INNRUDER IN BEDROOM

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1932, Page 7

INNRUDER IN BEDROOM

ESCAPE AFTER, SCUFFLE

AUCKLAND, December 20

While ho was moving; round a ludroixn in a- boarding house at Epsom at a nearly hour yesterday morning, an intruder was surprised by one of the occupants, who graoplcj with him. I'lie man managed to break away after a shout scuffle and dashed from the hotffi.fv to a waiting motor-car. making

his <■ cape. ; The incident occurred at SP’wyn House, 23 Mount St. John Avenue. A hoarder heard! a child in the house cry •at and left hm bed to investigate. As soon as h » switched on the light i:i his room lie no'iced that several dia in 'ns dressing table had been opened and apparently ransacked. He at <nre searched tb.. bonne as far as possible without arousing the other occupants, hut found no trace of any-

The hoarder tlien returned to his bed, but he had not long been- asleep when he waked to find a young nan moving a,bout hjs room. He at once sorang out of bed and pursued the man, who started far the door. The boarder grannled with him, at the same time calling for assistance. The man was able to pull himself free and ran toward the doorway before any of the riffier oenmsnts of the house co-U 1 reach him. A.s lm, was leaving the house he stumbled! and ran to a waiting motor-ear, in which a companion wfi.s seated. The ear at once set off down the road, both men making their eoeape.

Nothing of value was missed from anv of the rooms in the, house.