A PROFESSIONAL BURGLAR.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1065, 22 September 1882, Page 3

A PROFESSIONAL BURGLAR.

* A burglar was captured this afternoon in the Rev. Mr Gyp’s house, Franklin road, pluml-ring it -‘uring the absence of the inmates. He was detected by a woman living near entering by a back window. She informed neighbours living near, and Messs Knox an-1 Hill, offiee-aof the Customs (lately from Christchurch), proceeded to the promises. He bole-1, and after a sharp chase was captured and taken to tho police atati m. He proved to he Robert Marsh, aged 35, who came a year ago from Christchurch. Robert Ma-sh, burglar. ha I a'argo tableknife an-1 rev Iver with 12 cartridges when •apturel. Sergeant-major Far -y and Constable Bernard searched hislodging-q behaving seperated from his wife a fornigbt previously, an-1 captured an array of booty almost as good as when (he p lice ensured Plummer's depot, at Safety V-Ila on the new North roul. Inspection speedily ieveale-1 (hat Marsh had been connected with the r hhery at Jones’, North row’, as th - stolen d els were amongst the planner. Thi-ar''-elcs stolen from the Rev C. Garter, and F H-.z'e t, Grafton load, were also found. M-rsh, it appears, came it" fr--m Christchurch twelve months ago, at the time - f Plummer,* escape, and, seeing the fun was f -st and furious, thought it would boas well to have a hand in the game. It. appears, from s-mie of the property in possession of the police, that Marsh was concerned in the rob e-y of Bigelow at Ponsonhy, an-' Williams at Mount Eden. Both of these cases happened about nine months ago, a d were robberies of money, jewePeiy. and valuable articles. They were accomplished in the same style as recent cases. Marsh was also the robber of the chemist’s, and of Williams, tailor, in Victoria Street, and of Grey and Allen, adjacent—all rn'ere' on the same night, and put down to the, credit of Plummer at the time. He was al o concerned in the recent breaking and entering into the dwelling-houses of Geo. Keren (Cook street). Harkins-Union street), and M’Gurney. Marsh arrived in Auckland in the Ocean Mail, from London, in November, 1575. He is an Englishman lay birth, and a saddler hy trade. He lived in Auckland for some time, afterwards went to Waipa, and from thence to Wb.mgarei, where he commenced husine sas a saddle*. He ha-1 S'-mc unpleasantness with his wife, and went South, returning, as stat-d, from Ghristchurch a year ago Marsh is nbout 35 years of age. He was comfortably dressed, and ha-1 tho appearance nf a respectable tradesman. There is nothing of the criminal in his appearance. He does not, seem to have been pressed by poverty, hut having committed one successful robbery, he took a malicious delight in repeating the process an-1 outwitting the police He hears himself with considerable philosophy, and recounts his exploits with as much gusto as Fred Plummer. He could not long havo escaped capture hy the node o , as they had a tolerably good description of him, and he narrowly escaped capture on Tuesday Yesterday, finding himself watche I in Queen street, he abruptly left the city. He seems to have come, to the conclusion that things were getting warm, as he tnld his wife she had seen the last of him fo-- the present, as he intended to clear opt of Auckland. Nothing is known of hi- oa ecr in Christchurch, nr whether he hail any connection with the robberies which took place there some time 1 ago. He worked at his trade in Chriatchunch. Mar h’s practice appeared to ho to watch certain houses till be got tho in mates all nut. He was brought up at the Police Court, and remanded for a week. He made a eloan breast of several robberies imputed to Plummer, but done hy him.