HOUSEBREAKING IN TIMARU.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13707, 23 September 1908, Page 7

HOUSEBREAKING IN TIMARU.

WATCH AM) JKWKI.LKKY STOLEN.' For a long time pas; Timaru has been able to congratulate itself on its comparative immunity from crime of a serious natute —a fact upon which judg«-s of the Supieme Court have .seen fit to coiniiirnt with *atislacrion when <ij>ening the sitting* of the Supteme Court here; but it would appear tha". thi» very desitahle jcate of affaith iias heett changed, and that a gang of househieaketi> has arrived or arisen, and active* woik heie. On lav! Suud.iy night, or «-atly mi Monday morning 'it is not known wliich, the residence of Mr K. (!. Turner. E«iwat«l S:iei-t. w;is lirokrl) in o and goods to the value of a little owr £2O. st.den thetefrom. It ni.iv Ik- thai the loss j-, grea er tliati Mii«, but it is estitnateil ai betw-eii £2O and JL'25 ftoui the articles whiih hav • i<o tar lieen tiu-i e.l. These include a watch and chain, a greenstone btiMich. a , et. of sleeve link", and nitMeruit), other thiliu- of Miialh-r value. The burglary was ap|)aiently she work of pr.n-:ised hands, judging by the wav one of the uiitiiow-. was treated in order to elfect an entiaiK-e. Mis.. Turner wa« away on ; , holiday at ('hriMchui-ch a: the time, and Mr. 'I ninet and hi- duu=vhn-t w-ie .-topping with friends from Satur day nigh' until Monday. 'I he hni.>e w.i» left -.ecufvjy lock. d. but on }>iiing to it on Mnudiiy iiioininj the maid found «T;ie of the window- <»|>eii and tie- ha. k door fojucked. On looking round *h* di»tnV'ied that- a M<ite of <hao» iviyti.ii HI the dining room. whet,, the hmglaihad evldftitly -p.-nt sontf tine-, an.) a .loser etaium.i:ioii Uv Mr Tutnei ieveal.-d the fact that 11».> lltmehotne intruder- lial not toine away emp y handed. Tile ma It i-l" ll.i" It'poited to the Jiolhv. .11.1 dili-riit cn.jlijll s iWe lIOH a fool.