A SMART PIECE OF POLICE WORK.

Grey River Argus, 15 May 1911, Page 5

A SMART PIECE OF POLICE WORK.

THE SPOILS; OF MAJJY BURGLARIES RECOVERED.

MR. W. GASQUOINE'S ANfi "OTHER PROPERTY RECOVERED. (Per Press Association.) May 14; : Detectives Lewis, Andrews, Cameron yesterday accomplished a smart piece of work in the iecovery of a great quantity "of valuable property of private inSivicluais. of Wellington. For some time past burglary after burglary Had been reported to *lie police as 'having- effected in various parts of tne , city. Detection was difficult^* 'but as' time wore on it was not so Hopeless as at first appeared. 'Finally an arrest was made of a mail of about 32 years of age. The next step was> ito' recovei the- property which odhsistecl of rings, watches, silver cigarette cases, pdA coins, pictures, clothing, iboots, anA other artcles. Most of" the plundei was .recovered. It had |been concealed on "the retlaimed land beyond, Waterloo Quay, and in places familiar to 'h-i detectives. The dates of J.itß-e burglaries were as -follows r-r-Sfr David Williamsori, Grant Road, i&h March ; Mr Phillip Nathan, jtill" street, and Mr W. C. Gasquoine, Half street, 22nd SlarcK-, Dr. C P. Knight, .'Bolton street, 15th April '; Mr Richard Pill T ing-, Adelaide "R^ad, 13t"h : Xpril; 'Mr N. Ja66bs, Thprndoii 17th April and Mr Algar ■^iriiarhs J . Hobson -St. . •^d May. CoinsY of value which had ben stolen from Newtown Museum were also recovered as well- as. large quantities of plates cut from books in ,th-3 Witllington Public Library.

Captain A. Cooler has .■• resigned from the Union Company's service. He was formerly master , of the training- ship Dartford, and, more recently, was chief officer of the Maheho and Monowai.