Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person and from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XVI, Issue 18, 7 September 1892, Page 146

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person and from Dwellings.

New Plymouth. —Mrs. A. Cook, Devon Street, reports that, about 12.45 a.m. on the 20th ultimo, her shop was broken into, and three packages of tea and three bottles of essences, value 11s., stolen.

Stratford. —William Brown reports stolen from his shopdoor, on the 15th ultimo, a pair of men’s heavy watertight boots, nailed, marked 14/6 on soles. Identification doubtful.

(See Police Gazette, 1891, page 84.) "

Stealing from the whare of James Davis, Waiomo : Heta Tamihana has been arrested for this offence by Constable W. Bern, Thames Police, and sentenced to six months’ labour. Saddle recovered.

Auckland. —Alfred Catchpole, Great North Road, reports stolen from his shop, on the 24th ultimo, between £3 and £4 in silver.

Auckland. —Frederick J. Bennett, 199, Queen Street, reports stolen from his shop, on the 17th ultimo, a brown melton overcoat with cape buttoned on, size 3, slop-make; value £1 10s. Identification doubtful.

Auckland. —Arthur Henry Alderton reports that, on the 10th ultimo, his whare in Chancery Lane, was broken into, and a silver-hunting watch with brass guard attached, value £l, stolen. The articles were pledged on the same day at Newmegen’s pawn-office by a youth who gave his name as John McDonald. Description: About sixteen years of ago, medium height and build, fair hair and complexion; wore a grey suit. Supposed identifiable.

Auckland. —Thomas Dawes, grocer, Freeman’s Bay, reports that, on the 24th ultimo, his shop was broken into and ransacked, but nothing stolen.

(Wellington. The Union Clothing Company, Cuba Street, report stolen from outside their shop, on the 24tli ultimo, a worsted sac-suit, has stripe running through; value £2 15s. Identifiable.

Wellington. —Davis and Clater, Lambton Quay, report stolen from the doorway of their shop, on the 27th ultimo, a brown woollen shirt, collar buttons at the peaks in front, and at back ; value 10s. 6d. Identifiable.

Hastings. —William Ruddick, licensee, Carlton Hotel, reports that, between 11.30 p.m. on the 26th and 6 a.m. on the 27th ultimo, his premises wore burglariously entered, and a cash-box, lOin. by 6in., stolen from the bar. The box contained two £5 notes, six £1 notes, about £8 in silver, four cheques on the Union Bank, Hastings—two drawn by A. B. Green for £4 5s and £1 respectively, one by W. Clark for £5, and one by J. Baines for £l—all payable to “ self; ” one on the same bank, Napier branch, by W. Beetham, in favour of Hori, for £5 ; one on the Bank of New South Wales, Napier, drawn by Reed in favour of Ruddick, for £2; one on the Hastings branch of same hank for £3, by J. N. Williams, payable to Hori; and another on the Union Bank, Bulls, by Wirihana Huma, payable to “ Change some, others, of which particulars are not k nown; and the following promissory notes, viz., W. Ruddick, £100; Joseph Cresswell, £B2; E. B. Ellingworth, £25; A. McCormick, £5 10s. ; and W. Cooper, £l9 15s. Payment of cheques stopped.

Tauranga. —Charles D. Willmott, Cameron Road, reports stolen from his dwelling, on the 20th ultimo, a small calico purse containing a£l note. Suspicion attached to George Cummings, a local carpenter.

Queenstown. —Between 6 p.m. on the 19tli and 10.30 a.m. on the 20th ultimo the office of the Sew Hoy Big Beach Golddredging Company, at Arthur’s Point, was broken into, the safe opened (supposed with a false key), and nine balls of goldamalgam, weighing 1720 z. 2dwt., value £409, stolen.

