter any case. Under the Great Bear November 17, 1903, sentenced to twelve years for assault and highway robbery. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry An information was filed against the field agent of the Land Department for highway robbery and attempted murder, but Gordon went about his business just as if he were not under a cloud. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North The conventional and successful course of highway robbery runs in the channel of a swift accomplishment and a rapid getaway. A Pagan of the Hills Yet he could not help being haunted by the thought that some thieves are too shrewd to assume the risks of highway robbery. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California I have never read a dime novel in my life, and therefore couldn't undertake to rival them in highway robbery, scalping Indians, and bowie-knives and revolvers. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Our record of the man in this regard is rather incomplete, but according to his record at the Secret Service Bureau, he was sentenced in 1890 to a two years’ term for highway robbery. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry This puzzled me; I could not understand how honest men were indulging in what seemed to be highway robbery. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 During the recent tribal differences not one single highway robbery, even of a native, was, I believe, committed. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Here and there are eloquent, though silent, reminders of the exciting days of placer mining and highway robbery, when Wells Fargo and Company brought treasure out of the mountains guarded by armed men. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California "Well, and what have your highway robberies to do with me?" Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' She heard some one leaping over the fence near her, and wondered, without moving her head, if it could be a tramp bent on highway robbery. Prudence of the Parsonage Take me to the police station and have me arrested for attempt at highway robbery. The Crucifixion of Philip Strong It isn't highway robbery at all within the meaning of the term. None Other Gods To gain a few thousand dollars by highway robbery was no worse than to win it by a dozen other methods counted respectable. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Otherwise she would hardly have made a confidant of a fellow who combined swash-buckling with highway robbery. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Many miles of streets were dark and dangerous, and highway robberies were frequent. The Leading Facts of English History Compensation, for eviction of tenant, Y. for highway robbery, 23. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242 "Is it highway robbery?" asked his mother with horrified eyes. The Half-Hearted There was no doubt that George was guilty of highway robbery. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Sometimes her treasures were presents from admirers, sometimes they were the proceeds of highway robberies. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Imam Buksh had a strong fort in his estate of Ouseyree, five miles to our right, where he had a formidable gang, that committed numerous dacoitees and highway robberies in the country around. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II District liable, for highway robbery, 23. for ransom of official, 32. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242 One bold creature was ushered in for committing highway robbery. Elizabeth Fry He was bold, daring, and unscrupulous, but scarcely fitted for generalship, his knowledge of war being confined to the tactics of highway robbery. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Then he quitted the bar and went to the stable, where he remained during the stay of the coach which occupied some little time, for the story of the highway robbery had to be told. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Four were condemned for passing counterfeit notes, eleven for highway robberies, two for burglary, 11 for stealing in dwelling houses, 1 for horse-stealing, 2 for sacrilege, &c. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 5: Some Strange and Curious Punishments Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts Local liability for— compensation for highway robbery, 23, 24. redemption of captive official, 32. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242 The ratio of homicides in Italy and Artena is as 9 to 61; of assault and battery as 34 to 205; of highway robbery as 3 to 145; of theft as 47 to 111. The Fertility of the Unfit He was a butcher, right enough; and, on your hypothesis that I've committed highway robbery upon an innocent man, I'd like you to explain how he comes to be carrying about this paper. Corporal Sam and Other Stories In proof of this, she adduces the number of young Germans who committed suicide in consequence of reading "Werther"; or took to highway robbery in emulation of "Die Räuber." A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century Every eye watched intently, as three little coloured boys came out from behind the rock and went through the scene of a highway robbery. The Little Colonel's House Party We shall stop just this side of highway robbery. A Woman Named Smith Page 306Those are generally the worst ones that they have, and they are drunkards, thieves, and fugitives, who take to highway robbery; and they endanger the country considerably, because of their number. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 18 of 55 1617-1620 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century A fellow was tried at the Old Bailey for highway robbery, and the prosecutor swore positively that he had seen his face distinctly, for it was a bright moonlight night. The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection Only in the sense in which murder is American, or small-pox, or highway robbery, or Tammany Hall. