PLUCKY WANGANUI WOMAN.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1925, Page 13

PLUCKY WANGANUI WOMAN.

STRUGGLE WITH DAYLIGHT INTRUDER. CHASE AND CAPTURE. How a young woman caught a man in her -bedroom, had a violent struggle with him and finally brought about his capture, was told to Mr. F. Allen (in the chair). Aid J. A. Trythall and Mr. T. Wickham Jones at Croydon Police Court on a recent Wednesday. George Davis (46), described as a seaman, was charged with breaking, into a flat at Croydon, and stealing a plated jewel box, string of pearls, cameo brooch, turquoise ring, diamond ring, two gold plated pencils, a nine-stone cluster ring and a seven-stone cluster ring of the total value of £fl6, the property of Lois Rose Remmington. He was also charged with assaulting Mrs. Remmington by striking her in the face with his fists. Mrs. Lois Rose Remmington (nee Miss Lois Jennings, late of Wanganui) stated that about eleven o’clock on Tuesday morning when she was in the kitchen, she heard a noise in her bedroom next to the kitchen, and going into the hall noticed that the front door was open. As she went into the bedroom prisoner stepped behind the door and she at once asked him what he was doing there. He replied, “I have come to look for Miss Rees, of 22, Wellesley Road.” '‘That is a tall story,” she said to him; “Turn out your pockets.” He replied: “I have nothing in them,” but looking round and seeing that her jewel case had disappeared from the dressing table, said: “Hand over my case immediately.” Prisoner at once took it out of his pocket and gave it to her. Then, slipping quickly out of the room, she closed the door and locked him in, at the same time calling for assistance. “STRUGGLE ON THE LAWN.” Suddenly, remembering that the bedroom window was open, she rushed into the garden, and there found that prisoner had already jumped out of the window and was making his way up the garden, giving chase, she caught him on the lawn and brought him to the ground. They struggled on the ground for a few minutes, and then prisoner knocked her down with a blow on the cheek and broke away, making for a passage leading to the main road. She followed and as he ran off chased him down Walpole Road to Lansdowne Road, calling out “Stop thief I” and in Lansdowne Road some men caught him and detained him, till the police arrived. Asked if she had ever seen prisoner before prosecutrix said she had not, but his face was familiar to her. Prisoner questioned prosecutrix as to whether the front and back doors were open and when she said they were not declared that they were. “You seem to know a good deal about the premises,” said the Chairman to prisoner, to which prisoner replied. “Well, I went into the garden and up the stairs, and there was the door open.” Mrs. Lily Barf ord, of 22 a Wellesley Road, said that hearing Mrs. Remmington calling for help, she looked out into the garden and saw her struggling on the lawn with prisoner. Witness rin out into the garden and then up the side entrance to get ‘further assistance. As she came back, she caught prisoner in the passage, but he broke away from her and they both ran after him. Constable Webb said he was called to Lansdowne Road, where prisoner was pointed out to him by prosecutrix, who said: “This man has been to my flat and stolen my jewel case. He also punched me on the jaw,” to which prisoner answered “Yes.” When he was searched he was found to have the two gold pencil cases on him. Prisoner was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.