Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume X, Issue 25, 8 December 1886, Page 232

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Robert Whitelaw is charged, on warrant issued by the Balclutha Bench, with the larceny as a bailee of the sum of £l3 15s. of the moneys of Donald McDonald, at Balclutha, on the 15th ultimo. Description : Scotch, twenty-three years of age, sft. sin. high, stout build, brown hair, very little 'or no hair on face ; supposed, gone to Dunedin.

Frederick Clarke is charged, on warrant issued by the Christchurch Bench, with the larceny as a bailee, at Fendaltown, near Christchurch, on the 14th October last, of a double-barrelled pinfire breech-loading gun, makers Hollis and Sheath, London, a very small hole in the left barrel about 6in. from the breech, three scratches on left side of stock; the property of Schjott Stoddard; value£l2. Identifiable. Description : English, a boatbuilder, thirty years of age, sft. 7in. high, stout build, fair complexion, sandy hair

whiskers and moustache, chin shaved, very long ugly teeth, long features, high forehead, strutting gait; usually wears a light-brown suit and fore-and-aft cap. Identifiable.

Stolen on the lltli or 12th ultimo, from the porch of the dwelling of William Gair Mackay, or from the cloak-room of the Grammar School, Invercargill, a boys’ double-breasted indigo-blue nap-pilot overcoat, lined with italian black cloth, sleeves lined with yellow-, black-, and white-striped cotton, waistband buttoned at the back, two rows of black-bone buttons in front, four buttons in each row ; the property of William Gair Mackay ; value £1 10s. Identifiable.

Supposed stolen on the Bth ultimo, from the guard’s van of the Invercargill train at Invercargill, a red carpet-bag (locked), containing a black-cloth paget-coat, a grey-and-black-striped tweed vest, a pair of dark-tweed trousers, a pair of lace-up shoes, a Crimean shirt with red and blue dots, a honeycomb towel, a box 15in. by sin., containing two chisels, fourteen chisel-handles, a sealed letter in coat-pocket, and a Good Templar’s card ; the property of Alexander Cowan, Limehills, Southland ; value £2 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to three men, names unknown. Description ; First, a native of Queensland, twenty-six years of age, sft. Sin. high, dark sallow complexion ; wore dark-tweed suit and hard brown hat, had a heavy gold watch-guard with nugget attached. Second, twenty-six or twenty-seven years of age, sft. Sin. high, dark sallow complexion, chin shaved, heavy upper lip, prominent upper teeth; wore dark-tweed suit, had a gold watch-guard with greenstone pendant attached. Third, called “ Charlie,” thirty years of age, sft. 3in. high, sallow com plexion, chin shaved ; wore a light-tweed suit. Identifiable"

Stolen on the sth or 6th ultimo, from the galley of the ste.amer “Maori,” at the Queen’s Wharf, Wellington, a mincing-machine, size 3 ; the property of Peter Chrestensen; value £l. Identification doubtful.

Stolen between the 2nd and 6th ultimo, from the stable of Robert Furze, Tamahere, Waikato District, an old saddle, off knee-pad lately repaired with new leather, a small round hole worn by knee in near knee-pad; value £2. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 9th or 10th ultimo, from the premises of the Rev. William Benjamin Marten, Avenal, near Invercargill, three twill-calico sheets, 6ft. by Bft., a plain calico sheet, 6ft. by Bft., all machine-hemmed, and a twill-calico nightshirt, marked “ W. B. Marten” with ink on breast; value £1 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen between the Ist October last and the 19th ultimo, from a goods-case between London and Dunedin, twelve men’s soft black-felt hats, sizes from 6-1 to 6f ; the property of George Halley ; value £1 16s.

Stolen on the 17th or 18th ultimo, at Alexandra, Waikato District, an English-made pigskin saddle, in good repair, Cambridge girth and victoria-silver stirrup-irons; value £2 10s ; and a yellow-oilskin coat, with a strip about IJin. wide torn off the bottom; value £1; the property of Frank McMinn. Identifiable. Maoris suspected.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 211.)

The saddle, leather surcingle, web girth, two swag-straps, bridle, breastplate, and gunny - bag, stolen on the 30th October last, at the Willow Station, near Ormond, the property of J. Dudley Rain, have been recovered.

Stolen on the 16th ultimo, from the door of John Simpson’s bootshop, Newton, one pair of ladies’ leather shoes, size 3, plain fronts, and one pair ditto, size 4, with toe-caps ; value £1 Is. Identifiable.

Stolen on the night of the 2nd ultimo, from the backyard of Mrs. O’Donnell, Chapel Street, Auckland, a pair of flannel drawers, a flannel singlet, and two pairs of worsted socks ; value 15s. Not identifiable.

Stolen on the morning of the Bth ultimo, from a right-of-way at the back of Joseph Dolph’s house, Goldsborough, a pair of brown-tweed trousers, with the sum of Bs. 6d., which was contained in one of the pockets ; the property of the said Joseph Dolph ; value £1 4s. 6d. Trousers only identifiable.

