ALLEGED BURGLARIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12817, 17 July 1912, Page 3

ALLEGED BURGLARIES.

( } LBBOHN K. HOUSED 10 X I I'M Us l )

A SUSPECT ARRESTED

After a brief but lively hue and cry m Gladstone road last evening, followed by a. short, sharp struggle, the police effected the arrest of an athletic stranger :f iiij^i-.-t:!;:;,- «_.,; i :. , the police upon a series of charges of house-breaking and burglary.

It appeal's that on .Sunday last the police were apprised of the fact that MiErnest Adair's house m Harris street, Kaiti, was entered sometime on Saturday night, and a. number of articles were abstracted, including a carving knife and fork,, an alarm clock, two razors, two-military hair brushes 1 , and a pair of lady's shoes, of a total value ot" £5.

On Monday morning a. further com plainli was lodged with the police by Mr C. H. Ambridge, another resident of Harris street, 'that his daughter hiici. suspected that she had been followed when proceeding home on Saturday evening. Subseqiiently Mrs Ambridge went into the backyard and proceeded to the wash-house. As she did so she instinctively felt someone was there, and putting out her hand touched an intruder. Startled by his discovery, a man pushed pa'-st her before she had time to raise an alarm, and he beat a hasty retreat to the road. A further occurrence ia reported to 'have .- taken . place on Monday night, when Mr John Johnson's house, 509 Gladstone road, Avas entered. Mrs Johnson was m the house alone, >

about 8 o'clock suspected the' presence of ;i stranger about toe premises. An hour later her attention was drawn to a draught blowing into the house, and proceeding fp the front door she found the same open. Hearing a movement m one of the front rooms, she presumed it was caused by a. boarder. Calling him by name, she received no response, and forthwith proceeded into the room to investigate. To her dismay she di* covered a man m hiding under the bed. Immediately she raised an alarm, calling one of the boarders. The intruder made a rush for the door, and escaped, litter, investigations revealed the fact that the unwelcome visitor had made off with »• coat, belonging to the boarder. 3fr Perry, containing various articles, and had left another iii its place. The next development m the same line came to light yesterday, when the police were advised by certain cycle dealers that certain bicycles; were being offered for sale at ridiculously low prices, one of which was a Dayton, another a. Flyer, and. the -third was without brand or maker's name, and m this connection they are at present endeavoring to Hud the owners for three such machines.

The movements of a stranger aroused the suspicions of Constable Harold, Mho was on duty m town on Monday night. Subsequently the individual, who turned out' to be the maji afterwards arrested, vouched the information to the constablethat he a commercial traveller and that he had arrived from South on Saturday morning. He stated he lva* hawking silk. The officer of the law. however, ,was unsatisfied l-egarding the strangei'V bona. fides, and last evening, m company ..with Detective Mitchell, accosted him m Gladstone road. It was then noticed the stranger was wearing a coat of similar material to that MV Perry was alleged to have lust from his boarding-house on; Monday night. The detective produced a piece of cloth of similar pattern and was proceeding to compare the materials when the man took to his heels and bolted. The police followed. Dashing round Jeune's corner into Bright street, the stranger made a dart into the section on which the Gladstone boarding-house, recently destroyed by fire, formerly stood. Here he fell. with Detective Mitchell on top of him. A sharp struggle ensued, but with assistance the detective succeeded m snipping the "bracelets" on his man. After seeing him safely accommodated at the lock-up, tSergt. Mutton, accompanied by Detective Mitchell, proceeded to the Albion hotel, where the man had boarded. On- entering, his room the first things that attracted their notice wcrp tli'.- ;!-riicli!s which it was .illoged had been .stolen from Mr, Ernest Adairs residenco.

The stranger, who gave the iiam& of rArtlnif T/urrier, was then formally charged with burglary- He is- about 28 years of" «age, ' ratner > slight m ' build, but of remarkably good physique. He arrived from ..South on Saturday morning. The sequel to the whole affair was witnessed at (the Police Court tills morning, when accused was charged before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., -with having on July 15th, at Gisborne, broken and 'entered* the dwelling of John Johnson, with intent to commit a. crime. • . '■

Sergt. Hutton applied for a remand to the 24th inst., stating that the nian had only, been arrested yesterday and he de' sired time to make further inquiries into the matter, j Accused: I own to breaking int<> the house, but it was with no intention of prime. ' ■•His Worship : Have you any objection to the application? Accused : "So. but I want to talk about the mention of crime.

His Worship: I am not going' into that question . now. The carcwas adjourned until the -24th inst. .'' ' ■ .. •

Acci/sed was further charged • with having, on July 13th, entered the house of Ernest ,Ada ; ir. and with having stolen therefrom the articles mentioned above, total value £5. '' Sergt. Hutton made a similar application, which was also granted. > It is understood that further charges are pending. >