JEWEL-LADEN PRISONER.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2374, 2 June 1906, Page 8

JEWEL-LADEN PRISONER.

ROBBER! SCHEME PEEK \TED. Tin* alertness ot Police - Constable Albert Rrcston prevented two robbers from getting away with Cl.'ilMl worth of booty from a jeweller's shop in Hampstead road, London. Il was about half past five on the morning of March 29th, when the policeman, passing a jeweller's and pawnbroker's establishment', chaneeil to look at the roller shutter. Solin' tiling in its appearance attracted his attention. lie approached softly, raised the shutter a few inches, and discovered that it lad been hurst opc 11.

Gently closing the shutter again, the officer moved noiselessly out of earshot, and then ran for assistance. In a few minutes he met Constable Carter, and the couple dashed hack to the shop together. M'hat followed was described by the officers later in the day at Marylebone Police Court. when Arthur Allen and Albert Hicks, two rough-looking men of forty-one and thirty-one respectively, wire brought up in custody and charged with burglary. As Carter and Preston neared the jeweller’s shop they saw the roller blind open from the side. Hicks emerged from the aperture, and. seeing tlie police, bolted. Blowing Tvs whistle. Constable Preston gave chase, while • ' e other co -h!« kept guard at t shop door A moment lat' r f ’able Mali.-,-i) had intercepted and secured the fugitive Hicks. Then the police entered the Jeweller’s shop. They found that the place had been practically stripped of its contents. Crouching down on his knees behind a box at the end of the staircase was Allen. “ Get up.” said Mansell. “All right: tlie game is up,” he replied. A search of Allen disclosed the presence in liis trousers pockets of nineteen gold watches, seven gold bracelets. seven gold brooches, diamond and ruby bracelet. thirteen gold rings, sixty-six gold pins, nine gold alberts. gold sovereign case, gold medal, pair of diamond earring', five diamond stude'. pocket-knife, and a latch-key. “ I might as well tell you where the other stuff is,” observed Allen to his captors. “It is under the carpet.” pointing to tile carpet close by. Under the carpet was found a black bag containing a large quail- * tity of other jewellery. Tbe prisoners, who were remanded. * were accused of stealing nineteen gold watches. 463 gold rings, thirtysix gold bracelets, five diamond stud', four sovereign purses, sixty gold brooches, a gold medal, two gold 1 guards, a pair of diamond ear-ring', j sixty-six gold pins, and twelve gold ■ alberts. of the total value of £ISOO.