Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 5, 27 February 1889, Page 39

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Stolen on the 14th instant, from the woolshed of Mr. Sullivan, at Levels Valley, Canterbury, an oxford shirt with pink spots, collar attached ; a flannel undershirt bound round the neck with blue ribbon, a pair of brown-merino drawers, a pair of grey-tweed trousers, a yellow-silk pockethandkerchief, and a blue muffler; the property of William Clark; value about £l. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a swagman, name unknown, who slept in the woolshed on the previous night. Description: Scotch, about thirtyfive years of age, about sft. lOin. high, slight build, dark complexion, dark hair beard whiskers and moustache, some of front teeth out; wore dark-tweed coat, tweed or coloured-moleskin trousers, and dark-tweed hat; carried a small swag tied up in a sugar-bag.

Stolen on the 22nd December last, from Silver’s coffeestall, at the junction of Market and Queen Streets, Auckland, a plain red malacca cane with plain silver knob ; the property of Alexander Murchie ; value 7s. 6d. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 11th instant, at Mangatoro Station, Hawke’s Bay, four £lO notes, two £5 notes, and fourteen £1 notes, supposed on the Bank of New Zealand ; the property of James McKenzie. Suspicion attached to William Harkness, who was seen near the place from where the money was stolen. Description: Supposed English, a station-hand, about twenty-six of age, sft. 6in. high, medium build, dark complexion, small dark-brown whiskers and moustache. He is still employed at Mangatoro Station.

Stolen about the 17th instant, from Lambton Quay, Wellington, a table, sft. by 3Jft., a lath nailed across end, and a saw-cut in one corner, small legs; the property of George Jones ; value 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the sth instant, from a cart in King Street, Dunedin, a blue-pilot-cloth overcoat with velvet collar, light-coloured-tweed lining and horn buttons ; a pair of brown home-made woollen gloves, a magenta-coloured woollen muffler, and a ladies’ brown-tweed ulster, all considerably worn; the property of John Leckie McGregor; value £l. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 14tli and 17th instant, from an unoccupied house in College Street, Wellington, six small brass house-bells, a long time in use ; the property of Baker Brothers.

Stolen on the Bth ultimo, from No. 1 Jetty, Devonport Perry T, Auckland, a sugar - bag marked “ New Zealand Sugar C 0.,” addressed “J. T. Julian, care of Mr. Baker,” containing eighteen pairs Sin. cast butt-hinges, three pairs 14in. T-hinges, two pairs lOin. T-hinges, two Bin. iron bolts, two 6in. iron bolts, a glue-pot, a cake of glue, a pair of fin. match-planes, and a compass-plane, “J. T. JULIEN ” stamped on ends of both, and a gross of ljin. screws; the property of John Thomas Julian ; value £1 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 25th December last and the Ist ultimo, from Waimatuku River, Southland, a flat-bottomed boat, about 10ft. long and 3fft. beam, square stern, painted red, value 15s. ; a pair of oars, one ash and the other red pine, value 35.; and a mullet fishing-net, 2in. mesh, 25 fathoms long, 100 meshes deep at centre and 50 at each end, a new piece about 9in. by 7in. in centre, top line fin. rope and bottom fin., with lead sinkers attached, value £3 ; the property of Joseph Wilks. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 11th instant, from a new building at Oriental Bay, Wellington, a piece of 2in. lead pipe ; the property of the Hon. W. G. Mantell.

Stolen about the 10th instant, from an unoccupied store, in Wellington Street, Auckland, a painters’ basket-kit with flap, value 2s. 6d.; five dusting-brushes, nearly new, value 19s. 6d.; four putty-knives, various sizes, value 10s.; two nearly-new white-calico jackets, value 4s. ; and a painters’ holland apron, value Is. ; the property of Matthew John Bennett. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 2nd or 3rd instant, from a shed in the yard of James Dovell, Newmarket, Auckland, three black Spanish hens, three Bramah pullets, and a Bramah rooster; value 10s. Bramah fowls identifiable.

Stolen on the Ist instant, from a shed in the yard of Ellen McGregor, Albert Street, Auckland, a girls’ pair of strong lace-up boots, recently half-soled, a leather lace in one and a soft lace in the other; value 6s. 6d. Identifiable. Two boys, names unknown, suspected.

(See Police Gazette, 1889, page 19.)

William Middleton, charged with stealing clothing, &c., the property of Kapia Hetaraka, from on board the cutter “ South Wairoa,” has been arrested by Detective James Joseph Tuohy, Auckland Police, and discharged. He was sentenced to six months’ labour on another charge of larceny.

Supposed stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from a railway-car-riage between Christchurch and Lyttelton, a brown-paper parcel containing a bundle of music-books with “ Alice Drake ” written on them, a ladies’ short black-tweed jacket, a ladies’ nightdress, and several small articles ; the property of Alice Drake ; value £4. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 22nd instant, at Customhouse Quay, Wellington, a blue-serge sac-coat with raised seams inside and outside, breast- and side-pockets, the braid in front has been mended, the sleeves have been lengthened two inches, four black-bone buttons in front, the lower button off ; the property of John Louisson ; value £1 ss. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 21st instant, from on board the steamer “ Arawata ” at Auckland, a binocular night-glass, maker’s name Whyte, Glasgow, thereon, rather heavy glasses; the property of J. H. W. Highman ; value £5 ss. Identifiable.