House-Breaking, Stealing from the Person and from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume I, Issue 6, 10 September 1877, Page 37

House-Breaking, Stealing from the Person and from Dwellings.

Stolen on the 4th instant, from the person of Thomas Muir,, while drunk, at Kensington, near Dunedin, an open face silvergeneva watch, about half-worn, No. 21801, with brass chain, links three-quarters of an inch long attached; value 30s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Theresa Maria Goldsmith, about thirty-six years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high, stout build,, fresh complexion, brown hair, of intemperate habits.

Stolen about the 3rd instant, from the tent of William James, at Balclutlia, a pair of blue blankets, a small hole in centre of one, and a dark tweed shirt; value 30s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to James Nichols and two other men known as “Jim” and “ Charley first, supposed to be a native of Australia, a labourer, twenty-two years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, slight build, fair complexion, sandy hair, small whiskers, wore dark tweed coat, moleskin trousers, black wideawake hat, and watertight boots ; second, supposed to be a native of Sydney, a labourer, twenty-one years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, slight build, swarthy complexion, brown hair, little (if any) whiskers, wore black tweed coat and trousers ; third, supposed to he a Canadian, a labourer, fiftyfive years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, medium build, swarthy complexion, black hair, whiskers, and moustache, upper part

of cheeks shaved; wore blue pilot coat, moleskin trousers, and black billycock hat. They left Balclutlia by train for Dunedin.

On the 4th instant, the hut of Richard Thomas, at Weatherspoon, near Oxford, was broken into and . the following stolen:Two £L notes on the bank of New Zealand, a halfsovereign, and 9s. in silver. -

Between midnight and 6 , a.m., ;on the Ist instant, T. S. Wymond and Co. draper’s shop, at Blenheim, was broken into, and the following stolen: —Four £1 notes, £8 in silver, and a Government cheque (Telegraph Department) for £lO 8. 4d., No. 5910. Cheque identifiable. Suspicion attached to William Harding, English, thirty-five years of age, 5 ; feet 8 inches high, medium build, fair complexion, sandy beard and whiskers, ■ wore double-breasted moleskin jacket and moleskin trousers. < . .

Stolen on the 30th ultimo, from the person ox Mrs. Richmond Biddell, at an auction mart in Grafton Road, Auckland, a buckskin purse containing five £5 notes and three £1 notes on the Bank of New Zealand, and 2s. in silver. Purse'only identifiable.

Stolen about the 23rd ultimo, from the Club Hotel, ; Timaru, a ladies’ mother-of-pearl 'card-case, about four inches square, containing a small book lined with purple silk; a mother-of-pearl purse mounted with silver, about three inches long, closes ■with ordinary spring, containing a three half-penny piece with several coins attached, the property of Alfred John Parsons. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Robert Littlecot, who was employed as boots in the hotel. For description see first paragraph under the heading, “Offences not otherwise Described,” of this issue. < .

(See Police Gazette, 1877, page 32.)

' Rebecca Polser, suspected of having stolen ribbon from the shop of Albert Walker, was proceeded against by summons for the offence, to which she pleaded guilty.

Stolen on the 20th ultimo, from the shop of James Beatty, Tyne Street, Oamaru, a silver geneva watch, No. 54914 or 54964 ; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 17th and 23rd ultimo, from a box in the dwelling of Patrick Sheridan, at Sunnyside, near Christchurch, £SO, consisting of six £5 notes, fifteen £1 notes, four sovereigns, a half-sovereign, and about forty-three penny pieces.

(See Police Gazette , 1877, pages 25 and 32.) . William Grace, charged on warrant with having stolen a pair of blankets from the dwelling of Joseph Bromfield, has been arrested by Constable Thomas Ross, Canterbury ’Police.

Stolen between the 25th and 30th ultimo, from the Occidental Hotel, Lambton Quay, Wellington, a brown Scotch tweed long loose ulster overcoat, a pocket in each side and one in left breast, a short strap of same material on both sides, no lining below waist; the property of Alexander Ferp-uson • value £2 10s. Identifiable. ° ’

Stolen on the 29tli ultimo, from P. A. Jones’s boardinghouse, Willis. Street, Wellington, a new suit of grey check pattern tweed, a light-grey striped pattern trousers and vest a white shirt, and a soft dark cloth or tweed hat with a peak ’in front and rear; the property of Urupene Puhara. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1877, page 32

Edward Scott s larceny.— Diver has been arrested for this offence by Detective Farrell, Wellington police, and the stolen gold ring found in her possession.

(See Police Gazette, 1877, pages 25 and 31.) __ Robert M. Hogg, who confessed to the robbery from the Bank of New South Wales, at Xumara, has been committed for trial for the offence.

Stolen, on -the 29th ultimo, from a" box in the dwelling of John Davis, at Roxburgh, Otago District, four £1 notes on the Dank .New Zealand. Suspicion attached to Eliza Rees, a native of London, forty years of age, 5 feet 1 inch kwh, thin features, aquiline nose, dresses well. °

Stolen about the 23rd ultimo, from the Masonic Hotel at Carlyle, Taranaki District, a gold brooch, four rings combined, an oval-shaped gold locket, a pair of gold sleeve links, a scarf pm,. a snort grape-leaf gold earring, a long acorn-leaf gold earring, a jet earring, and a lizard-pattern gold ring tone eye wanting), the property of J. G. Beamish; value £6 Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Florence Kelly and man name unknown. First— a shoemaker, thirty-nine years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, dark brown hair* thin

features, weak legs, clean shaved except goatee and moustache ; had been in the 57th Regiment. Second, a shoemaker, forty years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, hair, beard, whiskers, and moustache turning grey. They went towards Wanganui. Kelly was sentenced at the District Court, New Plymouth, on the 11th March, 1875, to three years’ labour for an indecent assault on a girl under 'twelve years of age, and was discharged from gaol on the 10th April last.

Stolen about the Ist instant, from the shop of Reuben Beasley, Princes Street, • Auckland, a roll of black lustre, containing about thirty-five yards; value £5 ss. Identification doubtful.. .

, Stolen about the 15th ultimo, from the shop of Reuben Beasley, Princes Street, Auckland, a coloured Maori shawl value 15s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 9th instant, from Bradford House, Mulgrave Street, Wellington, a dark diagonal frock coat, bound with braid, the property' of Anton Y. Jensen value £4 4s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Victor Clarke, English, an engraver, twenty-lour years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, slight build, dark complexion, blak hair, whiskers, and moustache.''