BURGLARIES.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16721, 2 January 1920, Page 8

BURGLARIES.

Mr A. Cutis, the well-known trainer, returned from the North Island on Wodnesday -with several of Sir George Clifford's rarchorscs, to find that his house at Ricearton had been broken into and goods to the value of about £"200 stolen. It is practically certain that the burglary took place on Tuesday night, as on Tuesday afternoon » friend of Cutts's went through the place and found everything in order. The house is situated on the laldhurst road, quite near to the Riccarton raccoourse, and it was entered through a back -window, which was broken. The back door was also broken open, but this was probably dono to remove the "swag," which was fairly bulky. The scene that met the eye of Mr Outts as he entered his home was calculated to make the mildest-mannered man ■wild. The placo was littered with all kinds of domestic furnishings, linen, clothes, ctc., all thrown about in tho thief's search for tho more valuable articles. Drawers wero rifled, a roll-top _ desk forced, and a big haul of linen, jewellery, cutlery, ana clothes made. leeterday afternoon a resident of Lin wood noticed three boys, whose ages ranged from 12 to 10. enter the house of a neighbour. Believing that they had no right to be on the premises, ho rang up tho polico, and also detained the lads until the arrival of Constable Swarm, who took them in chargo. One or two articles of small value had been annexed by the boys, but they were all recovered.