FLAT THIEF HAS CRAZY TIME.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 July 1937, Page 7

FLAT THIEF HAS CRAZY TIME.

A thief who broke into a Point Piper flat, read a husband’s letters to his wife, and disturbed the bed. He ate half a banana in the kitchen, altered the lounge-room decorations, and stole some money, a wedding- ring and s. watch, says the Sydney Sun.

After writing a note of appreciation the thief left, taking the back door key with him. The occupants of the flat have not since been able to use the door.

The occupant, Mrs. Lucy Honey, of Wyuna Road, Point Piper, left home about 10 a.m. and was out until 2 p.m. When she re-entered her flat, she saw that the piano had been opened, and that a teddy bear had been removed from its usual position and placed in the centre of the key-board.

Then she passed the bedroom door, and saw clothes strewn all over the floor.

**l hurried towards the kitchen,” said Mrs. Honey. ' ‘ Then I found that a crazy thief had been in the place. ’'

“I Thank You.” In the kitchen she found half a banana on a piece of paper, a knife, spoon, and half a lemon, on the table. The milk had been drunk from the jug. Carefully placed on the table was a note which read: “I thank you,” written in a large hand. “I got a shock,” said Mrs. Honey. “My hair stood on end. I quickly made sure that the thief was not still there. ’ ’ “In the bedroom the drawers of the dressing-table and loughboy had been pulled out and the contents were scattered about the place. The thief had even pulled up the bedding to see if anything was hidden there. He took 8s in money, but missed more than that, which she had hidden in some face-powder tins.

Read Letters., He took from their envelopes some ietters -which Mr. Honey had written his wife frpm Melbourne. To show that he had read them, he spread them out on the table. The thief had taken a portable typewriter to the kitchen, but evidently was unailile to use it, and so wrote his note in pencil. He considerately left the grocery order attached to the pad from which he took the paper to write his note.

“The thief apparently had a makebelieve breakfast, after eating the banana—which he had brought here himself—and drinking the milk, ” said Mrs. Honey. “He smoked our cigarettes, and took the - remainder.’'

Mrs. Honey appealed to the thief to return the watch and wedding ring, which belonged to her mother.