Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, &c.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXVI, Issue 5, 26 February 1902, Page 54

Housebreaking, Stealing from the Person, &c.

Auckland. —George York, labourer, reports stolen from his tent near the wharf, on the 24th ultimo, a silver openfaced watch, “ Perfections ” inscribed on inside and outside of case; a 9-oarat gold band ring, A.S.G.Y. inscribed inside : value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Pukekohe. —John Hartley, farmer, Whangarata, reports stolen from his bedroom, in April or May last, a silver English lever hunting-watch (maker, Stewart, Dawson, and Co., Auckland), steel hands; a silver chain with long links attached : value, £6. Identifiable.

Waiuku. —William Smith, store-assistant, reports that on the 13th instant his dwelling was broken into, and the following stolen: A black-handled pooket-knife with two blades; a small green-leather purse, with a small clasp on top, containing 14s. s£d. in silver and coppers; a wedding-ring, a silver Masonic medal, two annas attached to a silver cable chain, a piece of a gold chain with short and long links, a silver brooch (half-moon pattern), a small square-cut glass saltcellar, a plain silver ring, and a gold nugget: value, £4 58. lljd. Identifiable, except money.

Mangaweka. —Thomas Gilbert, settler, Utiku, reports stolen from Pole’s boardinghouse, between the 10th and 21st ultimo, a nearly new brown-coloured suit (men’s size), maker’s name, “Williams, Feilding,” on coat; value, £4 15s. Identifiable.

Bull’s. — Patrick Murphy is charged on warrant with theft, on the 22nd instant, of a new blue-serge sac suit of clothes, with cap to match, the property of Edward Way ; value, £2 10s. Offender is a native of Ireland, a labourer, nineteen years of age, 5 ft. 7Jin. high, medium build, rather fair complexion, small brown moustache. He occupied the same hut as complainant, and was last seen going through Sanson wearing the stolen clothes, and is supposed to be making his way towards Wellington.

Wellington.- —Mrs. N. Nathan reports stolen from the bar of the Britannia Hotel, on the 28th ultimo, a Kruger sovereign, 10s. in silver, and £1 in coppers. Alfred Drew, Palmerston North, also reports stolen from his bedroom in the hotel a keyless lever metal watch ; value, £1 10s. Iden tifiable.

Wellington South. —Harriet Chapman reports stolen from her dwelling, Waripori Street, between the 3rd and sth ultimo, a ladies’ 18-carat gold dress-ring set with three diamonds (recovered), and a light-brown leather purse containing 17s. 6d. in silver ; total value, £5 17s. 6d. Suspicion attached to Stanley Edwards, alias Robert Harrison , who was living in the house. Description : A native of New Zealand, labourer, eighteen years of age, 5 ft. 2§ in. high, fair complexion, light-brown hair, light-brown eyes. (See Police Gazette, 1901, page 284.) Supposed to be in the Taranaki District, near Waitara.

Wellington South. —Henry Page, compositor, reports stolen from his dwelling, 42, Waterloo Avenue, a ladies’ black-leather morocco purse, about 5 in. long, M.M. in gold letters thereon, containing about 7s. 6d., a collection of cancelled Custom-duty stamps with initials P.B.L. on face ; total value, 12s. Purse only identifiable.

Mount Cook (Wellington) .—Charles Ah See, fruiterer, 73, Taranaki Street, reports stolen from him at the Hutt racecourse, on the 25th ultimo, an 18-oarat gold hunting lever watch, No. 19415, A.O. engraved in centre of front case outside ; a gold chain with long and short links, with a Jubilee sovereign pendant: value, £2B. Identifiable.

Nelson. —Alfred Edward Mansford and John Porter Harris report stolen from the Club rooms in Trafalgar Street, about the 6th instant, a drab waterproof overcoat with plaid lining, drab-coloured velvet collar, pockets at sides sloping from back to front, chain tab at back, the property of Alfred Edward Mansfield ; value, £3. A dark-slate-coloured mackintosh, with cape attached, no sleeves, chain tab, and chain and hook fastening at neck, the property of J. P. Harris; value, £3. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— William Murphy, labourer, Cheviot, reports supposed stolen, on the Ist ultimo, a nearly new silver Rotherham open-faced watch, engraved on inside of case, “ Presented to Saddler-Sergeant William Murphy on his return from South African war, August, 1901 ”; value, £5. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 183.)

Lyttelton. —Ewen Morrison’s watch has been recovered by Aoting-Deteotive J. Fahey, Christchurch police. It was sold to A. Ashworth, of the Royal Hotel, Lyttelton, when he was licensee, by a man, name unknown, about thirty-three years of age, about 5 ft. high, thin build, dark complexion, clean-shaved except dark moustache ; was wearing marine officer’s uniform, and may have belonged to the “ Royal Arthur.” Identifiable.

