THE WELLINGTON JEWELLERY ROBBERY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7268, 3 June 1885, Page 4

THE WELLINGTON JEWELLERY ROBBERY.

(Pbh' United Press Association.) Wellington, June 1. ■ William Davis, a mulatto, arrested on bus* picionof beingconcernediutherecontjewellery robbery, was brought up at tbe Court this morning, and charged with receiving a watch knowing the same to have been Btolen. Tho caBO was remanded until the 4th inst. Ohristohurch, June 1. Ac the Police Court this morning, before Mr . 11. Beetham, R.M., Herbert Allerdale (or , Appendale), alias John Williams, was charged d with burglariously entering the shop of William I Jenneaa, at Wellington, on the night of May ; 2C, and stealing therefrom watches and jewel- , lery to tha value of about £800. Inspector i Pender Baid that, with permission of tho i Bench, he would abstain from saying much ' about the case at present. He assured the 1 Bench that part of the stolon property had been traced to the possession of the prisoner, '. and the police were investigating the matter . further. He spplied for a remand till Thurs- ■ day, when ho would produce all the evidence ■ that could be obtained, and then ask for prisoner to be further remanded to dWellington. [ His Woi'Bhip remanded the prisoner na re- , quosted. The New Zealand Times of Thursday givee 1 the following particulars of the burglary :— " " Wellington was rather startled yesterday by the announcement that a moßt oxtenaive robbery of watches and jewellery had taken a place on the premises of Mr G. L, JenneßS, a watchmaker and jeweller, Willis Btreet. Mr " Jenness has been so long in business in this .* city, and so generally respected, that the feeling of astonishment was mingled with that oi J Bympathy. No robbery on anything like the - same scale had ever beforo taken place in Wei* • lington. The list of the goods taken, the value of which Mr Jenness estimates at £796 4a 6d, iB as follows:—2G gold watchea, 40 silver watches, 20 aolid gold alberts, 15 English nlberts, 20 ladies' gold albert 3, 40 to 45 gold ) necklets, 24 silver necklets, 12 ladies' silver t alberts, C dozen silver rings, 12 gold brooches, 4 4 pairs diamond earrings, 24 gold brooches and earrings (including 5 diamond setß, • valued from £3 to £35), 12 gold and diamond - Bcarfpina. On Saturday uight Mr Jennes3 had 3 put away the bulk of tho goods in the safe, i where they remained until Tuesday morning. Feeling rather tired that night, Mr Jennest allowed the goods to remain where he placed them in the morning, and retired to rest about the usual hour. So far as he is able tc recolleot, he does not remember: having lately seen any persons, except one, of s suapicious-looking character in his shop. The man whom he noticed stood at the offcounter, and appeared to take a oursory Burvey of the premises, Tho doorß were locked, the keys being left in the inside, ? The burglars, finding that to be the oaße, cut away one of the panels near the lock, and turned the key. They effected an entrance by the back door, and paßaed through the workshop into the front portion of the a premises, Though Mr Jenness and family !) always sleep on the premises, they did not - hoar a sound of any kind, but it is evident " the burglars were disturbed by some noise or alarm, for they would not, in all probas bility, have left so soon had not something i or another occurred. Mr Jenness thinks that a clock, 'which sounds a large bugle alarm 1 every hour, mußt have been the cause of * their leaving so soon as they did. Constable Bree, who was on the Willie street beat on - Tuesday night, states that he saw no sus-picious-looking persons about. It is quite possible, Beeing how clobo the premises are to the harbour, that the burglars might have got hold of a boat, and tbat they arrived on the scene by that means, and decamped . in the same way. There iB no clue whatever to the robbery so far, but the deteotivea ' and police force are on the alert, and no eSort will be spared to capture the gang. It is quite evident that they are not mere amateur robbera; the systematic way in which they did their work proves that they ore "professionals." Tbe lantern whioh they used , and left behind them in the shop is a very common article, such as any market gardener might bring into town. The glasß waa covered over witb sheets of zinc, which could be easily made to Blide up or dosvn aB required;.and one side of the glass was covered over with thin pasteboard. The tools which they used ' were all carefully taken away. Mr Jenness finds some little consolation in, the fact that tho robbery might have been a good deal worse, as would inevitably liave been the case had there not been an interruption of Bonis ' kind.