Horse and Cattle Stealing.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXV, Issue 13, 19 June 1901, Page 150

Horse and Cattle Stealing.

Ponsonby (Auckland). —William Whitaker, boilermaker, Percival Parade, reports supposed stolen from a paddock off Hackett Street, between the 2nd and 4th ultimo, a dark-bay fairly-well-bred hack mare, aged, about 15 hands high, black points, except a little white on off-pastern, tail and mane lately cut, old sore marks under hind girth on off-side, lump about the size of an egg on belly, not shod. Value, £2O. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 136.)

Ikglewood.— Otto Schultz, alias E. Smith, charged with theft of a horse at Inglewood, the property of Herbert Curtis ; and at Eltham, of a horse the property of Donald Cameron, has been arrested by Constable C. Bleasel, Stratford police. Horses and saddlery recovered.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 136.)

Inglewood. —Carr William Schwieter’s horse, saddle, and bridle have been recovered, and Otto Schultz, alias E. Smith, arrested by Constable C. Bleasel for this offenoe.

Palmebston Nobth. Herbert John Woodfield, livery-stable-keeper, reports stolen on the 19th or 20th April last, a bay gelding, about two years and a half old, about 15£ hands high, black points, very slight stake-mark on off shoulder, not noticeable unless closely examined ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Johnsonville.— Walter Futter, farmer, Ngahauranga, reports stolen from his paddock, on the 3rd instant, a bay gelding, seven years old, 15 hands high, slit in left ear, white hairs on hind fetlocks, white star on forehead, broken to harness : value, £3O.

Petone. John Routh, settler, Ngahauranga, reports supposed stolen on 'the 4th instant, a dark gelding, four years old, half clipped, about 16 hands high, white round star on forehead, branded fi\B. on near shoulder; value, £24Identifiable.

Mosgiel. —William Todd, East Taieri, reports stolen from his paddock on the 7th or Bth instant, a black gelding, about 15£ hands high, rising four years, branded with small O on off side of neck under mane, marked on breast with coverstrap, long tail, a few white hairs over hind hoof ; also stolen from the stable, a half-worn colonial saddle with large kneepads, straps on eaoh side, and a single-rein bridle with martingale : total value, £35.