DARING BURGLARIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2184, 7 May 1908, Page 2

DARING BURGLARIES.

UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS. - POLICE ALMOST POWERLESS. (Special to "Times.”) WELLINGTON, May 6. There are at present a number of very undesirable characters in Wellington, and within the last six months there have been quite a mini- * her of daring and impudent burglaries. The police seem powerless to cope with the outbreak. Last night there were two burglaries in differ- • cut parts of Wellington, one at Mr. J. B. Teasdale’s house in Brougham"' Street, aim‘the other in Mrs. Mountjoy’s house in Austin Street. At half-past one o’clock this morning, Mrs. Mount joy was awakened by a slight noise in her room. She saw a disappearing light reflected on tho bedroom door, which wap wide open. It had been shut when she went to bed at 5 p.m. She called her daughters, who were sleeping in the same room. It was then found a gold watch and chain, {our* gold rings, several gold brooches and pins were missing. Their value is assessed at £25. A chest of drawers had been ransacked, but Mrs. Mountjoy had evidently awakened too early for the completion of the burglary. .Mr. Teasdale was awakened at midnight by his wife saying that there was a man in the room. Sho turned 1 on an electric light that was near her hand and had a glance of tlio burglar. When Mr. Teasdale opened his eyes lie saw tho door closing. He promptly jumped out of bed and ran into tho passage, switching on all the lights as he went, but not a sight nor sound of the intruder did ho catch. The miscreant vanished as silently, and swiftly as if lie had been a spectre. However, there is evidence it was not a ghost that entered tho house. The undesirable immigrant came through the bathroom window. Inside ho found an umbrella opened out to dry. This he closed and threw out oil the lawn. Then he went exploring, hut the alarm raised by Mrs. Teasdale scared him off before ho got his hands on to any valuables. The police were summoned, and arrived about 12.50 to search for evidence which might assist to trace the ruffian.