A CAPTURE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 936, 1 October 1910, Page 5

A CAPTURE.

TWO AMERICAN PUCItISTS TAKEN. THE GREYMOUTH ROBBERIES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)," . ■/" Dunedin, September 30. Two men, who arrived in Dunedin by tlio Talune yesterday,-attracted closer attention on the part of'the detectives than is usually given to strangers, and, before midnight,, one of them was placed in custody by Detectives Hunt ana Mitoliellj who had not. only effected a splendid capture within a short period, but had recovered missing jewellery valued at £200. The men are named William Newton and Alfred Prior. < On land they are fighters by choice, and, when there is nothing doing in .professional pugilism, they, work their.passages 'to different countries as steamer firemen.. They came from America by • the Manuka a month ago. 'When in the Dominion they masqueraded under the names of "W. Burke and M'Guire. . It would seem from statements made to, the detectives, that Newton and Prior left the Manuka at Wellington, and went to Westport, staying there for a week. ; During that week, , it is. alleged, . they broke .into Freeman's and Jacobs's jewellery shops, and stole, jewellery valued at £10 ana £150 respectively.; Some of ,it (it is further alleged) they, sold', and :■ some they cast' away. They then went to Greymouth, where, it is alleged, _ they broke into' Lloyd's shop, stealing jewellery, valued at £300. : ■

Detectives ; Hunt ,and Mitchell wasted no time in running down their quarry. They interyiewed ' one of them (then known as' Burke), and as. a result a large collection, of jewellery was found in his box. : "Burke," or, Newton, was arrested there and then, and Prior was arrested at 6:45 a.m., Prior has' made statements to the' : .ipfficers in which he .admits three .robberies . on . the . ;..West Coast. ' . ■ The jewellery-recovered consists- of three gold rings '.(two emeralds and one sapphire); five:bangles, five gold' brace,lets; -eight' *two .heavy ohains, one single chain, two greenstone watch-chains, 'vnme-.gold, necklets, i one greenstone brooch j 'six gold muff-chains, oiio ; gold- : fnatchbosi fourteen ,gold medals; six silver medals, one 'gold sovereign case,fourjsilver;; soyereign-cas'es, two: ladies':-gold, watches, one pair of gold sjeeve : links, _fifteen silver; and .metal watches, 1 -:} sis; : osidised ; ; watches;, 1 one . pair iof - gold;, ear-rings,; and' sixteen silver matchboxes.':" . .

; ■ lie men appeared before Mr. J. R. Bartholomew, SIM.,, this- morning, /arid: ■were chargcd; witb that,on" or ; about .September.23, -at, Greymoutb,• they: did break l and '.enter' the shop of EL W'. Lloyd and' : ste'al."-therefrom. ■- jewellery' valued at £300,-.the property of H. W. LloycL ' Chief-Deteetiro •' Herbert explained that some of the ■jewellery found in their possession formed.tlie'.'subject of; tfco charge Court, and soiue "would. form'tlie subjedj bf.otiierCharges .to' bo laid.. The -goods were traced.,to : .>tho possession 1 of both accused. A remand until Tuesday was desired. : ■' ■Accused wore remanded aocotrdingly. AN ALLIED CHARGE. v (Ity Telegraph —Presa Association.) \ ■ Ch'rlstchurch, September 30 . . 4^. tbe Police Court this morning a iuaii 'named William Jack, donkeymari on* .the.' steamer Kini, was charged withV:having, ; - dn. ;i or: ; about veinber. 21, at ;Greymouth, broken and entered the premises of H: W. Lloyd, and stolen : therefrom a quantity of jewellery valued 'at £300, -clio property- of H. . Lloyd. On the application of the police, -accused -was reminded until , October B,'to .appear at Groynioutk. /