A RECENT BURGLARY

Evening Star, Issue 16780, 8 July 1918, Page 6

A RECENT BURGLARY

! TTIE OFFENDER ARRESTEE. j WALKS INTO THE LION'S HEX. -Since Mr J. Neil's house in Queen street was entered by a. buniki.r a week the detectives and plainclothes constables have bov'ii out day and the best of the in -search of tlie suspect. Detective-ser-geant Cameron had one particular man under suspicion. Ho was known to him in j Wellington, but the- detective could lind ' no tniro of him until this mornine;. whin, to his surprise and that of tho plainclothes constables (who were also in the "know"!, a man answering the photograph of the suspect called on Plainclothes Const-abies Kelly and Beer for the purpose of yett-ina a oei'init to leave the Dominion. Detective. Cameron wa.s called to the office, and there i recognised his man. wlio ir. a iSrrbian known bv the name of George N't-a.vioh Milan. On being- questioned by the three officers and shown the boots; that were found divide Mr Neil's place, the man admitted breaking ami enberine; tho house., and leaving his boots, hat, and torch behind. . . i Milan, who had been working at kaitan»ata, came to Dimcdia about a fortnight ages, li« is a smaci, active-built man of 24 years <"«'.ise. and a laborer by occupation. When searched later the offender waa found to have over £35 in. his possesion. He will be brought before the Police Court to-morrow morning, and remanded for further inquiries. A knit's bearing the name of the occupier of another house, broken into at ni«ht was found in Milan's possession. This -will be tivi subject of {mother charge,.