Peculiar Thieving

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 17 September 1913, Page 3

Peculiar Thieving

A series of ratlier peculiar thefts took place at the Helensville South ruiUvay station during last week. For a few days af.ter the goods were supposed to have arrived the owners were no*, greatly alarmed, having the idea that tho railway authorities had msule a mistake in transit and that the goods wt.nM duly corr.e to hand. Late on Saturday night, however, Constable Driscioll caught a 'man named. A.Me In tosh moving some goods from a railway truck, and on investigation found that a case containing bottles of beer had becm broken open aucl the man Avas carrying these away in a sack. The Constable aceomxjumed the man to where he was stowing the stolen goods and then took him m charge. In the owners' absence Mclntosh had taken posession of o, house oa the Park hurst road, where he was storing the goods ho ,siureptitious.ly cclleoted. Tliftse comprised noarls' a o.art load and included all manner of things, among which were Mr 11. Screaton's biscuits, Mr J. G. Willis' chocolates and lollies, Mr Potto's harness, Mr Brally's paints, Mrs Mc^win's beer, Mr Downer's turkey and ducks, Mr. Tucker's laundry basket, also goods belonging to Mr. Anderson. Practically the only things interfered with were the lollies aod chocolates, on which the man appeared to have lived for days. He is thought to be of weak intellect, judging by his peculiar actions and statements He was brought before' the Court on Monday and remanded for a week. lenders are invited by the Waiter mata County Council for roadfomatiun at Parkhurst,