Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXIII, Issue 26, 19 December 1899, Page 266

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Wellington. Lewis Fredrickson, fisherman, reports stolen from his boat in Oriental Bay, on the Ist or 2nd instant, a pair of paddles, marked “ L.F.” on blades ; a pair of rowlocks, a mainsail, and a jigger ; value, £1 14s. 6d.

Blenheim. William Nicoll, carpenter, reports stolen from a stable at Springlands, on the 27th ultimo, a silver Rotheram hunting - watch, No. 29201, with short double white-metal chain attached ; value, £5 2s. 6d.

Blenheim. —Michael Joseph Butler, dredge - master, Canvastown, reports stolen from the Criterion Stables, Blenheim, between the 2nd and 7th instant, a brown-paper parcel, containing a pair of English check-tweed trousers and vest; to match, light-brownish colour with red and greenish stripes forming the check, trousers have no straps, but a tape is sewn inside to hang them up by; a thick greyflannel shirt, a white shirt, two or three linen collars, size 15£ ; and two valise-straps, marked “ M. J. Butler ” in ink ; value, £4.

“ Mapourika,” s.s. (Lyttelton). William Robinson, second engineer, reports stolen from his cabin, on the 6th instant, a silver lever double-cased watch, maker Clarkson, London, number unknown; and gold chain, long heavy links, each link stamped “15 carat”: value, £l4. May have been sold or pledged in Wellington.

Cheistchurch. —William John Hoskins reports stolen from the front of his office, Hereford Street, on the 22nd ultimo, a gentlemen’s B. Humber bicycle, black-enamelled, nearly Dew, rubber pedals, No. 56319 ; value, £24.

Christchurch. —Patrick Dempsey, striker, Halswell, reports stolen from the Addington Workshops a colonial saddle, nearly new, rivets stamped “ Travers, Christchurch,” square three-bar steel stirrups, plaited kangaroo-leather girth ; value, £4.

Christchurch. —William Leech, labourer, Perry Road, reports stolen from his clothing, in front of a house in Manchester Street, a silver Rotherham double-cased watch, No. 136687 ; value, £5.

Methven. —Nicholas Carney, labourer, Staveley, near Alford Forest, reports stolen during the month of October last, a sheep-bitch, about five years old, black except a little white on chest, very small, coat inclined to be rough, has a broken rib, which can be felt projecting in her flank, answers to the name of “ Jedd ” ; value, £8 10s. Suspicion attached to John Webber, who sold it to complainant. Description :

A native of New Zealand (German parentage), a labourer, twenty-six years of age, 5 ft. 10 in. or 11 in. high, fair complexion, round face, shaved except moustache, stutters. He left for Palmerston North during the above month, and may have taken a situation together with his wife.

Dunedin. —The Hon. Thomas Fergus, Royal Terrace, reports stolen from a case in an outhouse, between the 19th ultimo and the 13th instant, twelve table-spoons and forks, twelve dessert-spoons, twelve tea-spoons, six egg- and saltspoons with gilt bowls, eighteen mustard-spoons with gilt bowls, two sauce-ladles, a soup-ladle, gravy-spoon, and pair of sugar-tongs, all eleotroplated, spoons marked “ A,” and initialled “E.M.D. also twelve ivory-handled tableknives, “ E. M. Dickenson ” and a screw on blades : value, in all, £2O. Identification doubtful.

Port Chalmers.— Horatio Gordon, master, tug “ Koputai,” reports stolen from his cabin, between the 18th and 21st ultimo, a pair of binocular glasses, about 7 in. long, value, £2 10s. Identifiable by general appearance.

(See Police Gazette, 1899, page 260.)

Invercargill.— Theft of Henry Carswell and Co.’s case of whiskey: Bernard Charles Lovett and Henry Edward Staunton, railway employes, have been arrested by Constable W. B. Mcllveney for this offence. Three bottles of whiskey recovered.