Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VII, Issue 20, 3 October 1883, Page 164

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

John Welsh is charged, on warrant issued by the Auckland Bench, with stealing, on the 27th July last, at Auckland, a pair of dark-tweed trousers; the property of William Andrews ; value 10s. Identifiable. Description : Irish, a labourer and carter, fifty years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, stout build, fair complexion, fair whiskers and moustache, chin shaved ; dressed in dark-tweed suit, black billycock hat, and very old boots ; had been in the army. He went to the Waikato.

(See Police Gazette., 1883, page 149.)

Edwin Wasley, charged on warrant with stealing an iron vice at Rangiora, the property of William Bell, has been arrested by Sergeant-Major Samuel Goodall, Hawera Police, and remanded to Christchurch.

Stolen on the 15th ultimo, from the ladies’ waiting-room at the railway station, Hawkesbury, a pair of trousers, No. 6 size, checker pattern, slightly repaired on inner side of one of legs; the property of William Farquhar; value 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen between the Bth and 10th ultimo, from an unoccupied house in Madras Street, Christchurch, thirteen rolls of wall-paper, water colour, each roll marked 3442 ; a cast-iron kettle, and a paperliangers’ scissors ; the property of Messrs. England and Martin; value £l. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 4th or sth ultimo, from the gold-mining claim of John McDonald and party, at Quartz Reef Point, near Cromwell, wash-dirt supposed to contain 9 ounces of gold; value £33 15s.

Stolen between the Ist and 15th ultimo, at Newmarket, Auckland, about 500 or 600 feet of sawn timber, 4 by 2 inches, 10 and 18 feet lengths; the property of Messrs. Downs and Ahern ; value about £3 10s.

A letter posted at Naseby on the 25th June last by James Nicol, addressed “ Mrs. Turnbull, Blackstone Hill,” has not reached its destination, and is believed to have been stolen. It contained a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Nicol and their three children. Identifiable.

A letter posted at Naseby on the 30th March last by Richard Willis, addressed to James Boyne, Queenstown, has not reached its destination, and is believed to have been stolen. It contained a£l note. Letter identifiable.

Stolen between the Ist June and 20th August last, from the orchard of Robert Glenn, at Naseby, four apple trees; value £2.

Stolen on the 15th or 16th ultimo, from a shed at Bull’s, a nearly-new dark-mixture-tweed sac-coat; the property of Alexander F. Wilson; value £l. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 15th ultimo, from the ladies’ waiting-room at the railway station, Hawkesbury, an American chum, No. 4 size, one of legs broken, knob off lid, has been in use for a considerable time; the property of David Kirk Rhodes; value £l. Identification doubtful.

Stolen between the 15th and 17th ultimo, from a railwaytruck at Wilson’s Crossing, Southland, a half-chest of tea con-

taining about 401 b., matting on chest marked G in square, FNFN, 1881 x 1882, PER S.S. KILLARNEY; the property of Andrew Blakie; value £5.

(See Police Gazette, 1883, page 157.)

The dolman, the property of Jane Crawford, stolen from the public school, at Tirnaru, has been recovered by Detective Austin Kirby, Timaru Police, and traced to the possession of Charlotte Schoringre, aged eleven years, who was charged with the offence, and was cautioned and discharged.

(See Police Gazette, 1883, page 142.)

Stealing whiskey at Hawera, the property of William Bartlett: The dwelling of Henry Burston was searched by Sergeant Major Samuel Goodall by virtue of a search-warrant, and three empty whiskey bottles of a similar brand to those stolen were found. As the identification of the property was doubtful Burston was not arrested.

A letter posted at Hill’s Creek, on the 14th April last, by a daughter of Mrs. G. Turnbull, addressed to Mr. Hugh Wilson, Clerk to Maniototo County Council, and proprietor of the Mount Ida Chronicle, Naseby, has not reached its destination, and is believed to have been stolen. It contained two £1 notes on the Bank of New South Wales, Nos. 20G888 and 233532, and a £1 note on the Bank of New Zealand, No. 1943387. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 16th ultimo, from the Timaru Cemetery, a pink hyacinth plant; the property of Thomas Hall Wood; value ss.

Stolen between the 16th and 20tli ultimo, from a woolshed at Brooksdale, near Tapanui, 160 rabbitskins ; the property of David McKellar; value £2 ss. Suspicion attached to James Robertson, Scotch, a labourer and rabbiter, fortythree years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, medium build, fresh complexion, fair hair, cheeks shaved.

Stolen on the 16th or 17th August last, from the garden of M. M. Levy, Princes Street, Auckland, 40 feet of f-inch indiarubber garden-hose; value £1 10s. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1883, page 156.)

The steeplechase-saddle, &c., and one of the other saddles, the property of David Milne, stolen at Wyndham, have been recovered. They were found concealed in a swamp near where stolen from.

Stolen on the 19th or 20th ultimo, from the fowlhouse of James Alexander Bird, Cashel Street, Christchurch, four black shanghae hens; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 7th June and the 7th August last, from a trunk between London and Oamaru, via Melbourne and Port Chalmers, seventeen pairs of ladies’ lasting elasticside boots, from 3 to 7 sizes, lion and unicorn and “ Depose ” stamped on soles; the property of John Bullied and Co.; value Bs. 6d. per pair. The trunk was shipped at London in the steamer “ Pekin,” was transhipped at Melbourne to the steamer “ Wakatipu,” and was transhipped at Port Chalmers to the steamer “ Maori.”

Stolen between the 27th August last and the 3rd ultimo, from a goods case between Melbourne and Oamaru, via Port Chalmers, six pairs of Victorian tweed trousers and vests, light-and-dark-coloured patterns; the property of John Bullied and Co. ; value £7 10s. The case was shipped in the steamer “Tarawera”at Melbourne, and transhipped to the steamer “Maori ” at Port Chalmers.

Supposed stolen on the 18th ultimo, from a saloon cabin on board the steamer “ Tarawera,” between Wellington and Lyttelton, a gold finger-ring, pattern two hands clasped, heart in centre; the property of Charles O’Malley; value £4. Identifiable.