Stolen on the morning of the Btli ultimo, at Goldsborough, a small shell box, 7in. long, containing a plain gold ring with five greenstone pebbles set in centre, and an imitation Waltham silver lever watch; the property of Johanna Delacosta ; value £2 10s. The box and ring only identifiable.

Stolen between 6 a.m. of the 24tli and 6 a.m. of the 25th ultimo, from the open cow-shed of David Nichol, Hawera, a double-reined snaffle-bridle, german - silver bit, square-plated buckles, one pair of reins knotted in centre, the other pair had one rein shorter than the other ; the property of Charles Gray, Hawera Hotel; value 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 13th ultimo, from a washstand in the workroom of Messrs. Herbert, Haynes, and Co., Princes Street, Dunedin, a ladies’ gipsy 18-carab gold ring, single diamond in centre; the property of Annie Stover; value £4. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 4th and l’lth ultimo, from the wharf at Auckland, five sacks of oats marked S, three ditto marked SB, and three ditto marked Z ; the property of Henry Dreyer, master of the barque “ Neptune; ” value £ll. The sacks only (which were marked with black paint) identifiable.

Stolen on the 12th ultimo, from outside the shop-window of B. Boulton, at Newton, near Auckland, two bags of sugar, each weighing 501 b., branded “N.Z. Sugar Company ;” value £2 19s. Identification doubtful.

Stolen on the 9th ultimo, from the pocket of Ernest Diddam’s vest, while hanging up in the dressing-room on the show-grounds at Ellerslie, a silver Waltham hunting-watch, with bird engraved on the inside of case, No. 1544915; value £5. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 19th ultimo, from the shop-door of Charles Johnston, Maclaggan Street, Dunedin, a dark-tweed sac-coat, single breasted, lined with black italian cloth, and three light-striped cotton shirts; value £1 4s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from the shop-door of Charles Johnston, Maclaggan Street, Dunedin, a single-breasted darktweed sac-coat, brown stripes running across, five dark-bone buttons in front, two side pockets, and one outside left breastpocket, marked inside one sleeve “ G.O. Size 3;” value £l. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 23rd and 24th ultimo, from the slip at Lyttelton, a triangular-shaped jib-sheet with small piece of boom attached, a new galvanized-iron bucket, and an ordinary boat-hook with handle recently repaired; the property of Edwin Crosby Reeves; value £1 Bs. Identifiable, except bucket.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 223.)

The side saddle stolen between the 24th and 31st October last, at the Lakes, Hawera, from John Scott Caverhill, has been recovered, and traced to the possession of Benjamin Ward, alias Bowman, who has been arrested by Constable George Girdler Sparke, Patea Police, and committed for trial by the Hawera Bench for this offence.

Stolen on the 20th ultimo, from the shop-door of F. H. Browne, Ross Place, Lawrence, three ladies’ fancy striped skirts, J/E marked on ticket attached to each ; value 14s. 3d. Tickets identifiable.

Stolen on the 15th ultimo, from the pocket of William Harding’s vest, while hanging on a nail in the auction-room at Captain Cotton’s sale-yards, Christchurch, during a sale, a double-cased silver English lever watch, maker’s name and number unknown, with silver chain, long twisted links, attached; value £9. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1886, page 223.)

The pie-dishes, the property of Louis Fenwick, reported stolen from Wharf Street, Oamaru, on the 11th ultimo, have been found empty in a paddock near complainant’s house. The remains of the joint of mutton have also been found.

Stolen on the 3rd October last, at Featherston, a singlerein bridle, nearly new, white brow-band, iron bit, large whitemetal buckles, and an old cart-whip ; value 155.; the property of James Lawry. Bridle only identifiable. Suspicion attached to William Thomson, of the Upper Hutt.

Stolen on the night of the 26th ultimo, from the fowlhouse of Harry Tyer, Ngaliauranga, about twenty-five barndoor fowls ; value £2. Not identifiable.

Stolen on the 6th or 7th ultimo, from the reclaimed land at Dunedin, a boat, 16ft. long by 4ft. wide at the centre, deck sft. long at each end, painted white, depth at centre 16in., and at each end 12in., painted blue outside and tarred at bottom ; the property of Joseph Clark and James Bell, of Kensington ; value £l6. Identifiable,

Stolen between the 3rd and sth instant, from a boat in McCarthy’s yard, Te Aro, Wellington, a piece of pig-iron 2Jft. long by sin. by sin., about lcwt. ; the property of Hector Liardet; value 12s. 6d. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 27th ultimo, from the window of Thomas McCarthy’s pawnbroker’s shop, Dee Street, Invercargill, a single-breasted black-tweed sac-coat, size 5, with two hippockets and outside breast-pocket, bound with braid, black buttons; value £1 10s. Identification doubtful.

Stolen between the 29th and 31st October last, from the North Beach, Cobden, near Greymoutli, four boxes of pills, two pairs of Chinese slippers, 151 b. of dried turnips, five bundles of Chinese matches, and a box containing twenty tins of opium ; the property of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand ; value £3O Bs. Identification doubtful.