A LONG AND STERN CHASE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 567, 23 July 1909, Page 7

A LONG AND STERN CHASE.

\'■.-■'•■ ■'~ '~BY .THE POLICE. ' j,- . (By Telegrapn-Fress Association.) 1 Christchurch, July 22. V The police; bad .'an'exciting man hunt last .evening. A young fellow had. been wanted for a fortnight. He wis, alleged to have stolen a gramaphone. A sergeant, and son-, stable saw him oarrying it, gave chase,'but ■lost -their ;man. They .afterwards learned that ■he had gone to Kaiapoi, and a con- ! stable *ent in.pureuit, but'the young'fellow saw jhiin again/ bolted,' and was lost; • Yesterday, Detective Gibson, traced him to a house on the North Avon Eoad. Four police vkited the place at -10. o'clock last A woman" answered the knock, but 'refused to open-the door.. ■■■ Tie house was' closdy- watched for» a. time, when a man answered f rora, within,' ' The .police demanded admittance, buts, the man denied that the ■ person searched for.mas in tihe house,'.and declined to allow a search. He was told he ;would be arrested also.Sf,.hoobstructed,iand ,twopolice entered, the house. The rooms 'were searched fruitlessly, bat a-skylight was noticed leading to the roof. * • , Constable Boyle"got a.ladder and tried to move the skylight, but broke it. The person wanted was found crouched on a beam across the skylight.' He tried to, escape by the roof,, but. was'.caught, by the leg in the at- ; tempt. •', i , ■•■■■•