Christchurch. —Augustus W. Bennetts reports stolen from his bedroom at Coker’s Hotel, on the 22nd ultimo, a gold lever hunting chronograph keyless stop-watch, has an extra hand, plain cases, makers (supposed) Forrest, No. 16250, monogram like GR covering nearly the whole of outer case; attached was a double gold chain, links about an inch long, with a silver sovereign-purse, engraved AWB ; value £SO. Suspicion attached to Thomas Harvey, alias Harrey, supposed English, a saddler, but associates with thieves and spielers, about twenty-five years of age, sft. 4in. high, medium build, fresh complexion, dark hair, sandy moustache and side whiskers ; dressed in rough dark-tweed sac-suit and hard drab-felt hat. (See also Police Gazette, 1892, page 65.) Suspect occupied a room opposite complainant’s, and assumed the liamo of McFane.

Christchurch. —Charles Fisher, staying at the Clarendon Hotel, Worcester Street, reports that, about 12.45 a.m. on the 23rd ultimo., he was assaulted in the hotel-yard and robbed of a gold open-faced lever watch, inscribed, “ Presented to J. M. Watts by the Loyal Belgrove Lodge of Oddfellows, 1864; ” maker’s name unknown, No. 4995, white dial; a gold chain, twisted links, no bar, portion of aluminium pencilcaso at end, and a gilt shilling of George the Third’s reign; value £l3 2s. Complainant was drunk and cannot identify the assailants, but there is strong reason for suspecting that they were three spielers, named Samuel Asher, Charles Smith, and Edward Harman. (For description see Police Gazette, 1891, page 145, 1892, page 117, and 1890, page 86.) Smith has left Christchurch, and the other two are still in the city.

Christchurch. —Frederick Biggs, chemist, Ensor’s Road, Opawa, reports stolen from his dwelling, between the 22nd and 25th ultimo, a ladies’ gold Geneva hunting-watch, small size, No. 3162 ; a gentlemen’s short gold chain, squaro links, with Maltese greenstone cross, in the centre of which is a gold piece, two letters thereon, a small portion broken off one corner; a gold ring, set with a diamond in the centre and ruby at each side; a gold pin, having four pieces across and ball in centre ; and 4s. 6d. in silver; value £l9 19s. 6d.

Christchurch,— Emily Kitchen, barmaid, Commercial Hotel, reports slaJen fromlrep betrroom, ultinuw a woodpdi worlyD69v/>bfong shapdyTibout, 9in. long, a pair eafa|f?gs with go 1 i/»^pndr drops, a pair of blstfgK- and wkrte- enamelled pine shape; a gold pin, the stone (a sapphire) bclons/ng to/it wrapped in paper; and a pair of silver-plated nut-ctuickere ; value £2.

Christchurch. —John Cochrane, farmer, Upper Riccarton, > reports/stolen fram him while drunk on the Riccarton course/jpmthe IJtJf ultimo, an English silver lever eight-day a double barrel; value £B.

Christchurch. —Mrs. Martha Glover, Martin’s Lane, Lincoln Road, reports stolen from her pocket, during an auction-sale in Christchurch, on the 20th ultimo, two £1 notes, tied in a white handkerchief.

Lyttelton. —David Kenny, Albion Hotel, reports stolen on the 20th ultimo, three billiard-balls, two white, one blue; value £3 3s.

y' (See Police Gazette, 1892, page 138.)

Clinton. —Breaking into and stealing from the store of F. Lange and Son: The number of the second silver-hunting watch is 29900 ; maker supposed to be Rotherham.

Jjf, eston.uLnsAram Road, reports stolen from W7d«;|pgft'Uaetweoii tUnOßvth and 20th ultimo, five £1 supposed Bank) and 19s. 6d.

Whangaroa. —John Roche reports stolen from him while asleep in his whare at Omalmta Gumfield, on the 20th ultimo, one £5 note (torn across the centre) and twenty-two £1 notes. Complainant is now at Kohukohu, Hokianga. A doubtful report.

(See Gazette, 1892, page 138.) Dunedin. David Lowe’s larceny : The pocketbook, minus notes, has been found in the Caledonian Grounds.