Orepuki. —William Forrester, miner, reports that on the Bth instant his dwelling was broken into, and the following stolen : A well-worn silver Rotherham open-faced watch, No. 3275, gilt Roman figures on dial; and a£l note : total value, £6. Also stolen, a pair of gold sleeve-links, with initials I.H. on them, the property of Isabella Hunter; value, £l. Identifiable.

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Auckland. — Hugh McLeod is charged on warrant with theft, on or about the 29th October, 1901, of £46 10s., the moneys of Daniel McLeod, bookmaker, Ellerslie. Description : A native of Victoria, thirty-five years of age, 5 ft. 8 in. or 9 in. high, dark curly hair, dark-brown moustache only, full round face, nose marked at point; has been a teacher at the Scotch College, Melbourne, and his father is said to be a member of Parliament in Melbourne. When last seen he was wearing dark clothes, and is believed to have left by the s.s. “ Taviuni ” for Fiji on the 30th ultimo. Offender received the money from complainant to hand over to one Thomas Webb, but failed to do so.

Auckland. —James Ernest Aley, seaman, reports stolen from his bunk on the “ Wakatere,” on the 12th instant, a silver hunting Geneva lever keyless watch, No. ; value, £3 ss. Identifiable.

Auckland. —Assid Michael Sheweiry, fancy-goods dealer, reports stolen from his shop in Queen Street, on the 10th ultimo, six ladies’ navy-blue swimming-suits, with white and red flower worked on front; value, £1 Is. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1898, page 161.)

Thames. Thomas Day, charged with theft from the trustees of the Court Pride of Parnell Lodge of Foresters, has been arrested by the Queensland police, extradited to New Zealand, and admitted to probation.

Karangahake. —William McWalters reports that on the 9t’n or 10th instant his store was broken into, the safe carried away, and broken open on the bank of Ohinemuri River. It contained five £5 notes on the National Bank of New Zealand, twelve £1 notes principally on the National Bank, £6 or £7 in gold (nearly all half-sovereigns), £3 or £4 in silver, a cheque signed “Talisman Gold-mining Company,” and a gold Jubilee medal with square and compass and photo, of Queen Victoria on it; value, £SO. Cheque and 10s. 4d. recovered.

Gisborne. —Roy Thomson, clerk, reports stolen from the Grey Street Hotel, on the 12th or 13th instant, a well-worn colonial-made saddle in good repair, large knee-pads, deepset seat, four large Ds in front (one of them loose), two small Ds on each side of seat, strong stirrup-leathers with nickelplated irons, a nearly new leather girth, with large D, sliding buckle-straps at each end; a double-rein bridle with square nickel buckles, and a large ring bit: value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 288.)

Napier. — W. Ellis is charged on warrant with theft, on the 30th November last, at Greenmeadows, of a saddle, the property of Harley Davis ; value, £6 10s. Description : About thirty years of age, 5 ft. 9 in. high, had the appearance of a labourer, dark moustache and side whiskers, dark hair and complexion ; dressed in shabby suit, dark trousers, brown coat and vest, and brown soft hat. He sold the saddle to Frederick Dennett on the 9th ultimo, and is said to have been at the Dannevirke races on the Bth ultimo.

Moawhango. —John Joe, hawker, No. 159, Lambton Quay, reports stolen, when showing his goods to a number of Natives at Harwood’s billiard-room on the 4th instant, a 9-carat gold ring set with an imitation ruby; value, £1 15s. Identifiable.

Foxton. —Thomas Westwood reports that on the 15th or 16th instant his shop was broken into, and the following stolen : A rolled - gold hunting keyless Rotherham watch (heavy gold-chased rim round it), a plain rolled-gold keyless lever watch, an open-faced keyless Ansonia watch, two rolled-gold hunting keyless watches, two silver hunting Rotherham watches, a silver hunting Erhardt watch, two ladies’ open-faced silver watches, two ladies’ hunting silver watches, two ladies’ open - faced metal watches, twelve gentlemen’s assorted metal and silver watches, an oxidizedsilver open-faced keyless stop-watch, four ladies’ dress-rings in green-plush cases, a ladies’ dress-ring (recovered), two ladies’ rolled-gold fob chains, a plain rolled-gold bar brooch (recovered) ; a rolled-gold two-bar brooch, with three dark stones; a rolled-gold brooch, with amethyst in centre; a plain large-link rolled-gold cable albert ; a rolled-gold albert, three small links and one large link; fifteen or twenty assorted silver-mounted wood pipes in cases ; four albo-silver alberts (recovered): total value, £69 Bs.

