Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, and from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume X, Issue 16, 4 August 1886, Page 142

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, and from Dwellings.

Martha Rachel Shepherd is charged, on warrant issued by the Masterton Bench, with stealing, on the 20th ultimo, from the dwelling of her father, Samuel Shepherd, at Masterton, a double-cased silver Geneva lever watch, slightly scratched on regulator-plate, maker’s name and number not known, value £3; an old-fashioned double-cased Geneva hunting-watch, value £1 ; and a long silver chain, value 10s. Identifiable. Description : A native of the colony, nineteen years of age, about sft. high, slight build, fair complexion, grey eyes, dark-brown hair; dressed in black, and usually wears a large flat silver brooch with “ Marion” engraved on the face of it. She left Masterton on the 20th ultimo by the 7.30 a.m. train for Wellington. She may endeavour to obtain a situation as stewardess on some of the steamers.

Between 10 p.m. on the 28th and 6 a.m. on the 29th ultimo the dwelling of Henry James Freeman, Manners Street, Wellington, was burglariously entered, and the following stolen : Ten silver lever Rotherham hunting-watches, Nos. 71593, 714170, 74179, 73528, 73103, 75740, 74191, 72457, 72451, and 7534, value £80; six silver Geneva huntingwatches, Nos. 16035, 16037, 16038, 160011, 16016, and 16013, value £ls ; two silver Geneva liunting-watches, numbers not known, value £5 ; three silver Geneva hunting-watches, with gold joints, value £ls ; a silver lever hunting-watch, going barrel, maker Ehrhardt, value '£3 ; a silver Geneva watch,, value £3 ; two silver hunting Waltham watches, value £6 ; two silver hunting Waltham keyless watches, value £10; three silver hunting Bristol watches, with hole in glass, value £4 10s.; a sliver open-face Geneva watch, No. 27040, value £1 10s.; a silver keyless watch, maker Barwise, No. 6506, value £9; a silver hunting Rotherham watch, No. 220080, value £7; a silver hunting Waltham watch, No. 2145875, value £6 ; an English silver hunting lever watch, No. 66967, value £8 10s.; four silver lever English huntingwatches, Nos. 66937, 67898, 2200810, and 9518, value about £35; three English silver lover-going barrel-watches, Nos. 9916, 10212, and 14376, value £l3 10s.; a silver watch, No. 75910, value £2 10s.; two ladies’ gold keyless huntingwatches, and a ladies’ gold keyless hunting-watch with enamel back, with “ Forget me not ” on back of case, numbers not known, value £9, £8 10s., and £4; a gold chronograph repeater-watch, number not known, value £3O; two single-stone diamond rings, raised claw-setting, value £l9; one cluster-stone diamond ring in raised claw-setting, value £ls; two gold bangles, and a gold and greenstone bangle, acorn pattern, value £9 ; two gold rings, floral raised leaves, value £4 ; a large gold locket, with diamond in centre, value £9; a large gold plain locket, value £6; a large gold chased locket, value £4 ; a large gold locket, plain on one side and chased on the other, value £3; two silver chain-bracelets, with padlocks, value £1 55.; three small gold crosses, value £2 55.; a coralline brooch, value £1 10s.; two blaclc-enamel lockets with pearls in centre, and a large oxidized-silver cross, value £ls; twelve silver Burch keys, value £3 65.; twelve breast-pins, with gold fronts, value £1 10s.; a gold and greenstone tortoise brooch, value £3 ; a gold and greenstone lamp-of-science brooch, value £3; a 9carat gold cluster paste ring, value £1 55.; a 9-carat gold Ting, with single stone, value £1; a broad gold necklet, value

