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

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume II, Issue 10, 22 May 1878, Page 68

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

Stolen on the 28th ultimo, from the dwelling of William Blewden, Cook Street, Auckland, a double-cased silver lever watch, No. 18270 ; maker, M. Hautrivo.

(See Police Gazette 1878, page 44.)

The cheque for £9 10s., stolen from the person of Malcolm McFarlane, in the Globe Hotel, Dunedin, is drawn on the Naseby Branch of the Bank of New Zealand.

Stolen during January last, from the dwelling of Francis Innes, Nelson Street, Auckland, a large oval-shaped gold locket, with monogram on both, sides, JBW on one side, the letters on the other side not known ; value £5. Identifiable.

Stolen between the Ist ultimo and 13th instant, from the Royal Hotel, Featherston, 6 tablecloths, 9 sheets, 6 pillowslips, 3 pairs of white stockings, a pair of cuffs, a dozen pockethandkerchiefs, a pair of s. cks, and six napkins ; the property of George Lancaster ; value £5. Suspicion attached to Christina Croxford, who was employed as general servant in the hotel. Description : English, about forty years of age, 5 feet 4 inches high ; dark complexion, hair, and eyes.

Stolen on the Bth instant, from the shop door of Lewis Moss, Lambton Quay, Wellington, a dark-brown tweed, trousers and vest ; value £1 16s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 6th instant, from the person of Ellen Muir, in the Princes Theatre, Dunedin, an old light-brown leather purse, with three compartments and elastic band, containing a £1 note and 20s. in silver. Purse identifiable.

Stolen between the 23rd April and 4th instant, from Dagmar House, Conference Street, Christchurch, a rough dark thick cloth single-breasted overcoat, common black lining, two outside pockets and an inside left.-breast pocket; the property of Walter Segley ; value £2 10s. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1878, page 60.)

The watch and chain reported stolen from the person of William Harris, at Christchurch, have been recovered ; not stolen.

Stolen on the 2nd instant, from tho dwelling of George Wilson, Heathcote Valley, Canterbury District, a black-silk dress hat, with cork lining, value £1 10s ; and a pair of ovalshaped English gold earrings, carved in diamond pattern, value 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Henry Ford, a native of Birmingham, a brickmaker, twenty-six years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, medium build, fair complexion, light brown hair, small fair whiskers and moustache.

Stolen on the 6th instant, from the person of James O’Neill, in Dunedin, an old brown-leather purse, 4 inches by 2| inches, with yellow elastic band, containing four £5 notes on the National Bank.

Between 7 and 8 p.m. on the 14th instant, the dwelling of William Andrews, Allan Street, Wellington, was broken into, and six £1 notes and three sovereigns stolen therefrom. -

(See Police Gazette, 1878, page 52.)

William Wilson, suspected of having stolen a purse and money from the person of George Jackson, has been arrested by Detective George Jeffery, Auckland Police, and sentenced to six months’ labour for the offence.

(See Police Gazette, 1878, page 60)

The clothing, &c., the property of John Young and John Smith, reported stolen from a hut at Old Belamy Station, has been recovered.

Stolen on the 11th instant, from the person of Joseph Hughes, in the brothel of Lizzie Powell, Walker Street,

Dunedin, three £1 notes, a half-sovereign, and two half-crowns; a cross marked on the head of one of the half-crowns, by which it can be identified. Lizzie Powell suspected.

Stolen between the 6th and 9th instant, from the premises of James O’Neill, at the Glen, near Dunedin, a boy’s pair of grey-tweed trousers, with black stripes down sides, very little worn, and a nearly new black-and-white striped grey woollen shirt. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a boy, name unknown, who was seen lurking about the place. Description : About twelve years of age, slight build, fair hair; wore a suit of yellow-striped grey moleskin, cloth cap without peak, and laceup boots. Identifiable.

Stolen on the Bth instant, from a room at the back of George Weston’s butcher’s shop, Kaiapoi, a dark-blue diagonalribbed cloth sac coat, with only an inside breast pocket, about half worn, and a red silk handkerchief. Identifiable. '

(See Police Gazette , 1878, page 60.)

Breaking into Frederick Atkinson’s store at Waimate, Auckland District, and stealing goods and money therefrom : Hira Mai has been arrested by Native Constable Hoani Maiolia for this offence, for which he has been sentenced to twelve months’ labour.