Two Suburban Burglaries.

Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 19, 22 July 1893, Page 2

Two Suburban Burglaries.

» SMART CAPTURE BY THE DETECTIVKS. Shortly after 4 o'clook this morning De> toctivo Herbert and Acting Deteotive Gant ley wore sjcctissfo** in effecting the arrest ot two burglars, who were captured with the bqoty they had succeeded in purloining in their possession. The prisoners are named William Potter and William Clements, the former being a notorious and oft-convicted criminal, bat, so far as tlio polioo are aware, this is Clemonts' first dip into crime. It appears that thiß morning, about 2 o'elook, Air Georgo Waddington. landlord of tho White Horse Hotel, Ngahauranga, was awakened by finding two men in his bedroom, one of whom had a dark lantern in his hand. Mr Waddington jumped out of bed, and endeavoured to arrest tho intruders, but thoy evaded his grasp, and got away safely from the house. Mr. Waddington— who, by tho way, ono day this wock sustained tho losb of his cash-box, which was taken from his hotel — lost no time in pursuing tho robbers ufter dressing himsolf, and having aroused two of his boardors, thoy all three started along the road for the city, having previously " rung np " the Contrul Police Station through tho telophono. Eventually Waddington and h<s two friends readied Kaiwurra, but could sco nothing of the mon of whom they wore in pursuit. Immediately tho tolepiionio message roaohed the Police Station, Detectives Herbert and Gantloy wore awakoned, and they mado their way to Kaiwarra, whoro thoy met Mr. Waddington and his party. The attention of the officers when opposite the Rainbow Hotel was attracted by a light in tho bar, and upon looking cautiously through the window thoy saw two men, who, having regaled themselves with somo little refreshment of a liquid character, doliboratoly proceeded to tako soveral bottles of liquor and two boxes of cigars from tho shelves. The detectives posted themselves quietly one on eaoh sido of the hotel, and awaited results. Potter was the first to mako his exit from tho honse, and was followed : y Clements. Gantley selected the former as his man, and a terrific struggle ensued. Potter, who is an old sailor, fought like a demon, but eventually ho was manacled, and, with his companion, was lodgod in the oity look-up. In Pottor's inside ooat-pooket was found a crow-bar, about 15 incbos in length — a most formidable weapon, technically known as a "jemmy." With this crowbar the prisoners had prized np the windows of both tho White Horso Hotel, Ngahauranga, and the Rainbow Hotel, Kaiwarra, and, in order to make good thoir retreat, they unlocked tho front doors before prooeeding to operations. This morning the aoensed wore brought beforo Mr. Martin, R.M., and oharged with burglariously entering the Rainbow Hotel, kept by John Follas, and stealing therefrom one box of cigarettes, two boxes of cigars, two bottles of Old Tom, and two bottles of brandy, all of whioh were found in their possession. The prisoners were remanded to Friday next, bail being allowed to oaoh in two sureties of £20 eaoh. Mr. Waddington — nho with his friends afforded the polioe material aaiistanoe in making the arrests— has positively identified the prisoners as being the men who intruded into his bedroom this morning.