Horse- and Cattle-stealing.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXIII, Issue 26, 19 December 1899, Page 267

Horse- and Cattle-stealing.

(See Police Gazette, 1899, page 209.) Thames. Robert Fredric Spencer’s mare has been found.

(See Police Gazette, 1899, page 260.) Cambridge. —James McLiesh’s gelding has been recovered.

Gisborne. —Robert Booth, settler, Mangapapa, reports stolen from the Royal Hotel Stables, Gisborne, on the 6th instant, a bright-bay mare, about seven years old, 15f hands high, a little white on one hind and one fore-foot, branded AR (conjoined) on near shoulder, value £lB ; and a colonialmade saddle, large knee-pads, large galvanised stirrup-irons, leather surcingle, and single-reined bridle with large rings in bit: value, £5 10s.

Dannevirke.— Joseph Devonshire reports stolen from his stables, during the night of the 27th ultimo, a steel-grey gelding, hack breed, about 15 hands high, no brand; a common saddle, broken across back and torn on top of each knee-pad; and a double-reined bridle. Suspicion attached to Edward Renwick, who was in complainant’s employ. Description: Supposed a native of New Zealand, about twenty-eight years of age, about 5 ft. 10 in. high, slight build, fair complexion, shaved except moustache, slight impediment in speech; dressed in a blue coat, brownish saddle-tweed trousers, and blue-serge cap. It is thought he may try to sell the horse between Dannevirke and Wellington.

Normanby. —Francis Stephen Canning, storekeeper, reports stolen from his yard, on the 23rd ultimo, a brown mare, hack breed, four years old, 15J hands high, black points, branded qC on near shoulder, shod all round : value, £25.

(See Police Gazette, 1899, page 260.) Feilding. —Hans Mortensen’s mare has been recovered from the pound.at Palmerston North.

Lincoln.— The National Mortgage Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) reports stolen from a paddock at Aylesbury, between the 12th July and 20th August last, fifty half-bred merino ewes, branded I in diamond-shaped oblong on shoulder with black paint, each ear forked thus M ; value, 10s. each.

Dunedin. —John Byfield, express owner, reports stolen from a paddock at Halfway Bush, on the 18th or 19th ultimo, a light-brown mare, light-harness breed, seven years old, 15 hands high, shod all round, off-ear split down the centre and curved inwards, short dark-brown mane, long tail, white star on forehead ; value, £lO. Suspicion attached to William Roberts, an expert horse-thief, who lives in the locality and drove a mob of horses down the Kaikorai Valley during the following day. For his description see Police Gazette, 1899, page 57. Has light-brown whiskers and moustache ; dressed, when last seen in Dunedin on the 30th ultimo, in a light-grey sao-suit, and light-brown slouch hat.