STOLEN JEWELLERY.
(Per Press Association.) Auckland, last night. Some days ago, while diuner was being served at Miss Nollio Stewart’s holel, a thief entered her room by the fire escape and seized a quantity of jewols, valued an i 660. He was interrupted before getting possession of the remainder, valued at a groat deal more. The loss was not discovered till much later. A guarded advertisement inserted by Misß Stewart in the following day’s papers far the return of valuable papers purloinod drew an unsigned letter from the burglar, in which he regretted the theft. He stated he would not have taken the jewels if he had known they were Miss Stewart’s. He concluded with the information where the papers had been planted for her on Queen street wharf. The detectives got the letters safely, but it is believed not the jewels. The police have not yet effected any arrest.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1477, 10 June 1905, Page 4
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150STOLEN JEWELLERY. Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1477, 10 June 1905, Page 4
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