THE BOLD, BAD BURGLAR.

NZ Truth, Issue 103, 8 June 1907, Page 6

THE BOLD, BAD BURGLAR.

Christchnrch 'Tecs. Make a Good

Haul.

' Prigging other persons' property is a risky, useless amd profitless job if you don't make a gain by your toil. It struck a couple of inexpert Christchurch burglars fattier way Sf they attempted to pawn their ill-gotten .article's they would Ira nab/bed, as "'stop notice's" would no doubt toe issued rby the police. So they kept what • they -had' pilfered, and continued on at the game, more for want of exercise than anything -else. Both were, out of work, and they wanted something +o do very ba>dly. The 'tecs have been looking out for people like them for some time ; a string of eases had accumulated, a-ml the 'burglars were strolling round nodding to pollicemen, and asking them if they had a match. At .last 'Tecs Waid a>nd Gibson 'biffed' two Mlows intp jug on the off-chance, anid they happe<ned to • have some of 'the .missing property m their possession. Tom Moody, one of the pair, who is a very vnoody party now, 4ias odds and ends m his mansion which' lie was furnishing on malversation system. They started gdl'd-df-pfttog at . the other -bloke's place (Walter Lliley) and' as soon as a fair shaft . had 'been sunk over £80 worth of jewellery of air descriptions was unearthed. If was a -good haul, tot the' pair -had been fr-iigh'ton-od to sell it, so it was placed inodarground on 'the aft-ohance of increasing, and ni'U'H/iply-i'nig. The only way to <lo with burglars 6f this sort is to keep a bull-dog m the back yard, on© m every room 1 'and -on® guarding tJie fireplace, m case they came down the kitchen flue. They are mos,t assiduous m their Musi-ness methods, and watch and wait amd pray that they will make a good- haul when ■they notice tlvat- everybody has - gone out. These- inexperienced riders 'have apparently a lot to learn. It isn't true,, -however, that they 'broke into a peeler's -house arid stole his fbloots.