ALLEGED GOLD ROBBERIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8330, 1 October 1898, Page 2

ALLEGED GOLD ROBBERIES.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, last night.

As the result of investigations made by Detectives MoMahon and Herbert, five men employed by the Kapiwga Company as tnbnters at the battery, have ueen arrested on a charge of stealing gold-bear-ing quartz to the value of £531, the property of the shareholders of the Kapanga Company. The first man arrested was William Brien, by Detectives McMahon and Mcllveney. Later Detectives Maddern and Kennedy* arrested Robert Douglas at Freeman's Bay. One of the men when arrested had, it is alleged, £20 worth of gold in his possession, and £70 worth of ore. Both men were brought before Mr J. Hutchison, S.M., at the Police Court, charged with theft, and were remanded till to-morrow without bail.

After the two arrests were mndo in town, Detectives McMahon and Mcllvcney ou information received, loft for Coromandel, and laßfc night arrested there John Henry Gunn and Robert Gunn, of tho firm of Andrews and Gunn, Kapanga tributers, who were brought before MrT. W. Rhodes, J.P., and charged that they did steal be- 1 tween May and September, gold-bearing stono to the value of £531, the property of Henry Battens, manager of the Kapaugn. miue. Bail wav allowed, £100 each, and two securities each of £100, waking the total bail £300. Each of the accused ate old resideuts at Coromandel, and much excitement has been caused by the acrests. A fifth atresfc was made to-day at Kuaotunu, the accused being J. A. Andrews, tritiuter at Kapanga mine. Full particulars of the (ifl'air are not yet available. The theft, with which tiie men are charged is said to extend over a period of several mouths from May till the end of September. One of the men is suspected of selling gold in Auckland, anil it is stated that as much as £300 worth has been disI posed of in this way iv n month. The 'stove is sai<l to have beuu (.-niblied at an Auckland foundry. It is allesod that one of tho accused, Douglas, went to Coromantlet ou Tuesday, ui;d returned with j. quantity of r>ro ami L'old the following day, giving it to lieieu to seli in toivu.