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

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume II, Issue 1, 16 January 1878, Page 2

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

Between noon on the 30th ultimo and noon on the 4th instant the shop of Samuel Stewart, Madras Street, Christchurch, was broken into and the following stolen : A silver hunting lever watch, maker Rotherham, number not known, value £5 ; a silver hunting geneva watch, number and maker’s name not known, value £2; a silver limiting lever watch, number and maker’s name not known, value £2 10s.; an openface silver geneva watch, number and maker’s name unknown, value £2 ; an open-face silver verge watch, number and maker’s name not known, value £2 ; a set of gold horse-shoe studs, ono stud discoloured, value £L ; a worn colonial gold ring, fiat square top, value £1 ; a gold ling with square and compass in pale-coloured slone, value £2 ; a small fine gold necklet, value 155.; a twist-pattern gold albert guard, broken, value £L 10s.; a gold albert guard with locket attached, value £3 10s.; a walnut-shaped locket, value 155.; an English gold brooch with three cairngorm stones, value £2; a snake pattern colonial gold brooch, emerald in centre, gold tassel, value £2; a case containing a silver Napoleon medal, value 10s. ; a eo’onial gold brooch and earrings, value £2 os.; a six-cliam-bered pin-fire revolver, value £1; a tiger-caiskin rug with tails, value £5. Identifiable. Also nine gold rings, various patterns, value £3 35.; three common gold lockets, chased, value, 215.; four common gold keeper rings, value £L 4-.; five gold wedding rings, value 245. Not identifiable. George Stevens, a hawker, lias been anc-ted for this offence. Other jewellery, value about £4O, stolen from the shop during the same lime, was found in his possession.

Between 3 and 4.30 p.m. on the 2nd instant the dwelling of William Clarke, White’s Bridge, near Kaiapoi, Canleibury District, was broken inlo and the following stolen: A leather purse with brass clasps, containing a new £5 Bank of New Zealand nole and a half-sovereign. Burse identifiable. Suspicion attached to a man, name unknown, who was seen near the house. Description : A German, about 5 feet 6or 7 inches high, medium build, fair complexion, short reddish beard, whiskers, and moustache; wore blue elolh sac coat, dark moleskin trousers, black billycock hat, and watch and chain.

Stolen about the 2nd instant, from the person of Samuel Gibson while drunk and asleep near (lie Southern Cemetery, Dunedin, a silver bunting American lever watch, No. 863873, steel albert guard attached, value £7 10s.; a receipt from Janies Sinclair for t lie watch, and about £3 in silver. Watch and receipt identifiable. Suspicion attached to a woman, name

unknown, who was in informant’s company. Description: Supposed to be a native of the North of Ireland or Scotland, about thirty or thirty-five years of age, medium height, fresh complexion, dark hair; wore black jacket and skirt and white hat. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 17th ultimo, from the dwelling of William Malcolm, Winton Bush, Otago District, a gold albert guard, curb link pattern, plain gold bar, a medium-sized oval-shaped gold locket attached, both new ; value £5. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 11th and 17lh ultimo, from the dwelling of a Mr. McLeod, Cargill Street, Dunedin, a lady’s small openface gold geneva watch, gold dial, hands and glass broken, C. McL. ‘engraved on inside of case, number unknown ; the property of Jane McDiarmid ; value £3. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 11th instant, from the dwelling of Susan Newlyn and Abraham Philips, Ivaiwarawara, near Wellington, a brown L ather purse containing £6 10s. in gold, a ladies’ gold hunting Geneva lever, number 24238, case chased, the word “patent” on dome, a twist pattern gold albert chain, a gold wedding ring, and a gold locket with compass and square on back, and WFJ written on the while silk inside attached, and a piece of gold mounted greenstone]; the properly of. Susan Newlyn; value £4O. Jewellery identifiable. Also a silver lever hunting watch, maker, Bussell, London, No. 32780, steel albert guard, steel battle-axe and two helmets attached ; the property of Abraham Philips ; value £5. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from the tent of Richard Buss, at Aniberley, Canterbury District, a new red blanket, value 17s. (id.; a new dark drab Crimean shirt with a small cut about an inch long between the two upper button holes of breast, value Ids. ; two pairs of new white colton drawers, value 10s ; an obi light drab Crimean shirt, and a new coloured scarf. Shirts identifiable. Suspicion attached to William Turner, who was seen coming out of 1 lie tent. Description: English, a labourer, forty years of age, 5 feet 4 inches high, stout build, fair complexion, brown hair, whiskers, beard, and moustache, one of checks swollen, mark of cut about three inches long on cheek ; wore brown cardigan jacket, moleskin trousers, and watertight bools, lie is supposed to have gone to Hurunui.

Stolen on the 9th instant, from a bedroom in the Criterion Hotel, Princes Street, Dunedin, two £3 notes on the Union Bank of Australia, Christchurch Branch; the property of Henry M. Lund.

