Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, &c.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXV, Issue 26, 18 December 1901, Page 287

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, &c.

Eden Terrace (Auckland).— Jane Edmunds, East Street, reports that on the 7th instant her dwelling was broken into and the following stolen: A petrified-wood brooch (goldmounted), a silver-quartz gold-mounted brooch, a round gold brooch with twisted gold wire, a wicker basket, two pillow-slips, a half-sovereign, a half-crown, and a florin ; total value, £6 Bs. 6d.

Eden Terrace (Auckland). —John Robertson, gardener, Hazlett Street, reports stolen from the verandah of his house, on the 30th ultimo or Ist instant, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled Wolverhampton-Humber bicycle, smooth pedals with clips, free wheel, brazeless joints, Brooks saddle, cork grips (one broken), clips on front for parcels (one broken) ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Northcote (Auckland).— Jonathan Lees, labourer, reports stolen from his bedroom at Mrs. Hadrell’s boardinghouse, between tho ‘2sth and 28th ultimo, a gentlemen’s silver English Rotherham watch, No. 1684; a silver curb chain with greenstone pendant and a gilded threepennypiece attached : value, £3 10s. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 278.)

Onehunga. —Francis Gregory Welch’s dwelling broken into: All the silver and electro-plated knives and forks have been found under complainant’s house.

Waitekauri. —William Wortley, miner, reports stolen from his bedroom in the Gulden Cross Hotel, between the 7th and 14th ultimo, a gentlemen’s American rolled-gold watchohain with small oval links, small dent in each lmk ; a small oval 18-carat gold locket, fluted round edge, attached : value, £2 ss. Identifiable.

New Plymouth. —George Good, porter, reports stolen from his bedroom, Criterion Hotel, between the 29th ultimo and Ist instant, an American hunting keyless rolled-gold watch ; a rolled-gold double albert chain (small cable-link pattern), a small greenstone pendant (shape of shark’s tooth), and a silver matchbox and sovereign-case combined attached : value, £7 10s.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 278.) Otaki. —Hannah Kelliher’s ring has been found

Wellington. —Jessie Sievwright, No. 66, Wellington Terrace, reports supposed stolen from her bedroom, between the 13oh and 26th August last, a gold ring set with a diamond, three pearls on each side ; a gold ring set with a diamond, a ruby on each side ; a mourning-ring with gold ivy-leaves at intervals round it, J.S. engraved on inside : value, £4 ss. Identifiable.

Thorndon Quay (Wellington). —Francis McGovern, Kaiwarra, reports stolen from his hotel, on the 25th ultimo, four canaries; value, £5. Suspicion attached to Thomas Teece, a native of England, a fireman, thirty-one years of age, sfc. 6 in. high, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair, brown eyes, medium nose. (See Police Gazette, 1899, page 225.)

Mount Cook (Wellington). Alfred Cutler, farmer, reports stolen from him in No. 11, Tory Place, when under the influence of drink, on the 28th or 29ch ultimo, a gentlemen’s silver English lever hunting-watch (maker, Clarke and Sons, London), No. 96038; gold chain with long links connected with small round ones, stamped 18 caiat on each link ; and about £4 in money. Suspicion attached to George Wilson, fireman, thirty-three years of age, about 5 ft. 8 in. high, medium build, fair hair and complexion, clean-shaved; dressed in dark coat and vest and grey trousers.

Christchurch. —Mary Frawley reports stolen from the Catlton Hotel, on the 16th ultimo, a ladies’ Montrose bicycle, chocolate-coloured, 22 in. frame; value, £9 10s. Identifiable.

Lyttelton. —John Whall, A.B. on s.s. “ Otarama,” reports stolen from him, on the 9th instant, a silver English lever hunting-watch, “Charles J. Hill” on dial, J.W. scratched on shield of case, small dent in the case near the shield ; also a £1 note on the Bank of New Zealand, and about 10s. in silver : total value, £6 10s.

Addington.— John Daniel Cade, Park Road, reports that on the 23rd ultimo his dwelling was broken into, and three £1 notes and ss. in silver stolen. A man was seen in the house, but escaped. Description: About sft. sin. high, slight active build; dressed in blue-dungaree jumper, dark trousers and cap, no hair on face, supposed about twentyfive years of age. Identification doubtful.

(See Police Gazette, 1900, page 269.)

Glenavy. —William Henry Dray’s watch 6tolon : George Forgeson has been arristed for this offence by Constable Daniel Connolly, Dunedin police, and fined £2 and costs. Watch recovered.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 279.)

Methven. —Michael O’Shea, charged with theft of whisky, the property of Harriet Rouse, has been arrested and remanded to Methven.

Ophir.—J. Fahey, labourer, reports stolen from his tent, on the 11th ultimo, a silver lever hunting-watch, maker William Barclay, No. 2384 ; value, £5.

Dunedin. —Walter Newbury, hairdresser, reports that on the 4th instant his dwelling, Cargill Road, was broken into and the following stolen: Two £5 notes and £lO in £1 notes and sovereigns ; a small gold safety-pin brooch, set with single pearl; round “fern” brooch (fern slides up); greenstone bar-brooch, gold-mounted at each end ; gentlemen’s pin, crescent-shape, pearls and sapphires, one pearl missing ; ladies’ plain gold ring; ladies’ gold keeper-ring, engraved ; ladies’ gold dress-ring, ruby in centre, pearls on each side of ruby ; ladies’ silver hunting Geneva watch, J.H. engraved on case; silver chain attached, tassel on one end of chain ; gold locket, enamelled on one side: total value, £3B. Jewellery identifiable.