£ls ; a narrow gold necklet, value £7; a kauri-gum scallop shell, value £1; two small gold lockets, chased, value £3 10s.; two small gold lockets, plain, value £4 ; a round silver scotchpebble brooch, centre stone missing, value 10s.; a round silver scotch-pebble brooch, shape of punch-bowl and glasses, value £1 75.; twelve silver rings, value £3 145.; three silversovereign purses, value £2 15s; a german-silver compass, value 10s.; three 9-carat gold turquoise rings, value £1 10s.; a brass seed-tester, with magnifying glass, value 7s. 6d.; a plated magnifying glass, with three lenses, value 65.; a sundial and compass in wooden case, value 55.; a silver floral brooch, value 10s.; a gold and greenstone brooch and earrings, square pattern, value £2 ss. ; a gold cameo brooch, value £2 ; a gold-nugget breast-pin, value £1 10s.; a silver breast-pin, with “N.Z.S. Co.” thereon, value Bs.; a gold trowel, with diamond in centre, value £1 10s.; a gold and paste breast-pin, value 10s.; a silver shield, value 55.; a gold square-and-compass, value 155.; three one-lens magnifying glasses, value £1 45.; fifteen silver thimbles, value £1 17s. 6d.; a bird-cage charm, value 155.; a gold turquoise brooch and earrings, value £7; twenty gold keeper-rings, value £26; thirty-six gold wedding-rings, with “Freeman 18c.” on inside, value £34; thirty-nine ladies’ gold gem rings, value £120; a gold Burch key, value £1; a blackenamel breast-pin, with pearl in centre, value £1 10s.; an agate breast-pin mounted with gold, value £1 10s.; a gold cross, with a diamond and rubies in centre, value £3 155.; a pair of diamond earrings, value £ls; a past-masters’ jewel set with rubies, value £2 ; a brooch and earrings set with garnets, value £3 10s. ; six colonial-gold brooches and earrings, value £26 ; two gold crosses set with emeralds and other stones, value £5 ; two gold victoria alberts, value £l7 ; five ladies’ gold alberts, value £27 10s. ; a long gold neckchain, value £6 ; three pairs of gold and paste earrings, value £1 10s. ; three gold and greenstone watch-keys, value £3 155.; three gold and greenstone scarf-rings, value £3 ; six silver brooches and earrings, value £2 14s. ; a gold oval brooch and earrings, value £2 10s.; a pair of diamond and pearl earrings, value £9 ; a gold and greenstone thistle, value £3; three gold and greenstone breast-pins, horse-shoe pattern, value £3 ; an ironstone brooch, value £1 55.; a silver medal, value £1; two gold brooches and earrings, value £3 ; ten silver albert chains, value £8 ; two long gold pencil-cases, value £3 10s ; four sets coloured-gold brooches and earrings, value £11; two gold brooches, value £4; two pairs of gold eardrops, value £3 10s.; two gold and greenstone brooches, value £7 ; a gold and turquoise brooch, value £3 10s.; a set of gold studs, value £2 10s. ; three opal studs, value £1 10s. ; three coral studs, value £1 10s. ; three coloured-gold brooches, value £6 6s. ; two sets of gold studs, value £2 18s. ; two pairs of gold earrings, value £2 ; seven silver lockets, value £5 155.; five gold pens, value £2; a silver brooch, value £1 10s.; a compass, value 9s; seven collar-studs, coloured gold, value £3 10s.; a set of emerald studs, value £2 ; a set of pearl studs, value £1 14s. ; two sets of colouredgold studs, value £2; a set of sleeve-links, coloured gold, value £2; a pair of coloured-gold eardrops, value £1 10s.; two coloured-gold brooches and earrings, value £4 155.; a moss agate brooch, value 10s.; a jet brooch, value £110s.; a black-enamel brooch and earrings, value £2 ; two long goldmounted hair guards, value £1 175.; a tortoiseshell cardcase, value 10s. ; a gold locket, value £3 10s. ; a second-hand Rotherham watch, No. 41944, value £5; a gold and greenstone brooch, value £1 125.; four sets of bone studs, with gold tops, value £1 10s.; a long gold and jet brooch, value 10s. ; six bright-gold bars, value £1 10s.; a maltese cross, value £1 10s; twelve linen testers, value £1 4s; and a gold brooch and earrings, buttercup pattern, with paste in centre. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 134.)