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) At length a circumstance occurred which favoured my designs most effectually,—A man was apprehended for a highway robbery of a most aggravated character. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Here, for example, is a man engaged in highway robbery, and another man is acting as an accessory, without whose aid the robber cannot succeed. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist Boys, for example, read in some worthless book of desperate deeds of highway robbery or piracy, and are at once filled with the desire to imitate the hero of the tale. Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine The greater number of highway robberies in the Border, however, were accomplished without the aid of a horse or the disguise of a crape mask. Stories of the Border Marches It is with highway robbery as with murder. The Roman Question Therefore, he who commits a highway robbery pays as punishment one-fifth of the same, while a sneak thief is obliged to return five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala "He never carries anything on him," I says, "if you're meaning something plain, like highway robbery." Ma Pettengill Do you believe they were very honest—never having stolen even the slightest thing—up to a certain day, and at once became thieves by committing a highway robbery? Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine The occupations of highway robbery and piracy were at that time still regarded among wide circles as excusable. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) From highway robbery and crimes of violence one sinks gradually to literary petty larceny. Reviews By his secret instructions several of the messengers to and from Bhutan were the victims of apparent highway robbery in the hills. The Elephant God Whenever that old crook talks about taking anything off your hands he's plotting as near highway robbery as they'll let him stay out of jail for. Ma Pettengill He regarded the movement, on the part of the English, as an atrocious act of highway robbery. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam Then they held a consultation and declared that the deal was off—that for one-twelfth the amount of rice streaming out of the thresher, the American's profits would be highway robbery of the poor Filipino. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines This adventure made a great noise in a neighbourhood, where highway robbery is extremely unusual. A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium After what has been mentioned it is unnecessary to speak of minor crimes—- of street assassinations, highway robberies and the like. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 At the gallows," said I, in reply to myself,—"the more probably, too, as my finances have no means of improvement, except by a miracle or highway robbery. Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer The Chief of Police Wittman accounts for highway robbery, to the extent in which it prevails, from the fact that San Francisco is a garrison city. By the Golden Gate Scarcely had the last court of judicature sent one man to the gallows, when a highway robbery was committed between the town of Sydney and Parramatta. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 Even highway robberies, which were once on a time of daily occurrence among these mountains, are now rarely heard of. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy There's Cartwright's case—highway robbery—in which I am for the prosecution. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney I can't believe that highway robbery has only to be organised on a sufficiently large scale to make it glorious. Father Payne In 1887 and 1888 there was an outbreak of highway robbery, but the grand jury acted promptly in the matter and the courts soon suppressed it. By the Golden Gate "Nay, not so; that would be highway robbery; for thou wouldst take from me the dearest thing that has yet happened to me; 'tis thy sweet pleading for that 'tis already thine." Mistress Penwick Not war, but highway robbery, I call it. My Home in the Field of Honor Say, by way of argument, that you have not obtained money by unfounded threats—a crime which the law holds tantamount to highway robbery. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney "A sight" was a prospect for a robbery, and to commit it was, to "raise the sight," or if it was a burglary or a highway robbery, the man robbed was "raked down." Vandemark's Folly Here he deserted his post and committed highway robbery. By the Golden Gate There has been quite an epidemic of highway robberies lately. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta One night Akbar, attended by some of his ministers, was inspecting the ramparts near this gate, when he observed a highway robbery being committed close by the walls. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood Executed accordingly, on Friday the 13th instant, to wit: Thomas Primer, alias Duck—highway robbery. Green Tea; Mr. Justice Harbottle It was quite an unusual thing formerly—but of late there has been a regular system of highway robbery. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 547, May 19, 1832 In fact, as one writer has said, the only respectable trade in Europe in those days was what we today would call highway robbery. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe There is no chance of highway robbery in the byways of history which can repay anything tangible of the expense of the expedition. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Murder, manslaughter, arson, forgery, swindling, house-breaking, highway robbery, larceny, conspiracy, fraud? Little Dorrit England was strongly suspected of highway robberies; particularly on one occasion, when his associate, F—, was shot dead by Col. