Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, &c.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXI, Issue 1, 6 January 1897, Page 2

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, &c.

Auckland. —William Joseph Ralph, gentleman, Waitemata Street, reports stolen from his dwelling, on the 17th ultimo, a gold hunting stop-watch, chased, maker Louisson, Auckland, number unknown, E.V.R. engraved outside front case and inside back case; and a gold albert chain, long

smooth links of medium thickness, each stamped 18c., with gold bar and silver pencil-case attached : value, £3B.

Auckland. —Mrs. Kate Thomas reports stolen from her, on the 19th ultimo, a black leather purse, oblong shape, nearly new, containing three £5 and three £1 notes, about £1 in silver, and three return saloon tickets, CoromandelAuckland ; total value, £l9 12s. 6d.

Auckland. —John B. Wolstenholme, billiard-marker, reports stolen from his bedroom, at Warkworth House, Queen Street, on the 25th or 26th ultimo, a brown-serge sac coat and vest, a tan-coloured pocket-book, a £1 note, a gold scarfpin, pearl in centre, and case for same ; a silver lever openfaced watch, maker Drinkwater, Coventry, number unknown, “ J. B. Wolstenholme ” engraved inside; and a split ring, inscribed “ An open door would tempt a saint”: value, in all, £8 10s. 6d.

Auckland. —Thomas Jackson, gum-digger, reports that on the 30th ultimo he was assaulted in the Albert Park by two men, who robbed him of £1 19s. in silver. Description of offenders : First, about thirty years of age, 6ft. high, fair complexion, large sandy moustache, stout build, shabbily dressed in a dark-felt hat, light-tweed coat, and dark trousers. Second, about twenty-seven years of age, about sft. high, clean-shaved except sandy moustache, slight build ; dressed in dark-grey trousers, Crimean shirt, and soft blackfelt hat with no band, no coat. They can be identified. No warrant.

(See Police Gazette, 1896, page 214.) Auckland. Breaking into and stealing from David Elstone’s dwelling: William Knox, alias John Johnston, has been arrested by Constablo W. A. Bailey, and remanded. The marble clock has been recovered and traced to the 1 possession of accused.

Paeroa. James Muir, miner, reports stolen from the Tramway Hotel, Karangahake, on the 25th November last, a gentlemen’s silver lever Rotherhams hunting - watch, No. 19790, “ 289 ” scratched on the inside of front case ; value, £5 ss.

Waihi. —Frederick Lear, miner, reports stolen from his hut, on the 18th or 19th ultimo, five £1 notes, bank and numbers unknown. Suspicion attached to Walter Delaney, who occupied the hut with complainant, and is still living in Waihi. Description: A native of New South Wales, about thirty-six years of age, sft. 6in. high, blue eyes, red hair and moustache, face much freckled.

Napier. Frederick Anderson, billiard-room-keeper, reports stolen, between the 6th and 25th November last, a tweed coat and vest, small brown and-wlnte-check pattern, coat square-cut in front, lining of vest somewhat soiled or discoloured; value, £2 10s. Suspicion attached to Henry Shellam, a native of Napier, nineteen years of age, slim build, about sft. 6in. high, light-brown hair, no hair on face except perhaps a very slight moustache, usually wears a drab or light check suit. The place was broken into on the night of the first-above-mentioned date, and a number of articles stolen, for which a young man named Alfred Hutchins has been committed for trial. Suspect was an associate of Hutchins’s, who states that Shellam took the coat and vest. He is said to have gone to Gisborne about the 10th ultimo.

Wellington. —Thomas Brooker, painter, 71, Majoribank Street, reports stolen from his dwelling, on the 9th ultimo, a long silver watch-chain, long and short links ; a small ovalshaped gold locket, chased on each side, with small gold bar across front case; and an imitation-diamond neck-stud, rather long, with silver back: total value, £1 2s.

Johnsonville. —George P. Payne, storekeeper, Porirua, reports that on the 29th ultimo his premises were, burglariously entered, and 501 b. of tobacco “Venus,’" “ Juno,” and “ Ruby twist ” —ls. 6d., and some tins of fruit! value £l4, stolen. Suspicion attached to a man, name unknown, about sft. lOin. high, dark, with short bushy beard 'J dressed in a dark-tweed suit and hard hat. He was seen in Porirua during the early part of the night.