Stolen between the Ist and 19th ultimo, from flic Winton Hotel, Winton, Otago District, a dark blue pac r ct coat, side pockets with flaps, inside left breast pocket, a single-breasted vest of same material, and a pair of trousers ; the property of T. W. Raymond ; value £7. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Charles Dc Garnham, English, a groom, forty years of ago, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, stout build, fair hair and complexion, large nose, beard, whiskers, and moustache, slightly deaf.

Stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from the person of Joseph Edmonds, while drunk at Ida Valley, Otago District, a brown leather pocketbook containing £l5O in notes, a receipt for gold, and sundry papers. Pocketbook, receipt, and papers identifiable. Suspicion attached to John Cameron and James Isles, who were drinking with complainant during the time the money was stolen from linn. Description : Cameron is a native of the colony, twenty years of age, 5 feet 4 inches high, dark complexion, black curly hair, small beard and moustache. Isles is Irish, thirty-six years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, brown hair, beard, whiskers, and moustache, worn full. They are at present employed washing wool at Ida Valley Station. The pocketbook has since been found by Thomas Wilson, who keeps an hotel at Ida Valley ; it contained £GO in notes and some papers.

Stolen on the 2Glh ultimo, from the dwelling of Mary Ilornc, at- Oamaru, a ladies’ black leather bag with red lining, a portion of the sewing at one end of handle ripped, containing five £lO notes on flu; Bank of New' South Wales, one of them was very old and dirty, and a corner was torn off another; ten £1 notts, bank unknown ; 10s. Gd. in silver, and a pair of ladies grey gloves. Bag and gloves identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1877, page BG.)

The deposit receipt for £l5O stolen from the dwelling of Samuel Graham, at .New River, was issued at the Bank of New Zealand, Grcymouth, where it is also made payable. The money was lodged for six months at interest.

Supposed stolen on the Ist instant, from the person of Henry Tomlinson, at Ea-t Oxford, Canterbury Di-trict, two cheques on the Bank of’ New Zealand, Oxford, drawn by J. O’ilallornn, of Glentiro Station, one for £G in favour of Seawood, and one for £5 in favour of 11. Tomlinson. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 24th ultimo, from a bedroom in the Wharf Hotel, Queen Street, Auckland, three £L-noles ; the property of Noble Johnston.

Stolen on the 28th ultimo, from the shop of A. Singer, Main Street, Kumara, six gold wedding and keeper rings. A case containing thirty gold wedding and keeper rings, and three pairs of earrings, stolen at the same time, was found by Mr. Singer in the shop next morning. It was pushed under the shop door during the night.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo, from the dwelling of William Thomas, Caversham, near Dunedin, a white muslin dress, trimmed with white lace about an inch and a half broad round the neck and down the front to waist, six small flowers on front and eight on back, no pannier; a silk jacket, trimmed with black lace round the top and bottom of sleeves, in half-circle form ; value £2 10. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a Mrs. Pherson, Scotch, about thirty years of age, 5 ft. 2 in. high, dark complexion, dark hair and eyes ; wore dark wincey dicss and black bat., trimmed with crimson velvet.

Stolen on the 4th instant, from the dwelling of Mary Smith, lticcarton, near Christchurch, a black-and-red check woollen shawl, having a small hole in it; value 20s. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 22nd instant, from the person of John McPhiiil, Avhile in a house in Chancery Street, Auckland, (ivo £1 notes. Suspicion attached to James Hill, Scotch, forty years of age, 5 ft. 8 in. high, medium build, hair and whiskers turning grey.

Stolen on the 3rd instant, from the person of William Hamilton, while lying drunk at Lincoln, Canterbury District, an old purse, with steel clasp, containing six £1 notes, an embossed gold ring, stone lost from setting, A scratched where stone was set, value 205.; and a common brass ring, with red stone, value Is. Rings identifiable. Suspicion attached to John O’Connon, alias Bain, whom complainant fell, searching his pockets. Description: Irish, a labourer, but is well-edu-cated, thirty-five or forty years of age, 5 ft. 10 in. high, dark hair, long dark beard and moustache, fresh complexion, small dark eyes, high cheek bones, wore blue sac coat, moleskin trousers, and soft black hat; fond of drink. He has left the Lincoln District.

Stolen between the 2Glh and 291 h ultimo, from the dwelling of Emily Foreman, Alexandra Street, Auckland, a gold brooch, set with ten pearls and a diamond in centre ; a pair of gold earrings, each set with five pearls and a diamond in centre ; six plated forks, a white blanket, a tablecloth, two sheets, four p llowslips, two bath towels, a nightdress, a pair of drawers, a petticoat, and two chemises; value £2O. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to William Wearing and Lizzie Brucke. Wearing is twenty-six years of age, 5 ft. G in. high, sallow complexion, clean shaved, slightly pock-pitted, slovenly appearance. Brucke is Irish, about twenty-four years of age, 5 ft. 11 in. high, lair complexion, erect gait, a front tooth wanting.