A Burglary.

Manawatu Herald, 10 November 1896, Page 3

A Burglary.

This is ft new heading for an item of local news and the deed has its absurd as well aa its serious side. Sometime last night the bar of Mr Harrison's Mauawatu Hotel was broken into and certain goods taken. This morning was the first intimation the owner had of the robbery, as a lodger who was up early, on going past the front of the house noticed one of the bar windows and the frout door open. Landlords do not generally keep open house and therefore the position appeared novel, and the lodger immediately acquainted Mr Harrison of the fact. On going into the bar a piece of tallow candle was noticad which had evidently been used by the visitors to see what was to be had, aa the till drawer was all over grease, dropped in whilst the money was being collected. The loss here was trifling as Mr Harrison does not leave more than some vary small change in the till of a night. Some whisky, a bottle of Old Tom and even a bottle of Sarsaparilla was gone, and half a box of cigars, the thief kindly leaving some behind in oase the landlord should be short of a smoke in the morning. It is evident access was obtained through the window and the exit by the door. Mr Harrison arrived at home at midnight from L3vin and ha noticed nothing peculiar about the premises then, therefore the entrance was probably effected after this hour. The whole business shows a prentice hand and as Constable Gilleapie is on the job, if it is pojsible to identify the culprit, it may be reckoned he will be caught.