Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, and from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume X, Issue 15, 21 July 1886, Page 134

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, and from Dwellings.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 116.)

James Shearer, alias Sherrin, alias Stewart, &c., charged on warrant with stealing a watch and money from the person of Arthur Miller, at Christchurch, has been arrested by Detective Alexander Henderson, Dunedin Police, remanded to Christchurch, and committed for trial.

Charles Whisken is charged, on warrant issued by the Helensville Bench, with stealing, on the 3rd instant, from the store of William Letts, at Swanson, nine pairs of men’s socks; value 11s.; since recovered. Description : English, a gum-digger, about twenty-six years of age, sft. Bin. or 9in. high, slight build, fair complexion, dark-brown hair, and small light moustache, protruding lips, blackguard appearance. He is supposed to have gone to Auckland.

Stolen on the 3rd or 4th instant, from the person of Patrick Maguire, while drunk at Auckland, an English silver lever hunting-watch, No. 2420, maker’s name not known, a rusty steel chain attached; about Bs. in silver, a white-linen pocket-handkerchief, some tobacco, and a clay pipe ; value £5 9s. Watch identifiable.

Stolen between the 30th ultimo and the 3rd instant, from a dwelling at Te Arai, Poverty Bay, a nearly-new railwayrug, check pattern, red and blue stripes crossed, value £1 10s.; and a long shepherds’ tartan-plaid, with long fringe at each end, value £2 ; the property o'f John Mclntosh. Identifiable.

Stolen about the Ist instant, from the shop of Paterson and McLeon, Princes Street, Dunedin, a £1 note on the Union Bank of Australia, No. 16513. It is one of the £1 notes which were forged at Dunedin in 1880 by altering them from £1 notes to £5 notes. Since the note was stolen it was uttered to Mr. Donaldson, of the Glasgow Piehouse, Dowling Street, at the bar of his hotel; but he has no recollection of the person who uttered it.

Stolen between the 23rd and 27th April last, from the dwelling of David Paton, Manor Street, Milton, a brownleather purse containing about £22 in bank notes, gold, and silver, and a few old coins. Purse and old coins identifiable.

Stolen on the 16tli instant, from the dwelling of George Hall, Blight’s Road, Papanui, a white box, about Bin. long, 6in. wide, and Sin. deep, containing a silver necklet and oval locket with enamel in centre, the photograph of two boys in one side and a little girl in the other side ; a small gold bracelet with plain gold band; a gold brooch, horse-shoe pattern, with a silver stirrup on pendant; a pearl necklace with clasp of brilliants set in silver; a large silver brooch, made out of a prize-medal, with “ Presented to Edward Wakefield for prize-horse, Essex Agricultural Show, 1700,” engraved thereon; a black-marble cross, inlaid with white mosaic ; a morocco jewel-case, about 12in. long, 7in. wide, and 4in. deep, containing a gold locket with ATE engraved on outside, the photograph of a lady and gentleman inside ; a small gold chain, snake pattern, head and tail in turquoise ; a gold brooch and earrings to match, with bunch of grapes and red coral; a plain gold brooch ; a gold ring with locket suspended ; a green malachite cross, set in gold with pearls in centre ; two Queen Anne guineas ; a malachite brooch and earrings set in silver; a small black mosaic cross; a small greenstone cross set in gold ; a pair of small solitaire earrings with opals in centre; an oval gold brooch with cairngorm in centre; and a number of papers, registers of births and marriages, &c. ; the property of A. M. Wakefield. Identifiable. Offender left brown-leather strap in the bedroom from which the property was stolen.

Between 9 a.m. on the 24th and 5 p.m. on the 25th ultimo the dwelling of John Muir, Inaha, near Manaia, was broken into, and the following stolen : A light-brown-leather purse, about 4in. by 3in., with brass clasp, two compartments, and a ticket-pocket, containing two £1 notes on the Bank of New Zealand, about 10s. in silver, and three twopenny stamps. Purse identifiable.

(See Canterbury Police Gazette, 1867, pages 119 and 120.) The following articles, the property of Isador Greenfield, stolen from an hotel at Temuka, were found on the 7th instant in a paddock at that place: Two colonial-gold scarf-pins with lion and horse-shoe heads, a gold chain, two colonial-gold brooches, a colonial-gold locket, two pairs of colonial-gold earrings, a carbuncle scarf-pin, a gold stud, a plated link, two gold-plated brooches, a pair of plated earrings, a plated watch-chain, a patent silver-gilt lever watch, No. 9956, and a ladies’ thimble. Greenfield is a hawker, and his whereabouts is at present unknown.