Carterton. —James T. McHarg, Glareville, reports that on the 22nd or 23rd ultimo his premises were broken into, a and about £2 18s. worth of tobacco stolen. Suspicion attached to Alfred Yates, living in the vicinity. (For de- / scription, see Police Gazette, 1895, page 158.)

Lyttelton. —Elizabeth Spencer, Strickland Street, Spreydon, reports stolen from her at the Lyttelton Railwaystation, on the 16th ultimo, a black morocco-leather purse,

containing a half-sovereign, and two Union Steamship Company’s tickets for the Akaroa Regatta.

Christchurch. —Mrs. Kate Leahy, of Oxford, reports stolen from a dwelling at Halswell, near Christchurch, on the 15th ultimo, a ladies’ gold Geneva kevless hunting-watch, 'M No. 86358, winder discoloured, value £10; a plaited black- / silk guard, value 7s. 6d.; a brown-leather purse containing /jss.; a gold pin, engraved K.L., value £1 10s.; and two ' 'railway return tickets, Christchurch-Oxford and Christ-church-Kaiapoi respectively.

Lincoln. —Robert Jones, swagger, reports stolen from a hut, on the 16th or 17th ultimo, a large-sized double-cased English lever watch, bought in Dunedin about twenty-five years ago, maker Hislop, number unknown, R.J. on inside of case; value, £5.

Dunedin. —Thomas Snell, alias Baker, alias Stewart, is charged on warrant with the theft from the Occidental Boardinghouse, Manse Street, mo. the 11th ultimo, of a bicycle, value £ls, the prfipejtty of Ambrose William Wellsford, storepoan : sii^ce/recovered. Offender is supposed a colonial, twenty-one .years of age, between sft. 9in. and sft. Mn* high, medium build, fresh complexion, sandy hair, littfe' or no rtjioustache, otherwise clean-shaved, one upper fromt tooth.passing, fond of drink; dressed, when last seen, inf a darlv sac spilt, hard black-felt hat, and stand-up collar; professes to be a cabinetmaker and polisher, but has been employed in billiard-rooms, which places he frequents ; has a yellow iron trunk with him. He pledged the bicycle at Jacob’s pawn office on the day of the theft, and is supposed to have left for the North Island. His parents are said to be living at New Plymouth or Hawera, but he spoke of going to Auckland. There are other charges pending against him.

Invercargill. —Arthur Jafeles Thomson, Waikiwi, reports stolen from his hut, mounted hair watch-guard, with rtmsdhic \djn\.Jar\Ai greenstone pendant attached. Susptoion(/a*ttaabecs. to Wman, name unknown, who stayed during the previous night. Description: slipposety'coforiial, about twenty-eight years of age but looks frgicjh younger, about sft. 6in. high, medium build, salloiy or sunburnt complexion, medium-sized nose and mouth, eyes supposed grey, brown hair with reddish tint; dressed in a dark coat and vest, slate coloured trousers, hard black hat, black tie, and white dickie; had a whitemetal chain, curb pattern ; shows a seaman’s discharge and certificate.

Invercargill. —David William McKay, auctioneer, Eye Street, reports that on the 22nd ultimo his dwelling was broken into, and the following stolen : About 9s. in silver, an old ss. piece, a Jubilee shilling, five coins—Russian, French, American, Mexican, and Indian respectively and some others that cannot be described.

Ahaura. John Booth, engine-driver, Hahn’s sawmill, reports that on the 16th ultimo his dwelling was burglariously entered, and the following stolen : A new coat and vest, made of Fox’s serge by Christopher Smith, of Greymouth, value £5 55.; a pair of light saddle-tweed trousers, value £1; a gold-mounted hair-guard, value £3 10s. (recovered) ; a threepenny coin with a hole in it, a penny, halfpenny, two silk handkerchiefs (one maroon, the other white), a double-bladed pocketknife, a three-bladed ditto, and a pair of braces.