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) Not content with this, the authorities determined to put Butler on trial on two charges of burglary and one of highway robbery, committed since his return to the colony. A Book of Remarkable Criminals "That is a very dangerous man," he said; "Duncan Mackiegh is his name; he can shoot by the ear at several yards, and has been often accused of highway robberies, and once of murder." Kidnapped I don't know how you may regard this, but I consider it as bad as highway robbery. Paul Prescott's Charge It is said that Mirabeau took to highway robbery "to ascertain what degree of resolution was necessary in order to place one's self in formal opposition to the most sacred laws of society." Walden "He will be tried at the Assizes for a highway robbery which he committed long ago." Les Misérables Of the sixteen years he passed in Victoria he spent thirteen in prison, first for stealing, then in steady progression for highway robbery and burglary. A Book of Remarkable Criminals No sir—it's just a plain case of what used to be called highway robbery and murder. The Middle of Things "Is that highway robbery or not, I ask you!" Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It "D'you realize that this is next door to highway robbery, my young friend?" The Black Bag On the one hand, highway robbery, fraud, deceit, violence, sensuality, homicide, all sorts of sacrilege, every variety of crime; on the other, one thing only, innocence. Les Misérables Her father and another man were hung by a vigilance committee in northern California for highway robbery and murder. Fifteen Years with the Outcast Attempted eviction by his room-mate, and bold highway robbery by an unknown woman! One Day's Courtship A detachment seldom marches… that a murder, or a highway robbery, or some act of outrage is not committed by the British soldiers composing it. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans I own, though, that I should be glad if these highway robberies could be suppressed. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret If he insists upon living by highway robbery, it would be well to make him share his booty with us. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. I shall hope to end the excursion by one act, at least, of highway robbery. In and out of Three Normady Inns The result of the land laws and the ill-treatment of the Mexican population at the mines was a period of highway robbery by bands of outlaws, each under the leadership of some especially daring man. History of California I feel to-day as if I would almost resort to highway robbery to get money enough to carry on this work! The Lady of the Decoration He would be arraigned later on the serious charge of attempted highway robbery, as well as of being a dangerous lunatic at large. Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds She tried to be sober, but the wild girl set her and Lemuel off laughing when she retorted, "Guess he'll think what he did when he was brought up in court for highway robbery." The Minister's Charge Spain is in a dreadful state; anarchy, confusion, highway robbery and assassination daily take place. Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N. — a Memoir Do not suppose that he is a downright villain who would commit highway robbery. The Bushman — Life in a New Country We're up to our necks in regular highway robberies, M. Charles. The Companions of Jehu Assault, stealing in private houses, and highway robbery were punished with death. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present "It is very hard, though, that I should live in the house of a man, and he a near relation too, who will persist in believing me guilty of a highway robbery." Rob Roy — Volume 01 "Now, you fellows," he said in stern voice, "you know better than I do, most likely, what the penalty for attempted highway robbery is in the State of Virginia." The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise People who have lived miserably in England, who have long doubtfully hovered between suicide and highway robbery, determine at length to adopt the still more melancholy alternative of emigration. The Bushman — Life in a New Country "Better than you have at St. Stephen's, Lord Minster; at any rate, I have not been forwarding schemes for highway robbery and the national disgrace," she answered, laughing. Dawn Of course, I can commit highway robbery, if it be absolutely necessary. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 The passion for the game leads many to borrow at usury, to embezzlement, to theft, and even to highway robbery. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Nowadays, they don't hang a man even for highway robbery. Plays A species of highway robbery is not unknown to them. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Gathered in small bands with such arms as they could secure, they sustained themselves by highway robbery and the levying of black-mail from the country folk. The Reign of Greed Simple highway robbery, if you like, monsieur le comte. Alias the Lone Wolf The Canadians in the Klondyke are the first to say the tax is nothing short of highway robbery. The Magnetic North Gathered in small bands with such arms as they could secure, they sustained themselves by highway robbery and the levying of blackmail from the country folk. zacate: Native grass used for feeding livestock. The Social Cancer Kidnapping, assault, highway robbery, and crimes of violence have their parallel here in cases where a strong man, meeting a weaker, forces himself upon him as his slave or compels him to take his purse. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder In 1769, receivers of stolen jewels and gold and silver plate and watches knowing them to be stolen, in cases of burglary and highway robbery, may be transported for 14 years. