DARING BURGLARY.

New Zealander, Volume XXIV, Issue 2612, 17 March 1866, Page 3

DARING BURGLARY.

At about three o’clock on Wednesday morning, some persons entered tbe premises of Messrs. Wilson and McLacldan, drapers, top of Wyndliam-street, and succeeded in taking out goods to tbe value of of about £l2. A dog belonging to Mr. Hamilton, baker, on the opposite aide of the road, set up an unusnl barking, so much so, that Mr. Hamilton, could not get any sleep, until be bad been down to flic dog. At that time, however, Mr. Hamilton saw nothing of the house-breakers near the promises, but upon rising at daybreak, discovered a quanity of drapery goods in bis yard. Mr. Hamilton at once sent to tbe police authorities, informing them of bis discovery, and they upon survey found t!iat the goods bad been taken from tbe shop of Messrs. Wilson and M(.'Lachlan.. Tbe burglars took down the bar, and one of tbe shutters, they also took out a pane of glass, which which it is supposed was pushed out with a chisel. The goods are now in the bands of tbe police, and the police are now on tbe alert for tbe offenders. It is smposed that the goods were placed in Mr. Hamilton’s whilst tbe robbers secured more goods from tbe shop, but Mr. Hamilton coming down with a light at tbe time, to let tbe dog in, the robbers were frightened, end consequently took to their heels.