FACTORY RANSACKED.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 251, 23 October 1928, Page 8

FACTORY RANSACKED.

TWO SUSPECTS CHASED.

GOODS WORTH £80 STOLEN.

CONSTABLE'S SMART ARREST.

MEN CARRYING LARGE PARCELS. • . - i -SiiiSbL";

Thieves ransacked the bottom floOtof Sargood, Son and'Ewen's" factory in' Hobson Street last' -night, stole 1 80 worth oi goods, and did much damage' to stock. . Noticing that a window liad * been broken, at OAo last night, Mr. William Allen stopped Constable Putt oil his beat. The constable immediately, hurried to the side of the premises,-which are easily reached from a vacant sees-; tion in Cook Street. He saw two H»eh and gave chase. After a fast run he Managed to overtake both men, ' who were carrying large parcels. While the constable was questioning one about the contents of the parcel, the other man struck the constable and ran away again, l'inding it impossible to secure the fugitive, Constable Putt made sure of the other and placed him under arrest. Subsequently this man was found to be in possession of poods alleged to .have been ' stolen from Sargood's factory.

On examination of the factory It waS discovered that the thieves had g&ined entry by breaking a pane of glass in the window nearest the fence dividing the factory from the vacant section. Altogether, ladies' underclothing, frocks and other garments worth about £80 were missing, while near the broken window there was a huge stack of goods lieaped on the floor, waiting to ba removed. There is no doubt that the thieves were disturbed while in the act of passing these goods through'- Vfta. broken window

iiruKeix >vuiuuw, • _ • . r , "They liave done a great. _ deatf'.' 61. damage and whoever did this job; wilfully destroyed? -or damaged . many pounds' worth of stuff which they .took from the shelves," said Mr. Judson, factory manager for Sargood," Son -And Ewen, this morning. "When larrived this morning it" was strewn' all dyer tiie floor, and tliey had deliberately, over the clothing .which they. want. Ends of packages wettftbrn open, top: "-' A lot of-the stuff taken away wav already sold and waiting, to be delivered toi customers* ' ...... ■ " Arrested Man Appears , The man who Was affest"ed. stable Putt last' night was Bertie John Christian (27). < He appeared at the Police Court this morning on a charge of breaking and entering Sargood, Son and Ewcn'a factory and stealing goods worth £?7,11/8. . On the" application of "Sub-Trtapectdr McCarthy, Christian' was remanded until October 28, for further inquiries* 'Can I' have bail?" asked acctis<»d. **No, yott can't,'' emphatiwlly ari»*«r«? Ed Mr. P. K. Hunt, S.M. ;