UNKNOWN

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13714, 2 October 1908, Page 7

UNKNOWN

JARi>'G ii'.l' EUfiGLAKY

mobsmen, expert and well-mfurni-ed, V lv P- !ann * d alld < rarri - d out suc " daring burglary of art treas-tue-4t 'lemp!e-.on Hoi's*:. l'nory-lan«, the iburbin ridd-.nc-. of LoTd and Lady Wim&nie. Til property stoku include;- > even olu priul and pictures of considerable value, ail \ which w-re. cut from their frames, l lire choice Haffordidiire us-.t. wu Croln iKrby cups and i-.auctie. twslv-. old Miina sauc-'is, and utlrcr ariiiie*. amdnLiiig in vahiv to probjb'y ov.r £2OO.

Ik- house had been left m charg? d l»d j'inmts. Lord Wiinbonic »tf i'i at fc country o-.al, Wimboruc Mn.'ter.

in ■•i>uit«TeJiitv, and Lady Wimboni* wa.

j oulh-,- (ViiitiJJcnl. Iti tlicirabsemc IF i I to' Hit? ;< ■■ filll official lis! oi j theiiiiiii'ng Jfnchft,- but. as- far ;<n can be' ."ucciiamed ;h-.-V' aVc a* »'lt'*wi;: AnVi'-.'iian uil painting I'OpVeSeiiting a J t-gJ"oup <'f pcatanic, loin, t 1-liti.

AiJ>tli'vr'li.aliaii oil painting. Itiin * J l "'

A yaTu-ibk Dutch painting. r»-[>p.>.ciiting . *t'niu!i'Wl n boy, lOiu. ■ by. A f landscape, 6ii). liy 6iu. * A' p.tijit;' representing Ucrn£'itl&V» " Age ol ■■ v.' ''■ luni'ience," 16in. s'l4iu. A print. "William. Prince ;oi (Irani; ," iVan DvckJ, about. 16n(. > » J11:|. ■ * Ai'oili'i J'tiii! f'l "Tilt Ljughuig Cavali'r •"asven '•j.'iti.-.fc of S:alfotdiLir«; «are. in ■i- twine (!.• a, vas-o. ffftdy Hinl lamb!. »2> a figure (if <i friaff arid wolriun ami l«ii L"'iiti, a'l'icx \s! a fjgufc of a d.im girl: Tho hue V.'-ro«'ii Derby cliiba cu'j* rind A uMib.r ct old china cups and tjtuxifi. (iv. i a fUttm in all. ■.hi- ..in,ill t iiiiiiiellc'l nip and saucer, ye) lifts and pink, (igmes iu pa;e gold. I «ii ihial <|iiiii ciuar tnivs.. DULKI.fi FAMILY" iIVJVBLK.. l."i)liii.|ijn.y dip ou>|. fiiniily lihU' realised ha; ii.iuij ii ii-.ni i-oxtPi singly. This ■■Uiglaiy' 'I llii: (ivliiPii leSidtilLt (if Lord ■mi I a...\ \\ linl/i..|ii(i it.is carried {>Ul jus!. ■I- ill-, imi. tlijf then -oil's residence, Liir y liii'i. n-iii U.iKh.ihi. nst, btitferiiig ul iiiof. i'n paiab'le iliiiiutu'e.by tire. Die Hon. Jieduick (.hi..,! lud the help oi •Jr. WmVion Lh'Jriliill and otb-rr d?s guests in hi; tight, against tii* lire: Iml. tii- burglary at. T«mpletuii tlouw «•».< so well-planned that the owner and his tenants were helplessly in ignorance. :

Tcmpletoii House stands in its own extensive grounds, ti. charming and secluded estate jn'M.'outside the lioehautptou Gate at Kichiiiond Park. Priory lane, leading to the -park fioin the main RichuionU loail. near BiUiR-* Railway' Station, give ccee.-s .to only foiii- or live residences in park -like grounds, and I lie house of ths tv uiboiiii'N stands nuar the top of the lam. ouo of tho loneliest houses in Greater London, stiriuuuded by trees aud an open fence, n i.ih a rjno carriage, drive aud a lodge at the main gate. - There -ran be no doubt the burglary was the work of an expert gang. Tins is ptoved by th? business-like manner in u-hiv.li tliuv entered the house. (. IiALInSM F.X'S MIiTHODS. In the 'basement theie is- a door lead itig into ihc lower hall, and in three place- the thieves drilled .holes huge enough to enable tl»i in lo insert a hand and oj-;iw the top and bottom boit, ■and al-ii unlock lb;; uoor- h'oiii the inside.

H.u nig .gained an miry into' tin; house the ie«t'ot their work «a»-(«4r.' ' While the two maidservants wcro a-sleep in one ot ihe top roouis of tho'liou.-c tho thieves went .upstairs to the drawing-room and dining louiii, which they practically ran' .lacked, aud eieutiially got clear away without, having disturbed the scr\ants. J'h'j under housemaid, dtecoi'erd the robbery, sai.il that 'the head house maid and "li.iself. having locked up as usual, retired m rest jtict- before 11 o'clock. "We sleep at the lop of the house, and during the night we never h;ard a sound," she said.

'• When 1 came down early in the mom ing 1 found that some eggs, toni.Uoc.-.. bi.a;l, cheese, ami umk »«re uiis.-mg. and iln rv "He vigils that someone had b.-.u (.itmg and drinking. 'I hen I miu that ihe loner door had three large hole* in it. I was IrighU.nc'd and ran up in J:.dilh ttlie head housemaid), and to gctltci ue went all over the house. 1» v.1.11 iouiii mi tho lower tloors the thinj;' hill ben tinned upside down, and ths diani.i.v pulled out. but it was not until «v entered the- drawing and dining-rooms that .«. saw that.'something ocrious had liappelicd. ■ \\r t |. phoned for the polite aud aNo communicated «ilh the housekeeper, who i- ol \\ iuiboiit! House in Arlington -street. i.midoit."

i lie liou- kip i. in an iiiicrviiu >anl -!i- tln.iiglil- lb- ilo.iis had mw.«.d i mi: of Iho iint-l valiiabl" piiin! ings. "Thcit is no doiibl." she said - iliat liny went, iift'i- tin; plat.; and Jewell-, ij :' but when Lord ..nd l.ady Wunlioiu.' went away lh.it "as all taken I" i In- bank, so iliat viiili the e.xicption »( i lie piciine-i and the • lima orttamuitflliti-- «ac iinthiiig of ■'• piinable nalin-iiliii-h ili.r could sci/.c."

Tin- burglars took uway al.-n 2f)s belonging to the thiid hniiseiiiaiil. Tln-ir bnaktast included six eg--, lib. i.l I" malo-s. luead and cheese, a p»t- of jam, ami a i|Uiiiitltv of milk and cocoa. Thn method adi.pt-1 bv |.|ip biilgl-u" 1,, iibtmii '"iiliy .-efnn 1 to *ug«e*t. that liny air th" pcrpi:tratois of miicr but gla'rics 'bat have r'-crnlly oc-utred in and around Loudon. The same, uKthod i«' adopted in ('ii.mwrll road, Wimbledon, where Mr G. 1.. Mailed wax robbd of a ciui.-idei.ihlc i|iiaiililv of jiwHh'iv. anil at the shop of Me-sis B.nnctl Hiolhri* in liieat Marlborough stiiH't.