A HOUSEBREAKER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1831, 11 August 1906, Page 2

A HOUSEBREAKER.

SUPPOSED GANG OF THIEVES FOILED. SENSATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF TWO LADIES.

Gisborne has enjoyed an immunity from the wave of housebreaking and buiglary that has passed over the rest of the colony, but an exciting experience of two young adros at about a quarter to 7 last evening indioates (hat ens or more thieves had commenced their work in Gisborne. At tho hour mentioned the two ladies had occaoion to return to the workroom of Mrs i 7® , clothlu 6 shop. They went to the back door, which they had tirmselves previously locked, end opened it. onrnnVfl st , rac ß e >” Eaid the one who opined the door, commenting on the fact hat it was not secure, as it had been lett a short timo previously. Oae ■ Struck a ma-oh, while the Other remained at the dohrwayli Then fhn ro fi WaS “ aa one lady descried h ■, “^ Ur , e a maa lurking in the shadow at the back of the door. The iadies naturally became yery frightened, and soroamed for help. The man best-

h a ., a fow. moments, apparently being at t L f, 3 - dOp and then bounded past t)o lady at tho door. ‘An 'affirm was- at once given, and the police were at hand jn Bm ® Et t'rae, Constables Q’Hars, wf, 68 ’ Itwin immediately eoourirg ooality in search of tho housebreaker, r* 0 a ‘' rEBt kas yet been made, but it is hopod that tho eooundrel will yet be run to earth. A statement has been made by a ffid that two men besides the house-

Breaker ran eft on the alsrtn being givem out the probability is that only one mati was implicated. The man evidently had a good idea of the surroundings, and obose She ope period of time when he was. least likely tb be observed by membera'of. th£ ■muss. Etaff, who'work'in Ihe bu'ldihg adjoining, Nothing is missing froni the euop, .. i i