Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person and from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume IX, Issue 21, 14 October 1885, Page 176

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person and from Dwellings.

Supposed stolen on the 28th or 29th ultimo, at the Carriers’ Arms Hotel, Invercargill, a silver lever hunting-watch, maker Rotherham, London, No. 3121; four £2O notes on the Bank of New South Wales, Invercargill, and a £lO note on the Bank of New South Wales ; the property of Hugh McLean. The numbers of the £2O notes are composed of four of the AAA A A following five numbers : q 5, q. 60. Watch and £2O notes identifiable.

On the 27th or 28th ultimo the store of Grace Couper, Tay Street, Invercargill, was broken into, and the following stolen: 561 b. of white sugar, 4lb. of tea, a ham, six tins of jam, a dozen tins of marmalade, a dozen tins of lobsters, nine tins of salmon, about 61b. of cheese, a tin of mixed biscuits, 41b. of butter, four dozen eggs, 4 tins of preserved milk, 31b. of cocoa, 81b. of candles, six bottles of Lea and Perrin’s sauce, a bottle of essence of lemon, six tins of sardines, 21b. of tobacco, 41b. of lollies, some oranges, two dozen cakes, lib. of dates, six bottles of lemonade, six bottles of ginger-ale, part of a ham, 7s. 6d. in silver and coppers; value £8 14s. Id.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 166.) Breaking into the dwelling of Angus Wilson, Victoria Street, Dunedin: It has now been ascertained that this offence was committed by Maria Scanlan, who has been convicted on another charge of housebreaking, but whom the complainant in this case declines to prosecute.

Stolen between the 23rd ultimo and Ist instant, from the dwelling of Naomi Tanner, at Greymouth, a dark brown-silk petticoat with three rows of figured braid at bottom, lined with navy-blue lustre; two nearly-new nightdresses with trimming on front, and a swans’-down bodice; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from the Star Hotel, Napier, a brown-tweed overcoat, lined with grey cloth, a small hole in right breast, and a patch of grey paint about the centre of back; the property of John Brunskill; value £2. Identifiable.

On the 30th ultimo the dwelling of James Sawell, George Street, Dunedin, was broken into, and the following stolen: A set of gold shirt-studs, horse-shoe pattern; a gold brooch,

setting very much broken, Prince of Wales feather in hair under glass, “ Thomas Hy. Sawell,” with dates of birth and death on back, value £2 ; and a small wooden box, about 9by 6 inches, containing three bottles of scent. There was also stolen at the same time ten £1 notes, a plain round imitation-gold brooch, a pair of earrings, a necklet, and a locket, all of the same material as brooch; the property of Annie Powell; value £2. Identifiable, except money.

Stolen on the 2nd instant, from a bedroom in Orr’s Hotel, Martinborough, a £lO note; the property of Thomas Nelson.

Stolen during the night of the 27th or morning of the 28th ultimo, from a till in the South Star Hotel, Maxwell Road, Blenheim, seventeen £1 notes; the property of John O’Sullivan. One of the notes is on the Bank of New Zealand, and can be identified by a tear at the top.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 167.) The diamond ring, the property of Sydney Nimmo Muir, stolen from Mclntosh’s Hotel, Lower Hutt, has been recovered, and traced to the possession of Philip J. Samways, alias George Harris, arrested by Detective Joseph A. McGrath, Wellington Police, and committed for trial, but was acquitted of the charge at the Supreme Court.

Stolen between 1 p.m. on the 29th ultimo and 6 p.m. on the 2nd instant, from the shop of Price and Dixon, Masterton, two ladies’ jackets made of black brocade in black silk, one of them is trimmed with black lace, and the other with black rat-tail chenille fringe ; value £6 10s. Identification doubtful.

Stolen on the 11th ultimo, from a bedroom in the Family Hotel, Otaki, a silver lever hunting-watch, makers Thomas Russell and Son, Liverpool, No. 25265, value £7; and a ladies’ silver chain; the property of Frederic Bright. Watch identifiable ; identification of chain doubtful.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 157.)

The silver watch reported supposed stolen from the shop of Edgar John Davies, at Otaki, has been recovered, and traced to the possession of Paraire Rakauhemo, who has been arrested by Constable Henry H. Carr, Otaki Police.

