A DARING BURGLARY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 April 1913, Page 5

A DARING BURGLARY.

' illft BBKiDfEfediSr'SJEWELLERY ( ESfABLKHMENT ENTERED, 1 '( lm^ff VA'LUMDi AT £BO iA* &EMOViED. 1 .:.' ■ V. ..•'•. '' 1 , When Mr Alex.' Henderson, jvatch- ] anftXer and jeweller, of Master ton, ar- i rivrd at his shop yesterday- morning, < fee 'discovered .that, things were, not as they had left.on/Saturday even- • ing, and an revealed ths? i fact that the premises had been erptered and watches, "rings. medals, etc.., to the value of about £BO had been .removed. Mr Henderson visited th> s»h»p at 7 o'clock on Sunday evening, and did not notice at that time that. ' ■ anything unni'ual had "happened.. It is pre-iumed, therefore, that the bur-' glary was cominiitted at some time -.during Sunday night, cr early on r Monday morning. pja i-lliifl hiilglar or burglars effected an through a skylight over the at the back of the .premises, frcm which there was drop of between fifteen and twenty feet. To —«* gain admisidon to the main shop, it was necessary to prize back the iron " tars that are securely fastened to a window. This was done by .the use of .a vice, which was attached to the. workroom table. An aperture sum--*iently large to admit a thin person was created, and through this the nocturnal visitor must have squeezed liitnself. The indications are that an «xit was made, through the same way that the entrance was gained. The marks of oily fingers were found on a number of the 'fittings, . -bufolio attempt was" made to break th© double ivlilner safe, which. the, most; valuaible jewellery til©goods belonging t* customers. Tt is thought from the appearance of the building, that more than one' person was etigaged in the theft. The pol ice were promptly advised, j * amd a seaTt4i: : is being made for the - culprit/orijlffiiprits; .<:: :.v''. ;'*>";:;'.' ,