Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, &c.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXV, Issue 18, 28 August 1901, Page 204

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, &c.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 192.)

Mount Roskill Road (Auckland). —Henrietta Wright’s dwelling broken into : William Clarke, alias Wilson, alias William Andrew darken, has been arrested for this offence by Detectives P. T. McMahon and W. A. Bailey, Auckland police, and sentenced to twelve months’ hard labour. Revolver and gold ring recovered.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 192.)

Mount Roskill Road (Auckland). Edmund George Sandail’s dwelling broken into : William Clarke, alias Wilson, alias William Andrew darken, has been arrested for this offence by Deteotives P. T. McMahon and W. A. Bailey, Auckland police, and sentenced to twelve months’ hard labour. Watch, chain, and ss. piece recovered.

Wellington.— John Bell reports stolen from the sittingroom of his b ardinghouse, on the 21st or 22nd instant, an eight-day clock, with wooden frame, round-shaped top, strikes the half-hours ; value, £2. Identifiable.

Wellington.— Joseph Richards, miner, Westport, reports stolen from him, on the 30th ultimo, a gentlemen’s openfaced silver lever watch, “ Joseph Richards ” on dome ; a 9-carat gold double albert (curb pattern) ; a silver curb chain ; a silver match-box, “ J.R.” on it; a circular greenstone pendant, gold star in centre ; a 9-carat gold ring, set with a white coloured stone; an 18-carat gold ring, with hand and heart, small diamond set in heart: the pendants and match-box were attached to the chains. Value, £l2. Identifiable.

Manners Street (Wellington). —Robert Jackson Aiken, 72, Ghuznee Street, reports stolen from his bedroom, on the 12th or 13th instant, a rolled-gold keyless hunting lever watch, No. 2068195 on the case, No. 1045417 on the works ; a 9-carat gold double-albert chain, a seal with “C.D.” in German letters engraved thereon at end of chain, a gold pencil in centre : value, £6. Identifiable.

Manners Street (Wellington). —Louisa Roberts, reports stolen from her boardinghouse, Taranaki Place, on the 10th instant, a clock, about 7 in. long by 4 in. wide, set in alabaster, faoe of clock moves round slightly; value, 15s. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, pages 48 and 95.)

Mount Cook (Wellington). —William Brown’s dwelling broken into: William Draper has been arrested for this offence by Constable S. Rawle, Wellington police, and committed for trial. Watch recovered.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 36.)

Mount Cook (Wellington). William Cook’s dwelling broken into: William Draper has been arrested for this offence bv Constable S. Rawle, Wellington police, and committed for trial. Clock destroyed.

Brunnerton. —Harry Pavelka, blacksmith, reports stolen from his hut, on the 6th instant, a leather purse with three compartments, fastened with two small knobs, containing two £5 notes and a£l note. Purse only identifiable. Suspicion attached to James Morris , a native of Tasmania, a bushman, about twenty-two years of age, sft. 7 in. high, medium build, fresh complexion, fair hair, clean-shaved except fair moustache ; dressed in dark-tweed suit and grey goif-cap. Gone towards Greymouth.

Ceristchurch.— Arthur Johnston, labourer, reports stolen from the passage of Kane’s boardinghouse, Manchester Street, on the 21st ultimo, a youths’ nearly new brown waterproof overcoat, large cape atiached, a burn-mark below the pooket; value, £l. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —John Bendely, clerk, reports stolen from his dwelling, Worcester Street, on the 6th instant, a ladies’ gold open-faced Geneva watch, No. 12000, blue medallion on

case, white dial ; a long, fine gold neck-chain, with silver pencil-case pendant; a grey-chamois and a dark-brown leather purse, with a few shillings in each: value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —Henry J. J. D. Jennings, farmer, Ashley Gorge, reports stolen from him when drunk in Dunedin, on the 26th ultimo, about £34 in notes and silver, a silver lever hunting-watch, supposed No. 1216, a heavy silver albert guard attached ; value, £4. Watch and chain only identifiable.

Sheffield. —James Steer Reid reports stolen from his tent, during the night of the 31st ultimo, two £1 notes on the Bank of New Zealand, £1 in silver, a tobacco-pouch with burned stains on it caused by spirits of salts. Suspicion attached to two men who were seen in an adjoining tent. Descriptions: First, about thirty years of age, about 5 ft. 9 in. high, darkish complexion, clean-shaved except moustache, full features; dressed in blue-dungaree coat, moleskin trousers, and slouched felt hat. Second, about thirty years of age, about 5 ft. 9 in. high, slight build, clean-shaved; dressed in dark-grey tweed suit and soft-felt hat. Identification doubtful.

Sheffield. —James McMaster and Patriok McLennan report stolen from their tent, on the 9th or 10th instant, four £1 notes on the Bank of New Zealand, a pair of darkmoleskin trousers, with white-moleskin patch on knees, a pair of grey-tweed trousers, and a leather purse with three compartments, olasp in centre; total value, £4 10s. Purse and trousers identifiable.

Lyttelton. —Mary Ann O’Brien reports stolen from the Lyttelton Hotel, between the 25th and 28th ultimo, a ladies’ nearly-new fawn-coloured double-breasted jacket, with pearl buttons ; value, £2. Identifiable.

Ophir. —John Mehalske, cook, reports stolen from him, on the 10th instant, a gentlemen’s silver lever hunting-watch, compensation balance, No. 7385; maker, Hamilton, London: value, £5. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Frederick Huddlestone, a colonial, about twenty-four years of age, about sft. 9in. high, medium build, blue eyes, long nose, curly dark-brown hair close cut, clean - shaved, a spieler, and follows up race-meetings; generally dressed in light-tweed suit, tan boots, and black hard-felt hat.