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III Is it not right to prohibit theft, highway robbery, and other evil acts? Personal Experience of a Physician What penalties are inflicted in your state for highway robbery, embezzlement, theft, forgery, and similar crimes against property? Problems in American Democracy There happened to be lodging in the inn that night one of the officers of the Holy Brotherhood of Toledo, whose duty it was to travel the roads and inquire into cases of highway robbery. The Junior Classics — Volume 4 As far as my experience goes highway robbery is unknown in Nicaragua. The Naturalist in Nicaragua There was speculation in insurance for all types of occurrences, such as house-breaking, highway robbery, death by gin-drinking, and horses becoming disabled. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III Then he told me he was going to send me up for highway robbery—but he was willing, for your sake and Christine's, to say nothing about the past—or anything. The Rose in the Ring This one is better; it calls it 'highway robbery.' The Gilded Age, Part 5. At last, however, he extricated himself from his difficulties by declaring that the Empire was the reign of licentiousness, swindling finance, and highway robbery. The Fat and the Thin Why, this action of yours will be construed as highway robbery and no man on the Street will trust you. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Mrs. Baines urged him, if he met a policeman on his road to the Tiger, to furnish all particulars about the attempted highway robbery, and he said he decidedly would. The Old Wives' Tale I started, and exclaimed: "Nonsense; highway robbery to whip a blackguard?" Caesar's Column One man, however, was arraigned for murder with highway robbery, and a woman for the most ignoble traffic, which evil feminine ingenuity could invent. I Will Repay Now, then, there's a new case on the docket, and the charge is highway robbery. The Winds of Chance I will commit highway robbery upon none but small school children, and then only under the stimulus of present or prospective hunger. The Fiend's Delight Everywhere people spoke of rampant thievery, highway robbery; endless fires burned everywhere. The Deeds of God Through the Franks "No, no; throw it away: that is enough to convict you of highway robbery." Caesar's Column "My dear Father, "I have committed a highway robbery by marrying your daughter Isabel, at Warwick Street Church, and before the Registrar—the details she is writing to her mother. The Life of Sir Richard Burton You have spent the morning in stealing them—yes, stealing them, by highway robbery. The Man of Destiny Had the place been lonely he might have contemplated highway robbery, but they were at the entrance to a village, and the sight of a public-house awoke his thirst. Huntingtower In the name of the might that is mine, of trickery, of highway robbery, clear out of that, you, and make room for me: give me your seat at the banquet! The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects If that is not highway robbery, what is it? Caesar's Column Who will blame you if your hot-blooded hussars commit some excesses-some highway robberies? Louisa of Prussia and Her Times Now once more he was very near destruction and he knew it, very near things like forging and highway robbery, and other things worse than they. The Captives "I take it," said Tish to the girl, pouring in more batter, "that you yourself would never have thought of highway robbery had you not been led to it by an overstimulated imagination." Tish This is precisely like arguing that we should disband the police and devote our sole attention to persuading criminals that it is "an illusion" to suppose that burglary, highway robbery and white slavery are profitable. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography "True," returned Barras; "but that, after all, is mere highway robbery." Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica Of the mid-night highway robbery joke played upon me with revolvers at my head on the windswept and desolate Gold Hill Divide, no witness is left but me, the victim. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) It's highway robbery, but I might have expected to be robbed. The Rise of Roscoe Paine Such a reign of terror, such an organized system of highway robbery, such a light valuing of human life, has been seldom found in any other time or place. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West The men plied tinkering and brasiery, now and then stole horses, and occasionally ventured upon highway robbery.� Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language What numbers of highway robberies and what burglaries! The Ancient Regime Whereat the high Queen storms, and in her high manner scolds little George, as if he were the blamable party,—pretending friendship, and yet abetting mere highway robbery or little better. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 The eighth, a boy who early in life began to exhibit criminal tendencies, was in prison for highway robbery and burglary. The Pivot of Civilization No explanation of this highway robbery of the ring is offered. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring The latter had nothing in them but stock advertisements, a meeting about a county rate, and a highway robbery. The Holly-Tree Being convicted of highway robbery he was sent to the prison for twenty years. The Twin Hells; a thrilling narrative of life in the Kansas and Missouri penitentiaries Where were the highway robberies, the bloody vengeances, the arsons, the rapine, the murders, the outrages, the insults? A Biography of Sidney Lanier Because of prior conviction he was serving fifty years for highway robbery committed on the streets of Alameda. The Jacket (Star-Rover) |
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