Stealing jewellery, &c., from a dwelling at Blight’s Road, Papanui, the property of A. M. Wakefield: All the property reported stolen was found on the 23rd ultimo in a paddock about a quarter of a mile from Mr. Hall’s residence, except the following articles : The silver necklet, the gold brooch, horse-shoe pattern, with silver stirrup as pendant, the gold locket with ATE engraved thereon, and the gold oval brooch with cairngorm in centre. The following articles were stolen at the same time as the other property, but were not previously reported stolen, and have not as yet been recovered : A pair of long gold earrings, a gold snake-pattern bracelet with turquoise, a watch-spring bracelet, a gold signet-ring, stone missing, and a round gold brooch with locket attached containing a photograph. Suspicion attached to John Brown, who was seen loitering about the house on the day the property was stolen. Description: Irish, a labourer, about forty years of age, sft. 7in. high, medium build, broad shoulders, fair complexion, fair hair, small sandy beard whiskers and moustache, slovenly gait; wore light-tweed saccoat, dark-tweed trousers, and light-coloured soft felt hat; dirty apperance ; frequents hotels. He had been formerly employed at Sliand’s Track, Southbridge, Riccarton, and Addington,

Stolen on the 14th ultimo, from a bedroom in the Governor Browne Hotel, Auckland, a silver lever liunting-watch, maker John Bennett, Clieapside, London, No. 32730 ; the property of Thomas Barker ; value £5. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette , 1886, page 106.)

Stealing billiard-balls from the Palace Hotel, Rotorua, the property of Robert King: Mr. King proceeded by civil action against Thomas Gibbons for the recovery of £3 35., the value of the balls, and obtained judgment for that amount, together with costs of Court. Gibbons was employed as billiard-marker in the hotel up to the time the balls were missed.

During the night of the 13th ultimo the shop of J. D. Phillips, High Street, Christchurch, was broken into, and the following stolen: A pair of grey-tweed trousers and vest, size No. 4 ; a dark-tweed sac-coat with reddish hue through material, size No. 4 ; and a wheat-sack; value £2 10s. Identifiable. The vest was found the following morning in complainant’s yard.

Stolen on the 13tli ultimo, from the office of William Jameson, High Street, Christchurch, a nearly-new darktweed single-breasted overcoat, with two outside liip-pockets, a match-pocket on right side, a left breast-pocket, and an inside right breast-pocket, third button from top loose; value £2. Identifiable.

Between 3 p.m. on the lOtli and noon on the 15th ultimo the dwelling of William James Jenkins, near Racecourse Hill, Malvern, was broken into, and the following stolen : About 401 b. of white sugar, a small bag of oatmeal, a few cakes, and some tea and coffee ; value about 15s.

Stolen on the 13th ultimo, from the dwelling of Gilbert Dobson, at Dobson, near Brunnerton, two white shirts with a set of gold-mounted bone shirt-studs in one of them, a razor, a soap-brush, a razor-strop, a purse, a heart-shaped pebble with a red speck on one point, and a chamois-purse containing a set of bone shirt-studs mounted with gold and a set of pearl shirt-studs ; value £2 19s. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 124.)

The silver watch, the property of Bessie Carter, reported stolen from a bedroom in Barrett’s boardinghouse, Wellington, has been recovered. It was not stolen.

Stolen about the lGth ultimo, from a bedroom in the hotel of Hugh Kennedy, at Patea, an oval silver locket chased on one side, a silver chain, flat-link pattern, value £1 ; a good brooch and earrings, shamrock pattern, with raised ball in centre of earrings, value £3. Identifiable. Maoris suspected.

Stolen on the 15th ultimo, from the whare of James Highland, at Darficld, Christchurch District, a 6ft. by Bft. calico tent, torn across and sewn with thread and twine, two patches on it, one side ragged ; a small looking-glass, a silk necktie, a box of needles, and two swag-straps; value 18s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to two men, names unknown, who slept in the whare on the night previous. Description : First, about twenty-one years of age, sft. lOin. high, full face, long dark hair, no hair on face; wore old brown-tweed coat torn at side, new brown-moleskin trousers and blucher boots; carried a grey-blanket swag. Second, about thirty-two years of age, sft. Tin. high, reddish whiskers worn full; wore loose dungaree jacket, brown - moleskin trousers, black hat, and watertight boots; carried a tentswag.