Stolen on the 6th ultimo, from the shop-door of William Edward Munday, Colombo Street, Sydenham, three black worsted cardigan jackets with sleeves, superior quality, buttons covered with black satin, a strip of black-satin lining under buttons and button-holes ; value £1 ss. Identifiable.

Stolen on the Bth instant, from the shop-door of Smith and Smith, Dee Street, Invercargill, a bolt of white calico, containing about 40 yards, branded “Horrocks Miller, No. 2, Diploma of Honour, Vienna,” value £110s.; and a pair of men’s plain brown Shetland drawers with private mark thereon ; value ss. Identifiable.

On the, 12th ultimo the dwelling of William Bull, Burnham, Christchurch District, was broken into, and three £1 notes and 7s. in silver stolen.

Between the 17th ultimo and Ist instant the dwelling of Lawrence Milmore, Millview, near Normanby, was broken into, and the following stolen: A kerosene-tin containing about 801 b. of honey, a bag containing about 301 b. of sugar, a black japanned-tin tca-caddy containing lib. of tea, four white Kaiapoi single blankets, a white counterpane, four white-calico shirts marked “ L. Milmore,” and some other articles ; value about £B. Kerosene-tin, tea-caddy, and shirts identifiable.

Stolen about the 27th ultimo, from the dwelling of Maria Smith, Salt’s Gully, Lyttelton, five £1 notes.

Stolen on the Ist instant, from the store of Martha Moffitt, Waikaia, three girls’ black-felt hats, value 4s. 6d. ; two pairs of ladies’ black-kid gloves, lined with black fur, value 15s. ; a pair of kid boots, size 2, value ss. ; and a pair of kid boots, size or value not stated. Gloves and hat identifiable.

Stolen on the 4th instant, from Barrett’s Hotel, Lambton Quay, Wellington, a blue pilot-cloth overcoat, value £3, since recovered; the property of Michael Mulvihill. The coat was pawned on the following day at Benjamin Cohen’s pawn office, Cuba Street, by a man who gave his name as Dixon, supposed a fireman, forty years of age, sft. lOin. high, sallow complexion, light hair, fair beard and moustache, cheeks shaved ; wore dark suit and hard black-felt hat. He is supposed to have left Wellington on the sth instant by the steamer “ Triumph ” for the Kimberley Goldfields.

Stolen on the sth instant, from a till in the shop of Jonathan Siddle, Ridgway Street, Wanganui, a small calico bag containing £6 in silver, amongst which was a five-shilling piece with a hole through it. Bag identifiable.

Stolen between the 28th ultimo and the 4th instant, from a dwelling in Helensville, a £5 note supposed on the Bank of Australasia; a gold ring considerably worn, broad and thick at top as if made to set a stone in it, value £3 ; and an old leather purse with elastic band, clasp broken ; the property of George Cole. Identifiable except money.

On the 27th May last the whare of William Anderson, at Henderson, Auckland District, was broken into, and the following stolen: A grey-tweed suit, a pair of grey oxfordtweed trousers, a pair of dark-moleskin trousers, a soft felt drab hat, a new dark-grey Crimean shirt, two pairs of new drab socks, a new towel with red border, value £4; and a brown-leather purse containing £7 in gold. Identifiable except money.

Stolen on the 30th ultimo or Ist instant, from the shop of Joseph Eslick, Colombo Street, Christchurch, a box containing eighteen pearl collar-studs; value 15s. Box identifiable.

Stolen on the Btli instant, from the shop-door of Robert L. Rule, Thames Street, Oamaru, a new brown-leather football, with “ Excelsior and Magic Football ” printed in large black letters on both sides, has also trade-marks thereon; value 15s. Supposed identifiable.

On the 6th instant the dwelling of John Muir, at Inaha, near Manaia, was broken into, and a nearly-new light-brown common-leather purse, about 2Jin. by 2in,, with brass clasp and two compartments, stolen ; value Is. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 3rd and 9th instant, from a bedroom in the Globe Hotel, Papakura, a ladies’ gold open-face Geneva w 7 atch, No. 100630, fancy-work on face and back, and a gold chain, about Ift. long, rope pattern; the property of Colin Woolley ; value £6. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a man, who gave the name of Roberstshaw, who slept in an adjoining bedroom on the night of the 6th instant. Description: English, about fifty-five years of age, sft. 9in. high, stout build, fair complexion, grey beard and moustache ; wore dark-tweed suit and old boots. He is supposed to have gone to Auckland.