Stolen on the 17th or 18th ultimo, from a bedroom in the Commercial Hotel, High Street, Auckland, a very long darkgrey tweed overcoat, interspersed with red ; the property of John C. Banks ; value £3. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo, from a drawer in the railway office, Brunnerton, three £1 notes on the Bank of New Zealand ; the property of the Government.

Stolen on the 19th or 29th ultimo, from the dwelling of C. D. Rankin, at Little River, Canterbury District, a halfsovereign and £1 10s. in silver.

Stolen on the Bth or 9th ultimo, from the tent of Charles Jones, at Stone-yards, Mount Barker, near Pembroke, a small dark-leather pocketbook, with three compartments, “ Charles Jones ” written on inside of leather, containing three £1 notes and an Australian half-sovereign very much worn, with a hole through it. Pocketbook and half-sovereign identifiable.

Stolen on the 27th ultimo, from the person of James Nolan, in the Family Hotel, Otaki, four £1 notes.

Stolen on the 27th ultimo, from the dwelling of Andrew Morton, at Woodhaugh, near Dunedin, three £1 notes, 18s. in silver, a ladies’ gold open-face Geneva watch, gold dial, No. 80266 or 81266, maker’s name not known, a gold chain attached, value £5 ; a silver Geneva watch, enamelled dial, No. 13983, maker’s name not known, value £2; and a ladies’ gold ring set with three rubies. Identifiable, except money.

Stolen on the 9th ultimo, from the shop-door of Thomas Jacobs, High Street, Christchurch, a pair of brown Mosgieltweed trousers and a vest; value £1 ss. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 166.) The silver watch reported stolen from the shop of Humphry George Pitcher, at Hawera, has been recovered.

Between 6 p.m. on the 11th and 8 a.m. on the 12th ultimo the warehouse of Messrs. T. and S. Morrin and Co., High Street, Auckland, was broken into, and two £1 notes, a sovereign, and about £4 in silver stolen.

Stolen on the 28th ultimo, from the shop of John Graham, at Masterton, about 25 yards of print, small blue-check pattern; value £1 ss. Identification doubtful.

Stolen on the 25th ultimo, from the shop-door of Herbert Haynes and Co., Princes Street, Dunedin, a black-worsted diagonal-cloth sac-coat, size 5, a left-breast and two sidepockets, five cloth buttons on front; value £1 13s. 6d. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 22nd or 23rd ultimo, from a store at Main South Boad, Timaru, four bags of blue Derwent potatoes; the property of Jonathan Allpress; value £l.

Stolen between the 18th and 25th ultimo, from a box in a bedroom, in the Highland Home Boarding-house, Cumberland Street, Dunedin, a small yellow-leather purse with elastic band, containing three £5 notes and seven £1 notes ; the property of John Clarke. Purse identifiable.

Stolen on the 2nd or 3rd instant, from the dwelling of James Connolly, at Tokarahi, near Ngapara, a pair of long kangaroo leggings with a slit at top for belt; a small matchbox with brass bottom and top and leather sides, containing needles; two saddle-straps, one with a plated buckle, a piece cut off the end of each strap, thirteen boxes of matches, of tobacco, and 51b. of butter; value £1 3s. Leggings, match-box, and straps identifiable. Suspicion attached to John Mahoney, who was seen in the house on the 2nd instant. Description: Irish, about thirty years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, medium build, pale complexion, fair short beard whiskers and moustache; dressed in cardigan jacket, striped-moleskin trousers, old drab hat, and light boots with a small round hole cut out of the top of one; carried a blue-blanket swag and had two dogs with him ; protends to be demented. He said he was going to Waitaki.

Stolen on the 24th ultimo, from the dwelling of Philip Munro, at Hamilton West, a £1 note on the Bank of New Zealand, and about of tobacco.

Between 10 a.m. on the 16th and 5 p.m. on the 19th ultimo the store of Peter Brown, Kairara, near Dargaville, was broken into, and the following stolen: About 201 b. of tobacco, value £6 ; a pair of men’s elastic-side boots, value £1; a pair of ladies’ elastic-side boots, No. 3 size, value 145.; several pairs of Shetland drawers, and a number of cotton singlets and under-flannels. Ladies’ boots identifiable.