Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person and from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 16, 9 August 1882, Page 123

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person and from Dwellings.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, pages 108 and 115.)

William Jones, alias White Horse Bill, charged on warrant with breaking into and stealing money from the Otago Daily Times Office, has been arrested by Detective John Mitchell Walker, Dunedin Police, and committed for trial. His accomplices, James Williamson and William Ahern, have also been committed for trial.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 108.)

Breaking into the Pelichet Bay Railway-station, Dunedin, and stealing money, the property of the Government: William Jones and William Ahern have been arrested for this offence by Detective John Mitchell Walker, Dunedin Police, and committed for trial.

(See Police Gazette, 1882, page 108.)

Breaking into the office of Keith Bamsay, Yogel Street, Dunedin: William Jones, James Williamson, and William Ahern have been arrested for this offence by Detective John Mitchell Walker, Dunedin Police, and committed for trial.

Stolen on tbe 27th or 28th ultimo, from a whare at Orari Village Settlement, Canterbury, three doors made of roughsawn boards, and the boards of a single partition, 7 feet high by 8 feet long; the property of Peter Sherridan; value £l. Identification doubtful.

Stolen between the 21st and 24th ultimo, from the dwelling of Amos James Tudball, Kilmore Street, Christchurch, a check Scotch-tweed sac-coat, three outside pockets on right side and two on left side ; value £3. Identifiable.

On the 25th ultimo the shop of Hugh Black and Co., at Ngapara, was broken into, and 21b. of tobacco, value 11s., stolen.

During the night of the 13th ultimo the shop of William Gilmour, Symonds Street, Auckland, was broken into, and the following stolen : A box containing three men’s brown-felt hats with soft crowns, value £1 2s. 6d. ; a box containing about ten soft black-felt alpine hats, with cord and tassels for band, value £1 Bs. 4d. ; three men’s plain fine-twill grey-tweed galatea coats, value £3; about ten pairs of men’s imitation Nelsontweed trousers, value £5 55.; three pairs of men’s tweed trousers, value £3 7s. 6d. ; five pairs of men’s tweed trousers, value £3 13s. 9d.; thirty-three pairs of men’s Mosgiel socks, grey colour, value £4 2s. 6d.; twenty-four pairs of men’s Mosgiel sock-, dark and grey colour, value £1 His. ; twelve Crimean shirts, Mosgiel make, value £5 65.; two boxes of ladies’ linen pocket-handkerchiefs, boxes album pattern, marked lls., value £1 2s. ; eighty-four gentlemen’s silk scarfs, value about £7 ; a pair of gold earrings with drop, value £2 ; and a number of Crimean shirts, perfumery, &c.

Stolen on the 18ih ultimo, from a bedroom in the Imperial Hotel, Don Street, Invercargill, a gold double ring with eight rubies and five small diamonds, value £5 ; and a plain jet-black mourning ring, value 155.; the property of Ann Sproule. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Ching Sing, a Chinese, about twenty-two years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high ; dressed in European clothes; speaks English tolerably well. He is supposed to have gone to Roundhill.

Stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from the person of Henry Newbold, while drunk at Kelson, a large open-faced silver stopwatch, centre seconds, No. 33270, maker’s name not known ; value £lO. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 17th ultimo, from the dwelling of Charles Ashby, at Aratapu, six £1 notes and ss. in silver.

Stolen on the 7th ultimo, from the EmpiTo Hotel, Feathcrston, seven pairs of black worsted mittens and three pairs of women’s grey merino stockings; the property of Samuel Weller; value 1! s. 6d. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo, from a bedroom in the Borough Hotel, Christchurch, an old open-face English silver lever watch, No. 4079, maker’s name not known, a heavy longlink brass chain attached; the property of Patrick Mullaney ; value £2 Is. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 21st or 22nd ultimo, from the Borough Hotel, Chrislclnu'ch, a ladies’ gold open-face lever watch with gold dial, No. 6474, maker’s name not known; the property of John Barrett; value £B. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo, from a bedroom in the Governor Browno Hotel, Auckland, a six-chambei’ed breach loading revolver, chambei's and bairel silvered, ivory-mounted stock, makei , ’s name not known ; the property of Hippolite Moiroie; value £3 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 14th June last and the 14th ultimo, from the dwelling of Henry T. Ro ac, Karangahape Road, Auckland, a chemise, a pair of drawers, four pairs of white stockings, one pair worked with white silk in front; a pair of black-kid gloves, size 6i, four buttons, scolloped at top ; a white Brussels necktie with Maltese lace at ends, about 2£ yards of pique, three pieces of blue silk about \ yard in each, five

cambric handkerchiefs marked with white cotton at corners’ and a twill sheet unravelled at one end ; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 27th ultimo, from the shop of Charles Callaghan, Bell Block, Taranaki, about 8 lb. of small stick tobacco; value £2 Bs. Two Maoris suspected.

Stolen on the 28th or 29th ultimo, from the person of John Smith, while drunk at Rangiora, a silver lever double-cased hunting watch, No. 31758, maker’s name not known, brass guard, long-link patteni connected by small links, attached ; value about £B. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 28tli ultimo, from the shop-door of Joseph Alman, George Street, Dunedin, a saddle shaped wallaby-skin bedroom mat; value £1 15s. Identifiable.

On the 26th or 27th ultimo the shop of Messrs. Gabites and Plant, at Milton, was broken into, and the following stolen : £3l in notes, a half-sovereign, £4 13s. 6d. in silver, and four receipts for registered letters, signed, “H. Gourley, Postmaster, Milton.”

On the 27th or 28tli ultimo the shop of James Hazel, High Sti’eet, Dunedin, was broken into, and about 4 lb. of mixed lollies and twenty common metal teaspoons, value 7s. 6d., stolen.

Stolen on the 26th ultimo, from a bedroom in Wignall’s boai’ding-house, Dee Street, Invercargill, a pin-se containing a £5 note and nine £1 notes on tbe Bank of New Zealand, a half-sovereign, Bs. fid. in silver, threepence in copper, and three postage-stamps; the property of William Patterson. Purse identifiable. Suspicion attached to William Tipson, a labourer and cooks’ assistant, twenty-four years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, medium build, fair complexion, dark-brown hair, full dark moustache, no whiskers ; dressed in dark suit and soft felt hat.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo, from the shop of Montague Mai’ks, Grey Street, Auckland, a tin of Austi’alian-made lollies, glass front to tin ; value 6s. Identification doubtful.

Stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from Rew’s grocery stoi’e, Auckland, a bi’own-silk umbrella, with brown-bone handle; the property of Maiy Davidson ; value 15s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 4th ultimo, from the person of George Nixon, while drunk at Auckland, an English silver-lever huntingwatch, maker Lewisson, No. 64764; value £B. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 14th instant, from the cellar of the Carpenters’ Arms Hotel, Grey Street, Auckland, a case containing a dozen bottles of Swibaback and Co.’s champagne, twelve bottles of Kilmarnock whiskey, and ten bottles of Lome whiskey; the property of Geoi’ge Andrews; value £7 10s. Identifiable.