Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 17, 24 August 1881, Page 143

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Moses Churchill is charged, on warrant issued by the Christchurch Bench, with stealing, between the 2nd and 4th instant, from a house in course of erection in Peterborough Street, Christchurch, a hammer, two chisels, and a saw-set, since recovered; the property of Arthur Power; value 19s. Description: Supposed English, a labourer, thirty-four years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, stout build, brown hair, beard, whiskers, and moustache; dressed in pepper-and-salt-tweed coat and black-cloth trousers ; slovenly gait. Supposed to have gone to Ashburton.

Stolen on the 6th instant, from a pocket of the coat of Alfred Clifton, at the Pastoral Association Grounds, Carterton, a silver-plated double-cased Geneva watch, No. 51393, maker’s name not known; a brown-leather purse, inches long and 2£ inches wide, rather worn, elastic band, containing a crossed cheque for £lO on the Bank of New Zealand, Carterton, No. 42950, drawn by Adam Armstrong and Co. in favour of Alfred Clifton, the key of a small work-box, a girls’ photograph, and two Wairarapa Pastoral Association tickets for 1879 and 1880. Suspicion attaohed to a man, name unknown, who, soon after the property was stolen, wanted to change a £lO cheque. Description: English, about 5 feet 10 inches high, slight build, thin face, dark-brown hair worn short, small darkbrown whiskers and moustache; horsey appearance; wore dark-brown-tweed suit, paget-coat, black-felt hat with soft crown; rode a dark-chestnut horse with surcingle over saddle. Supposed to have gone towards Masterton.

Stolen during the night of the 25th ultimo, from the washhouse of Joseph Wilson, Aikman’s Road, St. Albans, Christchurch, a pair of men’s grey-woollen ribbed drawers, a pair of grey-woollen ribbed socks, “Jeffreys” written on a piece of linen sewn on inside of each ; a home-made under-flannel, buttons on left side of breast; a coloured-silk handkerchief, and 3 lb. of cheese ; value £1 6s. Clothing identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 3rd instant, from a garden at Carlton Mill Road, Christchurch, a large steel spade, blade half worn, the rivet of handle nearest to blade started; the property of John Thorn ; value ss. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 31st ultimo, from off a window-sill of the house of George Whitley, Bradford Q.uay, Blenheim, a large red flower-pot containing a musk plant; value ss. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 30tli July last, from the platform of the Milton Railway-station, a mahogany box, 24 by 18 by 8 inches, covered with dark morocco, Chubb’s spring lock, brass handle countersunk in centre of lid, containing two volumes of “ Bindley on Partnership,” one volume of “ Coxe’s Law of Jointstock Companies,” all bound in full calf, and stamped “ Sievwright and Stout” on fly-leaf; a volume of “ Macfarlane’s Digest of Mining Cases,” dated 1881, bound in dark cloth ; a copy of “ Gold Fields Regulations ”in half-calf; a flannel shirt, and a pair of brown-woollen socks ; the box was enclosed in a brown-leather case with two straps with sliding leather handle; the property of John Mouatt; value £lO. Identifiable, except socks and shirt.

Stolen on the 9th instant, from the clothes-line of John Yates, George Street, Dunedin, a brown-twill sheet, three white sheets, and a white counterpane; value £l. Identification doubtful.

Stolen during the night of the 2nd instant, from the meatsafe of Agnes Souness, Waitaki, Blueskin, a 50-lb. bag of flour, two tins of mustard, and a small white earthenware sugarbasin ; value 10s. Identification doubtful.

Stolen on the 6th instant, from the shop-door of Richards and Co., George Street, Dunedin, four pairs of muslin curtains, d/az marked on one corner of each; value lls. Bd. Identifiable by private mark.

Stolen on the 3rd or 4th instant, from the warehouse of Daniel Haynes, Princes Street, Dunedin, two bottles of ron-

deletia, three bottles of lily-of-the-valley perfume, three bottles of forget-me-not perfume, three bottles of violet perfume, five bottles of ylang ylang perfume, and three bottles of verbena perfume ; bottles about 2 inches long and 1£ inches wide; value £1 10s.

Stolen during the night of the 3rd instant, from the garden of Henry James Worthylake, at Grove Town, Marlborough, 154 broccoli plants; ninety-seven plants were maliciously destroyed ; value £lO.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 133.)

