THE AUCKLAND BURGLARIES.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14869, 18 September 1918, Page 7

THE AUCKLAND BURGLARIES.

FIVE ISSSf ARRESTED

MiMS AND EXPLOSIVES

[United Peess Absooiatiow.]

Auckland, Sept. 16. The arrest of two armed men, believed to ho connected with numerous 'burglari-^.s that "have "been committed in the- city and suburbs during the 'Ins t four weeks, was effected at a hense- in Wellesk-v street early yesterday morning by Detective Oumminga n^d Thm Clotha-i Constable McHug--. The men, who are both young, have "been r^skl&n;; in Am-klnnd for some time. One of them,"James Davern, was rv. regular boarder at the house. The ot!l^'.-. T'l ,T. McLelland, had onV slept ther«.v or, Saturday night. TEe officers, having '■nade sure of theii1 ground, entered the bedroom whero the men were sloepin^. and overpowered and handcuffed them before they had a chance to offer resistance. ■

A son roll revealed a Icfuled revolver under'Davern's nillbw, and thcr« wec^ several plugs of gelignite under his borV There wos a loaded revolver Iving on the pillow alongside McLnllard's b^.id nnd a further Quantity of golignite under McLellnnd's mattress. Sevo"al rounds of ammunition for each of the revolvers svere nlso discovered. Tlio men-were tak^n' to t-He police station on o. formnl-charrre.

Another young man,.. Charles McC'or* mack' % belieyerl. to be implicated in breaking and entering in Qup^u str^^t. was arrested nt Grey Lynn. The'police were making inquiries pt this man's r.ome, when they "heard him ar>Dro!u>Tiino;, and they were able to secure him without much £rou rble. .

A. fourth su,spect, Patrick Gunn. nc^d 22. was arrested early this morning! Jaro^s Davern, 20, and Edward James MeLelland, 21, came before Mr Onttcn. S.M.. to-day, on charges of having brokflin ;and entered W. E. Hutchison's fchp> New Zealand Bacon. Company's and tho Electrical Construction Cownany's premises'. They were remandqd for eight days. , .

Charles McCormack, 18. was chargod rfith breaking and entering Oldbui-y's ■ shop--on Saturday, arid McCormack and Gnnn vqyp- charged with breaking and Altering the New Lynn Post Office. They were remanded till Tuesday next. Bnil was refused.

Auckland, September 17. Another arrest in connection, with the burglary charges was made this morning. A driver named Walter Panesch, aged 21, was charged at the Police Court, ,md remanded for a week.