Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 3, 8 February 1882, Page 16

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Arthur Thompson is charged, on warrant issued by the Auckland Bench, with stealing, on the 29th December last, at Auckland, a green box, “J. Lowe, ship Wanganui, Auckland, N.Z.” thereon, two pairs of worsted stockings with white tops and toes, three blue-and-white-cotton shirts, a pair of white blankets, a pair of cotton sheets, a blue-and-wliite-eotton quilt, a comb and brush, a pocket-knife with brown wooden handle, and a sailors’ dark-blue box with waterproof cover, no handles ; the property of John Lowe; value £ll7s. 6d. Identifiable. Description : A sailor, about twenty-five years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, slight build, thin features, short black hair, clean-shaved, a hole in teeth caused by pipe. He went south from Auckland on the 291 h December last by the steamer “ Oreti,” accompanied by Martha Jane Lowe, complainant’s wife, English, thirty-three years of age, medium height, fresh complexion, brown hair, good-looking, who has eloped with him.

Stolen on the 29th or 30th ultimo, from the slaughter-yard of George Bull, at Addington, a white-lieifer hide, branded G.B. with tar on off side ; value £l. Identifiable.

Stolen between the sth and 10th ultimo, from the railway goods-shed at Hamilton, a sack of bonedust, about 2ewt., sack marked P ; the property of M. Pickering ; value £l.

Stolen during the night of the 23rd ultimo, from the garden of the Rev. Evens, at Cambridge, a hive of bees and a beehive ; value £2. Since recovered.

Stolen on the 28th ultimo, from the Union Hotel stables, Invercargill, a new dark-tweed waterproof-coat, very large size, two pockets on right side and one on left side, slit at back with three or four small black-horn buttons ; the property of William Anderson Lyon; value £2 10s. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 9.)

The saddle, the property of Patrick Loughran, stolen off a horse at the Wairinga-ahika Racecourse, has been traced to the possession of Wiremu Kahu, who has been arrested by Constable John Walsh, Gisborne Police, and sentenced to six months’ labour.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 216.) The iron axle-cap, the property of Andrew Young, stolen off a coach at Waverley, has been recovered.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 109.)

The clothes stolen from the clothes-line of Gerald Flynn, Cook Street, Auckland, have been recovered, and Frederick Zanc arrested for the offence by Constables J. S. Bernard and R. R. Jones, Auckland Police, and committed for trial.

(Seo Police Gazette, 1881, page 109.)

The clothes, &c., the proprety of Mary Shaler, Frcderika Hadrill, and Ellen Feixeira, stolen at Auckland, have been recovered, and Frederick Zanc arrested for the offences by Constables J. S. Bernard and R. R. Jones, Auckland Police.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 30.)

The clothes, &c., the property of George Edward Bennett, Charles Palmer, and Francis Thomas Lloyd, stolen at Freeman’s Bay, Auckland, have been recovered, and Frederick Zanc arrested for the offences by Constables J. S. Bernard and R. R. Jones, Auckland Police.

(See Police Gazette, 1831, page 12.) The bed-quilt and washlub, stolen from tho yard of James Cater, at Auckland, have been recovered, and Frederick Zanc

arrested by Constables J. S. Bernard and E. E. Jones, Auckland Police.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 37.)

The clothes stolen from the clothes-line of William O’Brien, at Auckland, have been recovered, and Frederick Zanc arrested for the offence by Constables J. S. Bernard and E. E. Jones, Auckland Police, and committed for trial.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 45.)

The clothes, &c., stolen from the clothes-line of Mary Driscoll, at Auckland, have been recovered, and Frederick Zanc arrested for the offence by Constables J. S. Bernard and E. E. Jones, Auckland Police.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 209.)

The timber, the property of Thomas Maunders, stolen from a new building at Auckland, has been recovered, and Frederick Zanc arrested by Constables J. S. Bernard and E. E. Jones, Auckland Police, and committed for trial.

(Sec Police Gazette, 1881, page 216.) The clothes, &e., stolen from the clothes-line of Eichard Sfauuton, at Auckland, have been recovered, and Frederick Zanc arrested for the offence by Constables J. S. Bernard and E. E. Jones, Auckland Police.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 9.) The saddle, the property of Thomas Eitson, stolen from Tattersall’s stables, Wellington, has been recovered.

Stolen on the 7th or Bth ultimo, from a shed in Beresford Street, Auckland, a brown overcoat, diagonal pattern, brown lining, “ New Zealand Clothing Company ” on strap at collar, and a silver-mounted driving-whip with lash, a long dent in handle; the property of Joseph Potter; value £1 12s. 6d. Identifiable.

Stolen between October and December last, from new buildings at Auckland, a quantity of sawn timber in various lengths ; the property of Henry E. Brabazon ; value £23.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo, from the platform of the Christchurch railway station, a corn-sack containing a light-brown tweed coat, a pair of light-brown tweed trousers, four or five grey-striped woollen shirts considerably worn, a greyish-blue blanket, a light-yellow blanket, a pocketbook, and a few of Moody and Sankey’s hymn-books; the property of William Williams ; value £3. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 18th or 19th ultimo, from an outhouse at Ilikutaia, near the Thames, a claw hammer, a shingle hammer with claw attached, a fore-quarter of mutton, and about five quarts of milk; the property of Thomas Minchin ; value 13s. 6d. Hammers identifiable.

Stolen on the 20th or 21st ultimo, at South Dunedin, two tether ropes about 25 feet long, with iron peg attached, and a piece of a tether rope about 10 feet long; the property of Michael O’Connor ; value ss.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 9.) The carpenters’ square stolen from the workshop of James McLaughlan, at New Plymouth, has been recovered.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 9.) The saddle, the property of Edward Harper, stolen off a horse at Makaraka, Poverty Bay, lias been recovered.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo, from a railway carriage between Herbert and Hampden, a pair of blue-serge trousers, partly worn, a pair of grey socks, and four or five song-books; the property of John Fraser; value 15s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo, from the forecastle of the barque “ Celestia,” at Onehuuga, a silver lever hunting watch, maker Hunter, Nelson, number not known, EW scratched on shield, indent in edge near hinge, curb-pattern silver guard attached ; the property of Eichard Webdale ; value £B. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 31st ultimo, from the Shortland Hotel stables, Thames, a nearly-new saddle, well made, “W. Culpitt ” stamped on outside of flap ; the property of Taupiri Merimana; value £5. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 24th December last and the 18th ultimo, from the garden of Aaron Ayers, Cashel Street, Christchurch, about 26 yards of canvas hose ; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen between the Ist and 20th December last, from the smiths’ shop of William Moore, Victoria Street, Christchurch, a steel screw-plate and a steel angular borer, value £1 Os. 6d., since recovered; and a steel brace, marked JHM on socket, value 15s. Identifiable. A boy, who gave the name of Yates, which is believed to be a fictitious name, sold the screw-plate and borer at Stewart’s pawn office early in December last. Description : About fourteen years of age, about 5 feet high, medium build, pale complexion, brown hair; wore grey-tweed jacket and soft black-felt hat. Supposed identifiable.

Stolen on the Ist or 2nd instant, from the railway goodsshed at Oamaru, a wooden case, 20 by 20 by 9 inches, branded D.C.S., containing twelve bottles of Lome whiskey; the property of the Government; value £2 Bs.