Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXIII, Issue 10, 10 May 1899, Page 104

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

(See Police Gazette, 1899, page 60.)

Auckland. Theft of £3OO, money of the Auckland Savings-Bank. The manager guarantees a rew’ard of £SO on conviction of the offender or offenders.

Auckland. Joseph Lucas, jeweller, Ponsonby Road, reports stolen from his shop, at 8.30 p.m. on the Ist instant, a drawer, containing a gold Waltham hunting-watch, two gold Geneva open-faced watches, a small gold open-faced watch, a gold Geneva hunting-watch, a silver Geneva openfaced watch, a large gilt hunting-watch (makers’ names and numbers unknown); two plush cases, containing six dressrings ; a stand, containing six gem rings ; a heart-shaped tray

with blue border and white centre, containing eleven 9-carat gold wedding- and keeper-rings, six 9-carat gold brooches (various patterns), 3 signet-rings, a gold brooch with pearls (crescent pattern), a dress-ring, two gold scarf-pins in boxes (one horse-shoe pattern with diamonds and rubies, the other with a stone in centre and small ruby), eight 15-carat gold brooches in small cases, five 15-carat gold brooches in large cases, two 9-carat gold brooches in small cases, and two pickle forks with enamelled handles : total value, £BO 13s. Identifiable by private mark. The following were found in a paddock during the next day, viz. : Four of the brooches and cases, a signet-ring, the drawer, and sixteen empty jewellery cases; also a new black-felt hat, Melbourne make, size 6|.

(See Police Gazette, 1899, page 32.)

Auckland. — Breaking into and stealing from the Kauri Timber Company’s store at Ngunguru: The cash-box has been found, broken open and empty, a short distance from where it was stolen.

Auckland.— -Mrs. Vera Doree, 374, Queen Street, reports stolen from her shop, on the 28th or 29th ultimo, two small plague-paintings, about 9 in. diameter, one representing the White Terrace, the other a waterfall; value, £1 Is. each.

Patea.— The Railway Department report that on the 13th or 14th ultimo the station wa3 broken into and the following stolen: A dark-tweed overcoat, single-breasted, light material, sleeves ripped at seams near cuffs, no lining, the property of Gilbert Stemp, porter ; and a brown-tweed overcoat with cape, lining torn at back, cross tear at tail, the property of YVilliam Glenny. A gad-hammer, sledge-hammer (marked F.S.), and skeleton-key were found outside the premises. Three men, viz., Jem Moore, alias Peter Olsen, George Murray, alias Charles Newton, and James Floyd, alias William Anderson, alias Johnston, were arrested at Wanganui for the offence and discharged for want of evidence. They were committed to gaol for one month each as vagrants. (For Ohlson’s description, see Police Gazette, 1899, page 47; Newton’s, 1890, page 212; and Anderson’s, 1891, page 177.)

Pahiatua. — Candy D. Crew, law-clerk, reports stolen from the Olympic Theatre, on the 22nd ultimo, a gentlemen’s brown mackintosh overcoat with sleeves, cape attached, Arrow brand on tab ; value, £4.

Wellington.— The Railway Stationmaster reports stolen in transit from Napier to Wellington, on the 30th March last, a brown iron trunk with dark-brown bands, nearly new, containing a brown check-tweed dress, brown and blue trimming, short white silk lace in neck ; a white pique dress (blouse and skirt) ; two blouses, one white with a black mark on it, the other black with a blue stripe ; a, navy-blue serge skirt, pair of tan slippers, pair of tan kid gloves, a white sailor-hat with two white feathers up the side; a white under-skirt with wide frill of lace around the bottom ; a small red glass jewel-case, containing a brooch, studs, &c., two white aprons, a pair of green cuffs, collar and tie, two pairs of white cuffs and collars, a black-sik tie, a white belt, two or three handkerchiefs, a green-silk bow, a cream bow, pale-yellow bow, a bicycle-pump and spanners ; total value, £6 15s. ; the property of Miss Mary Laws, Munroe Street, Napier.

Ashburton. —John Henry Rickman reports stolen from the Ashburton Racecourse, on the 21st ultimo, a MasseyHarris bicycle, No. 1611 on bottom bracket, right handle-bar cracked and bent; value, £2O.

(See Police Gazette, 1899, page 91.) Waimate. —Henry Hare’s swag has been recovered. Not stolen.

Cromwell.— Robert McCarrigan, brewer, reports stolen from his premises, on the 27th ultimo, an English silverlever double-cased watch, maker Beazzley, No. 77141, “ Robert McCracken ” engraved on inside of case across the key-hole; value, £lO 10s. Suspicion attached to Frederick Nash, who was convicted of stealing whiskey on the following day and sentenced to fourteen days’ labour in Clyde Gaol. Description : A native of Christchurch, thirty-three years of age, 5 ft. 5 in or 6 in. high, sallow complexion, clean-shaved except small dark moustache, large nose.

Dunedin. —John Mitchell, Woodhaugh Paper-mills, reports that during the night of the 29th ultimo his office was broken into, and the following stolen : A canvas bag, containing £23 8s. —viz., nine sovereigns, two £l-notes, and the balance in silver; and four keys, one of them stamped “ Yale, Paracentric, No. 18940.” The money was the proceeds of a concert given for the benefit of a Mrs. O’Hallarow,