Theft Otherwise than from Dwellings and Shops.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXVII, Issue 21, 7 October 1903, Page 250

Theft Otherwise than from Dwellings and Shops.

Auckland. —William Currie, architect, Wood Street, reports stolen from Queen Street, on the 26th ultimo, a gentlemen’s American made bicycle, No. 2865 (in white enamel on front bar); value, £B.

Auckland. Thomas Carmichael, seaman, reports stolen from his bunk on the barque “Clan McLeod,” on the 24th August last, a gentlemen’s silver hunting chronograph watch, gold hands, steel second hand, cases chased; value, £8 Bs. Identifiable.

Wanganui.— Peter Donald Grant is charged on warrant with theft, on the 2nd instant, of a Rambler bicycle (recovered), the property of Samuel George Thorne; value, £25. Description : A native of New Zealand, clerk, twenty years of age, oft. Bin. high, about list, weight, slight stoop, very fair complexion, fair hair, slight fair moustache only which he is constantly fingering; dresses in light suit and light skull-cap or straw hat. Was formerly a clerk at Sargood, Sons, and Ewen, in Dunedin, where he has a brother a photographer. Is fond of races.

(See Police Gazette, 1903, page 238.) Ashhuest. —Thomas Wilson has recovered his bicycle

lSee Police Gazette, 1903, pages 152 and 162.)

Masterton. —David, alias Edward, Harris, charged on warrant with theft of a bicycle from Thomas J. Dwyer, was last seen about the 19th ultimo at Mauriceville carrying a hand-camera.

Wellington.— Ernest G. Breeze is charged on warrant with theft of £22, at New Plymouth, between the 7th and 18th September, 1903, the property of his employers, William Brooks and Go. Description : Supposed American,

about thirty-five years of age, short, medium build, dark complexion, dark moustache only, a book-canvasser; was in Auckland on 22nd ultimo.

Christchurch. J. W. Massey, insurance agent, reports stolen from outside the Masonic Hotel, on the 29th August last, a gentlemen’s Star bicycle, flat handle bars with white tips, rat-trap pedals ; value, £9. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— Henry Ell, carpenter, 34, Walker Street, reports stolen from an open shed at Anderson’s Foundry, on the Bth August last, a Disston hand saw (6 in. broken off the blade), a tenon saw, a ljin. paring-chisel with bevel edges (box handle), three spokeshaves, a small screwdriver ; “Henry Ell” on all the handles; value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— Albert Edward Doell, carpenter, reports stolen from a shed at Anderson’s Foundry, on the Bth August last, a smoothing-plane, maker Mathieson ; a 9 in. square ; two lin. chisels, maker Maples; a fin. and a in. chisel; “A. E. Doell” on all the tools : value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— Arthur Gardiner, canvasser, reports stolen from the cloak-room of the Skating Rink, on the 29th July last, a black Chesterfield overcoat, “ R. J. Munro ” on the tab ; value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

(Se ■ Police Gazette, 1903, page 91.)

Christchurch.— Dias de Silva, jewellery stolen : It is do lbtful if the goods were stolen, as complainant panned £3OO worth of jewellery in Christchurch two weeks before the alleged theft, and was also selling his goods cheap. He has recently become bankrupt.

(See Police Gazette, 1903, page 239.)

Christchurch.— Dick Snell’s saddle was sold to F. Truscott, saddler, Christchurch, by a man, name unknown, described as about twenty-five years of age, 5 ft. 10in. high, fair complexion and hair, clean-shaved ; dressed in a dark suit and cap. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette , 1903, page 3.) Lincoln. — Joseph McLelland’s bridle has been recovered,

Dunedin. James Nee, labourer, South Princes Street, reports stolen from his vest in the Market Reserve, on the 9th ultimo, a nickel-plated open-faced Swiss watch, “ Stott, Geelong,” on face, a long-bar nickel-silver chain attached ; value, £2.

Mosgiel.— James Lindsay, clerk, reports stolen from a shed, on the 30th ultimo, a gentlemen’s Anglo-Special bicycle, black-enamelled frame, back rim-brake, bent handles, No. 3301; value, £lB. Identifiable.

Invercargill. —A. S. Cookson, clerk, Esk Street, reports stolen from the passage of the South British Insurance Buildings, on the 13th or 14th ultimo, a dark slate-coloured rainproof Chesterfield coat, may have “Ross and Glendining” on collar, a pair of slate-coloured deer-skin gloves were in one of the pockets ; value, £2.