Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 22, 2 November 1881, Page 184

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Michael Higgins is charged, on warrant issued by the Lyttelton Bench, with stealing, on the 19th ultimo, at Opawa, a drake and five ducks, value 155., since recovered; the property of Rebecca Curie. Description : Irish, a labourer, fortytwo years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, slight build, blue eyes, brown hair, short reddish beard, whiskers, and moustache ; dressed in old black monkey-jacket, dark-moleskin trousers, black billycock hat, and old patched Wellington boots ; fond of drink; dissipated dirty appearance. (See Police Gazette, 1881, page 174.) He was seen at Opawa, going towards Mr. Murray-Aynsley’s, on the 29th ultimo.

Stolen about the 13th ultimo, from the premises of George Cowie, High Street, Dunedin, a boys’ tricycle, about 2 feet high, 18-inch wheels, painted red ; leather of saddle well worn ; value £3. Identification doubtful.

Stolen on the 24th or 25th ultimo, from a new building at Waimate, a bi'ace and a number of bits, a 4-inch bead-plane, a f-inch bead-plane, 2 smoothing-planes, a dovetail saw, a 4-inch, a f-inch, a f-inch, and two f-inch chisels, a large whetstone in box without cover, a small whetstone, a small rebate-plane, a 24-inch rule, 2 rosewood saw handles, a saddle-strap without buckle, a tin of copal varnish, aud a quantity of scrim ; the property of John and Archibald McKenzie ; value £6 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen between the Bth and 11th ultimo, from a stable at Papanui Road, near Christchurch, a 3-16 bead plane, a f bead plane, and nine square planes, have been in use for some time, each stamped “H. B. Cox ;” a new plough plane, a f plough spokeshave, a mortise guage, a smooth plane, and a level; the property of Arthur Evans ; value £9. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 11th ultimo, from a box in the yard of Samuel Dufty, Colombo Road, Sydenham, a white male ferret and a polecat female ferret; value £4. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to George Shuker, English, a labourer, sixteen years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high, slight build, sallow complexion, dark hair; wore dark-tweed suit and black hat.

Stolen on the 14th or 15th ultimo, from Rattray Street Wharf, Dunedin, three ships’ iron scuppers, about 3 feet long, 3 inches in diameter, brass flanges near ends ; the property of James Horne ; value £ls. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 19th ultimo, from the stables of the Marquis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton, a single-rein snafile-bridle, with blue forehead band, silver-plated buckles near bit, a piece of new leather added to end; the property of John Elly ; valuo £1 ss. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 2nd and 10th ultimo, from the garden of Thomas Sheriff, Clarendon, near Invercargill, two pear trees, a plum tree, and an apple tree ; value Bs.

Supposed stolen on the 12th or 13th ultimo, from the railway goods-slied at Oamaru, a wooden case, 20 by 20 by 8 inches, branded E.W., containing twelve bottles of Royal Scottish whisky, “ Jarvois, Soutter, and Co., London and Glasgow,” on labels ; the property of the Government; value £2 Bs.

Stolen on the 17th ultimo, from the clothes-line of Mary Brown, Moray Place, Dunedin, a flannel petticoat, three girls’ petticoats (one flannel and two winsey), a boys’ black-and-white check wincey shirt, a babies’ flannel, one and a half pairs of socks, four pairs of children’s socks, and a pair of children’s stockings ; value £1 15s. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 15th ultimo, from the front of the shop of Barnabas James Hale, Colombo Street, Christchurch, a pair of men’s new gum boots, size 9; value £1 Bs. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 133.)

The lamp, the property of Archibald Whiteford, stolen from the Fire Brigade Station, Hill Street, Wellington, has been recovered.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 169.) The whip supposed stolen from the buggy of Captain William Steel, at Hamilton, has been reoovered.

Stolen on the 19th ultimo, from a cabin of the steamer “ Antrim,” at Lake Wakatipu, two £5 noles on the Bank of New Zealand and two bills for medical attendance ; the property of James Simmers. Bills identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 18th ultimo, from a stable at Whatawhata, a small English saddle, small knee pads, short leather girth, old-fashioned rusty irons ; the saddle was covered with new cow-hide about a year ago ; the property of Benjamin Edwards; value £5. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Maoris, who have gone to Raglan.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 176.)

The milk-can and contents, the property of Ashton Fitchett, reported stolen from Cuba Street, Wellington, have been recovered.