Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 10, 17 May 1882, Page 75

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 8.) Mary Pickersgill, charged on warrant with stealing Margaret McKinney, from Ormond, has been arrested by Sergeant Henry Martin, Auckland Police, and discharged. She sent the girl back to her parents.

Supposed stolen from on board the steamer “Maori,” at the Rattray Jetty, Dunedin, or at Oamaru, three cases of Dunvill’B whiskey, branded F over O; the property of the Union Steamship Company; value £6 15s. Cases identifiable.

Stolen on the sth or 6th instant, from the Domain, Auckland, four Maori hens; the property of the Auckland Acclimatization Society.

Stolen on the 23rd or 24t.h ultimo, from the verandah of the house of James McCormack, Hobson Street, Auckland, a silk umbrella, sixteen ribs, straight handle, and a green-carpet bag, with strong flat leather handles, containing a pair of balmoral boots, a razor, and strop, a pair of socks, and a handkerchief marked J.M.C.; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 16th and 23rd ultimo, from the enginehouse, Manganese Mines, Orongo Bay, Russell, a 14-lb. tin, containing about 6ib. of white-lead; value 65.; the property of John Tucker, who offers £5 reward on conviction of the offender or offenders.

Stolen between the 6th and Bth instant, from the railwayplatform at Featherston, a Hennessy’s brandy-case, addressed “H. Bunny, Esq., Featherston,” containing twelve bottles of limejuice ; the property of Henry Bunny; value £1 4s. Case identifiable.

Stolen on the 29th or 30tli ultimo, from the bunk of Thomas R. Ashworth, on board the steamer “Kennedy,” at Westport, a £L note, two half-sovereigns, and 10s. in silver.

Stolen on the 271 h ultimo, from the clothes-line of James Neilson, High Street, Dunedin, a white-cotton counterpane, with three iron-rust spots, and a twill sheet; value 16s. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 51.)

The saddle and clothing, &c., stolen from the stable of Cbai-les Wilson, at Sydenham, have been recovei’ed, and J. T. Smith, alias John Kittenburg, arrested for the offence by Detective Thomas Neil, Christchurch Police, and sentenced to six months’ labour.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 66.)

The swag, the property of Ellis Mills, reported stolen from Cathedral Square, Christchurch, has been recovered, except the two blue blankets.

Stolen between the 17th and 24th ultimo, from the wreck of the schooner “ Maid of Otago,” at Riverton, two boxes of tobacco, containing 30 lb. each, branded “ Catch me if you can,” value £l6; and ten pork hams, value £3 18s. 9d.; the property of the Standard Insurance Company. The master and two of the crew of the schooner suspected.

Stolen between the 27th February last and the 14th ultimo, from a box on board the steamer “ Rotomahana,” between Wellington and Thames, or at Auckland, a silver locket and chain, also bracelet, reversible pattern ; a brooch and earrings, pattern real tiger claws in gold setting ; the property of Edwin Brassey ; value £lO. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 28th ultimo, from a truck at the Upper Hutt Railway Station, a wooden navvy wheelbarrow with iron wheel, broad tire, a broad arrow branded on shafts ; the property of the Government; value £1 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 2Gth or 27th ultimo, from llie clothes-line of William Charles Nation, at Greytown, a ladies’ nightdress with insertion in front, a pillow-case, a honeycomb towel, two aprons, one a printers’, and a dozen doublets for infauts ; value £l. Printers’ apron and nightdress identifiable.

Stolen between the 16th and 21st ultimo, from Plutform Farm, near Greytown, twenty-one turkeys, seventeen dark-grey

colour and four cream colour; the property of Benjamin Kimberley ; value £4 4s.

(See 'Police Gazette, 1882, page 59.)

Stealing- a portmanteau, &c., the property of Frederick C. H. Dibble, from on board the steamer “ Rose Casey : ” The black-silk racing-jacket has been found at the end of the Waiwera bridge, near where also was found part of the portmanteau.

Stolen between the 22nd and 24th ultimo, from near the new Savings Bank, Auckland, a 14-inch galvanized-iron bucket; the property of James Heron ; value ss. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 26th or 27th idtimo, from the Museum, Christchurch, a thin dark board with glass at each side, having holes containing a sovereign, a half-sovereign, a five-shilling piece, a half-crown, a florin, a shilling, sixpence, fourpence, threepence, two twopenny pieces, two pence (one copper, the other bronze), two halfpence, a farthing, and a half-farthing, all dated 1853, except the bronze penny, which is dated 1847. The money had never been in circulation, and is the property of Dr. Julius Yon Haast.

Stolen during the night of the sth instant, from the clothesline of Mary Simon, Don Street, Invercargill, two linen tablecloths, one nearly new, the other partly worn; value 12s. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 27th ultimo, from the fowlhouse of Peter Barton, Baker Street, Christchurch, twenty common fowls ; value £1 ss. Identification doubtful.

Stolen on the 26th or 27th ultimo, from the yard of the Auckland Hotel, Q.ueen Street, Auckland, a liver-and-wliite pointer slut, two years old, answers to the name “ Venus ; ” the property of William Hamley ; value £lO. Identifiable

Stolen between 6 p.m. on tho 28th and 7 a.m. on the 29th ultimo, from the Domain, Auckland, thirty-three Californian mountain quail, large size, with double top-knots, and seven grouse; the property of the Auckland Acclimatization Society ; value £35 ss. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 4th instant, from the clothesline of Thomas Edwards, Yarrow Street, Invercargill, two new twill-calico sheets; value 7s 6d.

Stolen between the Ist and 4th instant, from a van in the yard of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Clinton, an opossum rug, not lined, tails recently cut off; the property of William Couper; value £4. Identifiable.

Stolen on the Bth instant, from the Christchurch Exhibition, a black-enamelled composite hunting-watch, no maker’s name or number; the property of Aspery Pellott; value £l. Identification doubtful.

Stolen on the 6th instant, from"' the Christchurch Exhibition, a ladies’ gold half-hoop-pattern dress-ring, set with two rubies and a pearl; the property of Marcuan Hautrive ; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen on the Bth instant, from George Street, Dunedin, twelve pieces of wall-paper, each containing 12 yards, six of the pieces are of a blueish flowery pattern, the others are of a pale wavy pattern; the property of William C. Rowlandson; value 15s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a man, name unknown, about thirty years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches high, medium build ; wore light-tweed suit. He was seen going along Frederick Street with the paper under his arm.

Stolen on the 4th or sth instant, from the yard of Messrs. Miles, Hassal, and Co., Hereford Street, Christchurch, a common sack containing lemonade and ginger-beer bottles; value 18s.

Stolen on the sth or 6th instant, from on board the steamer “ Kennedy,” at the Port, Nelson, two meerschaum pipes, one with female’s-head-pattern bowl with silver ferrule and amber mouthpiece, the other plain with flat stem ; two meerschaum cigar-holders, and 9s. chiefly in threepenny pieces ; the property of John Olson and James CHUerlaml; value £3. Pipes and cigar-holders identifiable.

Stolen between the 10th January last and the 6th instant, from a goods-case on board the barque “ Ironside,” between London and Wellington, six steel and twelve metallic measuringtapes, each 66 feet long, maker Chesterman, whose name is stamped on each case; the property of W. Dawson and Co.; value £l4 2s.