Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume X, Issue 9, 28 April 1886, Page 79

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

John McAuley is charged, on warrant issued by tlio Wellington Bench, with stealing, on the 10th instant, at Wellington, a green-leather purse, with “A. Levin ” in gold letters under flap, containing a cheque for £6 and 15s. in silver ; the property of William Id. Levin. The cheque has since been recovered. Purse identifiable. Description : A native of the colony, usually employed as kitchenman at hotels, about eighteen years of age, sft. Sin. high, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair ; dressed in dark clothes and soft black-felt hat. He is supposed to have gone to Napier. The purse and contents were lost by Mr. Levin on the 10th instant, and on the same day the offender got the cheque cashed, saying at the time that he received it from Mr. Levin.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, pages 57 and 68.) John Campbell, charged on warrant with stealing a dog, the property of William Mclntosh, from Kawarau Station, has been arrested by Detective Terence O’Brien, Oamaru Police, and remanded to Cromwell. The dog died while in the offender’s possession.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 11.) The bell, the property of the Rev. Joseph Matthews, stolen at Kaitaia, has been recovered. It was found concealed in the scrub some distance from where stolen.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 68.)

Stealing a cheque at Waipawa, the property of William J. White. The cheque has been traced to the possession of Annie Smith, who has been arrested by Sergeant James O’Malley, Waipawa Police, for stealing it and committed for trial.

Stolen during the night of the 9th instant, from a cabin of the barque “ G. M. Tucker,” at Lyttelton, a silver hunting lever Waltham watch, number not known, value £4 10s.; a silver albert chain, round-link pattern, two pieces of silver wire twisted round each large link, value £2 10s.; a watchkey, with “ Hislop, Watchmaker, Wellington,” stamped onit; and ss. in silver ; the property of Thomas Norris. Watch and chain identifiable.

Stolen on the 30th ultimo, from off a horse at Oxford, Waikato District, a nearly-new colonial-made stock-saddle, largo knee-pads, plain seat, and imitation hogskin flaps, and a blue sacldle-cloth; the property of Daniel O’Connor; value £4. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 11th instant, from the yacht of Dr. Macdonald, off Rattray Street Jetty, Dunedin, two brass channel-plates, about 6in. long by ljin. wide, one of them is slightly twisted ; value £2. Identifiable. The plates were used for fastening the bowsprit-shrouds of the yacht.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 49.) The tarpaulin, the property of Malcolm McFarlane, stolen from off a stack at Coldstream, near Rangiora, has been recovered, and traced to the possession of William Newcomb, arrested by Constable Thomas Nestor, Rangiora Police, and bound over in his own recognizance in the sum of £SO to come up for sentence when called upon.

Stolen between the 7th and 10th instant, from an outhouse at Cave Valley, near Oamaru, an old doublebarrel muzzle-loading gun, size 14 bore, maker Richards, Liverpool, common, ramrod, not neatly finished; the property of William Harbridge ; value £3. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 28th ultimo and Bth instant, from the premises of Eliza R. Eraser, Erasertown, Hawke’s Bay District, an oval 10-gallon boiler with a dent in corner, and a china hand-basin, white, pink, blue, and gold pattern; value 18s. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 9th instant, at Waikaia, a corrugatediron chimney, 10ft. long and about 12in. in diameter; the property of Mrs. John E. Garvie ; value £l. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 69.)

The two boxes of cartridges, the property of John Handley, reported stolen from the railway-station, Okehu, have been recovered.

Stolen on the Bth or 9th instant, from a shed at Prebbleton, Christchurch District, a new cab-saddle with brass mounting, leather traces and crupper attached, the traces are about half worn and had been repaired with copper rivets; the property of William Hazleliurst; value £2 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 15th instant, from a van in the yard of the Crown Hotel, Geraldine, a Singer’s sewingmachine ; the property of William Mitchell; value £6. The machine has since been found concealed in a straw-stack at Geraldine.

Lost or stolen on the 18th or 19th instant, at Totara Station, Oamaru District, an old dark-leather purse with steel clasps, containing a £5 note, a £1 note, 2s. 6d. in silver, 3d. in coppers; a silver albert chain, curb-link pattern; a small silver-mounted compass attached; a ladies’ small-link albert chain, double pattern, with two keepers in centre; and an English gold finger-ring which opens in three parts ; the property of John Murphy; chains, purse, and ring, value £1 10s. Identifiable except money.

Stolen on the 11th or 12th instant, at Manaia, about fewt. of No. 7 fencing-wire ; the property of Patrick Tarrant; value 12s. 6d.

Stolen during August last, from an unoccupied house at Mangere, near Onehunga, a double-barrel central-fire breech-loading gun; the property of Major Shepherd ; value £7 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 22nd or 23rd instant, from off a horse at Shirley, Christchurch District, a nearly-new horse-cover, with long leather strap in front; the property of Thomas T. Dingle ; value £l. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 23rd instant, at Pleasant Valley, Timaru District, eighteen bags of oats ; the property of Thomas Greenall; value £5 15s.

Stolen during the night of the 19th instant, at Pleasant Valley, Timaru District, eleven bags of oats ; the property of Andrew Lysaght; value £5.