Clive.— Harold Smith Evans, blacksmith, Pukahu, reports stolen, on the 25th or 26th ultimo, a small Englishrpade saddle, one knee-pad broken and stuffing gone, small

patch across the pommel, three-bar stirrup-irons; an old single-rein bridle, twisted bit with small ring at each side: value, £2. Identifiable.

Wellington. —E. T. Taylor, wine and spirit merchant, Courtenay Place, reports that on the 13th or 14th instant his store was broken into, and a new shaving-brush, “ White Horse Cellar Whisky ” stamped on it, and a box of Old Judge cigarettes stolen ; value, 15s.

(See Police Gazette, 1902, page 17.) Wellington. —The bicycle stolen from Harry Juriss has been found on the Masterton-Opaki Road, Eketahuna.

Manners Street (Wellington). —Henry North, wiremattress maker, Cuba Street, reports stolen from the yard of the Westport Coal Company, on the 31st January or Ist instant, a dark-green-painted hand-cart with buggywheels, front board nailed on, no back board ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Mount Cook (Wellington). William Kribs, No. 40, Dixon Street, reports stolen from his bicycle at Kilbirnie, on the 21st ultimo, anew Holophote nickel bicycle-lamp; value, 17s. 6d. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 149.)

Nelson. —Charles Kirkwood, charged with theft from Fell and Atkinson, solicitors, is said to be in New Caledonia.

Christchurch. —William Richardson, ooachbuilder, reports stolen from Boon and Co.’s workshop, Asaph Street, on the 28th January last, a nearly new carpenter’s breastdrill, with a bit nearly Jin. in diameter, “W” filed on socket; value, £1 6s. 6d. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1901, page 289.)

Christchurch. —Hugh Hepburn’s bicycle has been recovered by Chief Detective W. Chrystal. It was given to Messrs. F. S. Malcolm and Co. for sale by a man who gave the name L. Hayton (supposed fictitious), of whom no description can be obtained.

Lyttelton. —On the 7th or Bth instant there was stolen from No. 3 hold of the s.s. “ Aotea,” at Lyttelton, six pairs of ladies’ brown-felt slippers with brown tassels, twelve eleotro-plated tablespoons, thirty-six silver-plated jacketbuttons, diamond pattern with thistle, the property of the Shaw-Savill and Albion Company; value, about £3. A number of other articles were stolen, but were recovered on board the steamer. Suspicion attached to firemen on the ship, who may dispose of the articles at Wellington or Napier.

Timaru. —William Martin, jeweller, reports stolen from Stafford Street, on the 7th instant, a gentlemen’s bicycle, black frame, No. 1757, wide crooked wooden handles, 65 gear, “ Martello and Tower ” on front bar, North British tire on front wheel and Dunlop tire on back wheel, lamp and small leather tool-bag attached; value, £9. Identifiable.

Little River. — James Clark, Adam alias Alfred McLeggan, and John O’Connell are charged on warrants of commitment to Lyttelton Gaol for seven days each in default of paying £1 Bs. Bd. each, fine and costs for theft of apples. Descriptions—First: Colonial, a labourer, about eighteen years of age, about 5 ft. 7 in. high, medium build, fair hair, fresh complexion, no hair on face; dressed in lighttweed sac suit and straw hat; his mother is living with John Dempsey, fish-hawker and horse dealer, at Linwood. Second : Supposed colonial, a labourer, about twenty-nine years of age, about 5 ft. 8 in. high, medium build, lightbrown hair, light-brown moustache only ; dressed in darktweed sao suit and light-brown soft-felt hat; his father is a platelayer at Ashley. Third : A native of Dublin, a labourer, about twenty-eight years of age, about 6 ft. high, strong build, dark hair, large dark eyes, heavy dark moustache only ; dressed in brown faded sac coat and vest, khaki trousers, and brown soft-felt hat; is said to have been in the South African police, and has been in New Zealand about two years. Offenders were grass-seeding for a man named Londrigan, and left the district on the 18th instant.

Dunedin. —Alfred Ernest Irwin, law clerk, reports stolen from a building in Moray Place, on the 6th instant, an Anglo-Special road-racing bicycle, No. 879, black-enamelled handles of 1 in. tubing, handle-bar has some plating worn off, Brook’s 810 saddle ; value, £ls. Identifiable,

(See Police Gazette, 1902, page 37.)

Alexandra. —George Carter, alias Richard Tempest, charged with theft of a road-racing Record bioyele from Norman L. Reid, sold a Red Bird bicycle, No. A 7218, to Thomas King, of South Dunedin, on the 27th ultimo. It is suspected he obtained it in exchange for the stolen one. He left Dunedin on the 27th ultimo, going north.