On the 15th ultimo the hut of Vincent West, New River Ferry, Southland District, was broken into, and the following stolen: A pair of new socks, a letter from David McKellar, and a chamois-leather bag containing a £5 note and 7s. 9d. in silver. Letter only identifiable.

Stolen on the 3rd ultimo, from the shop-door of Andrew Heavey, Wyndham Street, Auckland, a very long singlebreasted brown-tweed overcoat, belt at back, black - bone buttons, a row of buttons on each cuff ; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 17th ultimo, from a bedroom in the Annandale Arms Hotel, King Street, Dunedin, four pairs of. ladies’ calico drawers, about half worn, value 10s.; three ladies’ chemises with fancy work on breast and sleeves, partly worn, value 15s. ; four toilet-covers, 4ft. long by 2|ft. wide, value 10s.; six calico pillow-slips, partly worn, value Bs.; four large turkish towels, value 6s. ; and ten silver-plated dessertspoons, value 10s. Identifiable.

Stc len on the 15th or 16th ultimo, from a hut at the Caversdian Valley Brickyard, near Dunedin, a long dark-

brown-tweecl overcoat lined with dark alpaca, two buttons at slit at back, two outside side-pockets, and an outside left-breast-pocket, an inside right - breast - pocket, black - bone buttons, loop at collar ; the property of Charles Alexander Shiels; value £1 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a man, known as “Pat,” a native of the West of Ireland, about twenty-three or twenty-four years of age, about sft. 4in. or sin. high, medium build, fresh complexion, brown eyes, long straight nose, a small lump on right side of forehead, sandy hair, small sandy whiskers and moustache; wore grey-tweed sac-coat, brown tweed or moleskin trousers, hard black hat, and watertight boots. He some time ago belonged to the Salvation Army. Supposed to have gone to the Taieri.

Stolen on the 20tlx ultimo, from the dwelling of Robert Forrest, St. Andrews, Timaru District, a £lO note, three threepenny pieces, and a few pence in coppers.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 86.)

The silver watch reported stolen from the dwelling of Charles James Freeth, Ngamutawa, Masterton, has been recovered. It was not stolen.

On the 4tli ultimo the dwelling of Daniel McGregor, Okaiawa, Taranaki District, was broken into, and a volume of the New York Police Gazette, unbound, value 45., stolen. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a man, name unknown, about twenty-five years of age, about sft. 9in. high, slight build, dark hair; wore light-grey-tweed coat 'and trousers and soft black-felt hat. Ho went towards Skcct Road.

Stolen on the 10th ultimo, from the dwelling of Alexander Gillies, the Willows Station, near Ormond, a dark-tweed single-breasted coat, a dark-tweed vest lined with red-striped light-yellow calico, a pair of dark-tweed trousers, size 7; a pair of watertight boots, size 8, brass eyelet-holes; a grevilannel shirt, a woollen and cotton check shirt with a small hole near collar, button - hole for a stud; a white-flannel under-shirt, three white-ivory shirt-studs, two sleeve-links, and a dark-blue-silk necktie ; value £5 Bs. 6d. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a Maori, named Ohipene, who was employed on the station. Description: About forty years of age, sft. sin. high, slight build, thin face, black whiskers and moustache turning grey, top off right forefinger ; wore single-breasted dark-blue coat, dirty moleskin trousers, and brown-tweed soft hat. He left the station on the 15th ultimo for Te Arai.

Stolen between 7 a.m. on the 20th and 5 p.m. on the 23rd ultimo, from the tent of James Dinsdale, at the railwaycamp, Te Awamutu, a tweed suit, black and grey check, bar-pattern, red - and-white-striped lining, a brown-leather pocketbook with elastic band, and lib. of candles; value £4 ss. identifiable.