AN ELUSIVE BURGLAR

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1931, Page 6

AN ELUSIVE BURGLAR

AUCKLAND DOCTOR ROBBED. AUCKLAND, October 20. “Slippery Sam” is the name bestowed by* Auckland detectives on a most elusive young burglar whose happy hunting ground for the past three years has been Epsom and the neighbouring districts. Several times' lie has been seen and chased. “He is a young man of prepossessing appearance,” said Dr. G. B. Chapman this morning. A week ago Dr. Chapman, whose home is at 72, The Drive, Epsonig; \vasL~ .a wakened . early in the morning by the sound of a blind being pulled up quickly. He switched on the electric light and there in the middle of: the bedroom stood the man known a,s “Slippery 'Sam.” I had a really good look at him,” .said Dr Chapman. “He is about sft. Sin. to sft. Sin. in height, with thin .features and the fairest of hair, carefully parted and brOshed. Usually, he wears a well cult blue, tailored('suit.' Then in a flash lie was gone. "When T made a search T found T had lost £9 from niv clothes.”

Dr. Chapman recalled that on a, previous evening when lie was arriving home at 11.30 he saw a young, we I dressed man istanding under a street light near the gate. Occasionally the young man glanced over his shoulder. He was going through the motions of rolling a cigarette, but Dr. Chapman could see that he had no naper and no tobacco in his fingers. The doctor was suspicions and intended to keep an eye on him, but when he went inside he found some duty waiting him and lie forget all about, the stranger outside the gate. : “Slippery Sam” has visited many ■Suburban homes where bridge parties 'have boon, in progress. His habit is to search the room where wraps and handbags have been left, take any money and disappear.