The 5-gallon jar of whiskey, the property of the Government, reported stolen from a railway-van, supposed at Oamaru, has been recovered.

Stolen about the 28th July last, at Hamilton West, a pair of bedford-cord riding-trousers, nearly new; the property of W. N. Searancke; value £1 15s. Identifiable. Maoris suspected.

Stolen during the night of the 4th instant, from the wagon of Andrew McKillock, at Kakaramea, two boxes of s.s. “Bowen” tea, 11 lb. each, JG on matting and Oon top; a 56-lb. bag of rice, marked JG; and two pulley-wheels ; value £4 Bs. Identification doubtful. One box of the tea has since been recovered ; it was found on the 6th instant in a flax-bush at Patea, near the residence of Peter Jansen and Peter Peters, who are suspected of the offence.

Stolen during the night of the Bth instant, from the fowlhouse of the Rev. G. J. Cholmondley, at Opawa, near Christchurch, nine chickens, about six months old (seven black Spanish breed, the other two a cross between a Dorking and Brahma); value £l. Identification doubtful.

Stolen during the night of the 9th instant, from the fowlhouse of Edward Johnson, Poison Street, Addington, a yellow Cochin-china hen, a silver-grey hen, and five common hens; value £l. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 6th instant, from the meat-safe of Thomas James Mailing, at Riccarton, near Christchurch, a round of roast beef, a leg of mutton, a cooking-dish containing meat-pies, and some butter ; value £l.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 133.)

Stealing poultry from the premises of Fulbert Archer, at Otipua, near Timaru. —Oscar Lawrence Brown, a boy, arrested by Detective Austin Kirby, Timaru Police, for stealing pigeons from Mr. Archer, admitted having stolen his poultry also.

(See Police Gazette, 1879, pages 109 and 173.)

The black-and-tan sheep-slut, the property of James Robertson, reported stolen at Christchurch, has been recovered. Suspicion no longer attaches to Hayes.

Stolen on the 2nd instant, at Springston, Canterbury, a second-hand saddle, newly lined, new stirrup-leathers, 'two girths, one leather the other web, and a new bridle; the property of Michael Ryan ; value £8 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen during June last, from on board the steamer “ Coromandel,” at Auckland, two 1-gallon tins of No. 3 rubber paint, with wire handles attached; the property of David Hargraves ; value £1 Is. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 30th ultimo and the 2nd instant, from the stable of Digby Tonks, Remuera, near Auckland, an English hogskin side-saddle, stitched all over, three pommels, has only been used on four occasions; value £9. Identifiable.

Stolen on the Ist or 2nd instant, from the fowlhouse of Frederick Wilding, at Opawa, near Christchurch, four hens, two black and two brown; value 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 9th instant, from the verandah of the house of Clement Masurier, Arthur Street, Dunedin, a nearly-new cocoanut door-mat, about 2 feet long by 18 inches wide, and a cast-metal door-scraper ; value Bs. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 4th or sth instant, from the fowlhouse of Napier Bell, at Opawa, near Christchurch, a large white Brahma rooster and three common hens; value 14s. Rooster identifiable.

Stolen between the 13th June last and the 16th ultimo, at Malvern, twenty 6-feet lengths of 14-iuch galvanized-iron ridg-ing-caps ; the property of Thomas J. E. Pavitt; value £2.

Stolen on the 15th instant, from the premises of Robert Greenfield, Courtenay Place, Wellington, two large linen sheets, indistinctly marked “E. Scott” with ink, a seam across the middle ; four cotton sheets, a small twill sheet, and three cotton bolster covers ; value £2 12s. 6d: Identifiable.

Stolen between the 12th and 16th instant, from the garden of George Henry, near the Lawrence Racecourse, fourteen small spruce-fir shrubs and four young apple trees; value £1 103.

Stolen about the 13th instant, from the garden of James Cameron Lorimer, at Lawrence, seven rose-bushes, two wallflowers, a mock-orange shrub, and another shrub; value £1 2s. Two of the rose-bushes identifiable.

Stolen in May last, at Lyttelton, a set of Highland bagpipes with three drones, bound with royal Stuart tartan, “ Gilmour ” stamped in three or four places on chanter, ivory under sole of chanter ; the property of Angus McLellan ; value £B. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a sailor belonging to the schooner “ Mary King,” which left Lyttelton on the 22nd instant for Auckland.