ANOTHER HOTEL BURGLARY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 662, 6 November 1902, Page 21

ANOTHER HOTEL BURGLARY.

Many writers have from time to time endeavoured to show that criminals of the burglaring and thieving fraternity have, bad as they are, some redeeming traits in their characters, notably one which prevents tnem • from thiexing from persons who can ill afford loss of any kind. Another. that the cracksman, or burglar is too dignified in his oxxn particular profession to descend to any act which might be designated as a mean, petty theft. If there is anything in such contentions. that xve must conclude that the thief, or thieves, who entered the Arch Hill Hotel one night last xveek and stole from Mrs Dempsey some £l6 in cash, some •Jubilee sovereigns, and a gold xvatch must belong to a specially mean tlaess. As is well known to the Trade, Mrs Dempsey xvas not so very long ago left a widcxx r with young children, and can ill afford the loss occasioned by such a mean, despicable theft, and I am sure ■ hat xvhen I say that she has the sympathy of all who knoxx’ her, I am only Voicing (heir feelings, ,