Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume III, Issue 2, 15 January 1879, Page 11

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Stolen- on the 29th ultimo, at Waimate, Canterbury District, a large double-cased hunting geneTa watch, not much worn, plain white dial, steel hands, number and maker’s name not known, a colonial-gold albert guard, long-link pattern, ovalshaped gold locket, with “ Many happy returns ” on one side, containing the likeness of a woman ; the property of John Green ; value £ll ss. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1878, page 172.)

William Cunningham, charged on warrant with the larceny as a bailee of four pair of bools, the property of Patrick McGrath, has been arrested by Constable Joseph Motley, at Clive, remanded to Wanganui, and sentenced to three month’s labour.

Stolen on the 28th ultimo, at Auckland, a liver-and-white-coloured pointer dog, aged, answers to the name Shot,” had on a registered collar the property of It. W. Hammond; value £2O. Identifiable. It is supposed that the dog has been taken South in the steamer “ Wunaka.”

Stolen about the 28th ultimo, supposed from the wharf at Auckland, a nearly-new black shoe-trunk, containing a black sac-coat trimmed with black velvet, nearly new, a black-silk velvet vest, an old black-cloth trousers, four white shirts, plain breasts, an old black-cloth sac-coat, a pair of nearly-new white blankets, an old pair of tweed trousers, an old blue-cotton shirt, and two naval brigade caps; the property of James Barnett. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 2nd instant, from a paddock at East Town Belt, Christchurch, a draught harness horse-collar, newly stuffed, made by Liddell, Cashel Street, a pair of old iron liames, and a pair of blinkers with plated buckles ; the property of Joseph Ferguson ; value £3 2s. Gd. Collar identifiable. \

Stolen about the 12th ultimo, at Tara tab i East, a bag of potatoes ; the property of William Skey.

Stolen on the 27th ultimo, from a stable at Tv emu era, near Auckland, an open-faced silver geneva watch, No. 67606 ; the property of William Bodan ; value £3. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 19th ultimo, from the premises of John Tucker, Queen Street, Auckland, a goose aud three ducks; value 14s.

Stolen on the 20th ultimo, at Ross, a pocket-book with diary containing about four £1 notes, a cheque for £2 18s. 4d. drawn by D. Davidson and Co., a cheque for £4 3s. 4d. drawn by J. Jolly, and a number of postage stamps ; the property of Peter Zohrob. Pocket-book identifiable.

Stolen about the 29th ultimo, from the premises of William Appleyard, New Plymouth, a canary, right leg off, and a large and a small axe, both new ; value £i 15s. Gd. Canary identifiable.

Stolen on the Ist instant, from a shed at old Customhouse Street, Wellington, a pair of white-cotton drawers, a whitecotton singlet, a pair of brown-cotton swimming trunks, a pair of red-leather trapeze boots, and a pair of blue-silk trunks, all worn; the property of William Petford and George Downes ; value £3 14s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 27th ultimo, from off a horse at Ofaki, Otago District, an old saddle, pommel sticking given way, one of stirrup leathers broken and mended with a copper rivet, large square irons ; and an old bridle with snaffle bit; the property of James Borthwick ; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 28tli ultimo, from Queen Street, Auckland, three geese, two white-coloured hens, and a pheasant-coloured half-bred game hen ; the property of Arthur Dixon ; value £1 Is. Hens identifiable.

Stolen about the 24th November last, from the Commercial Stables, Hyde, an old dark heavy martingale with a silverplated and an iron buckle ; the property of Patrick Kenny ; value £1 10a. Identifiable.. Suspicion attached to Michael

Morgan and a man known as “ Yankee Bill.” Description: Morgan is Irish, a labourer, thirty-five years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, stout build, brown hair, dark-red whiskers and moustache. Bill is an American, a ploughman, thirty years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, fair hair, whiskers, and moustache. It is stated Morgan resides near Outram. They had their horses in the stable, and soon after they left the martingale was missed.