MISSING JEWELLERY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20981, 18 September 1931, Page 12

MISSING JEWELLERY.

SOME THROWN IN HARBOUR. TWO DEALERS CHARGED. BOTH COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Two second-hand dealers, Howard Duran, aged 31 (Mr. deal), and John Andrado, aged 69 (Mr. Dunlop), appeared in the Police Court yesterday on charges arising out of recent thefts of jewellery, gold and silverware from suburban houses. These thefts were committed by a man who is at present awaiting sentence in the Supreme Court. Duran was charged with stealing a coffee service and cutlery valued at £8 15s, the property of Ellis Charlotte Commons. The other accused, it was alleged, had knowingly received stolon property, comprising a quantity of jewellery and cutlery. He was also charged with breaking into the house of Ruby Olivo Honnor, Remuera Road, and stealing jewellery worth £35. Both men pleaded not guilty. l'he case against Duran was heard first. Thomas Joseph Fenton said that when ho was before tho Court on burglary charges on September 7 ho pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a houso in Victoria Avenue, Remuera, and stoaling tho articles Duran was charged with stealing. Later, said witness, ho gave the articles to Andrado to dispose of for him. Witness did not know what Andrade did with the stolen property. Detective Hayes produced a written statement in which Duran admitted that ho had bought jewellery, old gold and other articles from Andrade, whom he had known for some months and to whom ho had advanced money for the purchase of gold. " On Friday, August 28, Andrade came into the shop and informed me that there was something wrong with tho goods "ho had sold mo and those left on the premises," continued Duran, in his statement. " He believed the police were looking for tho goods, as they were stolen. Ho put mo in a panic and I immediately took the rings, coffeo service, fish knives and forks and threw them from a ferry boat into the centre of tho harbour. I did this as I thought I would be charged with receiving." The presiding justices, Messrs. L. S. Rickerby and H. T. King, committed Duran to the Supreme Court for trial, bail of £2OO being allowed. In giving evidence against Andrade, Fenton said accused was introduced to him as a disposer of stolen property. Accused agreed to dispose of the proceeds of witness' house-breaking ventures and took possession of sundry gold and silver articles. Regarding the house-breaking charge, evidence was given that the residence in question was entered on August 24. Some of the property stolen from the house was recovered by. the police from Andrade. Andrade was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail in three sureties of £IOO each was granted.