BURGLARY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2104, 18 March 1920, Page 3

BURGLARY.

RAILWAY STATION WINDOW FOR GDI). TOWN HALL OFFICIO FXTFRFD. Allhough, iis iii im>st other parts of the Dominion, there is n inir amount of petty thieving in Foxton, crimes of n more serious nature are rorlmmlely lew and far between as far as this town is concerned. An attempt, however, at something more sei'ious limn usual was made last night, when the local railway station and the Town Hall were both burglariously entered. Foriunalely (he thieves got very little for (heir trouble, a cash box containing about twelve shillings being taken from the Town flail, and us , tar as can he ascertained, nothing at all was obtained at the railway station. The railway station was locked up at Ihe usual hour lust night, all the windows being securely fastened. On going on duly this morning, however, the slalionmaster (Mr Shera) found that an entrance to the building had been obtained by forcing open one of the windows. Nothing inside the building wad disturbed as far as could be seen, and it is surmised that after forcing the window open the thieves must have been disturbed, and hurriedly decamped. The only cash in (he office at the time was about ten shillings in silver in two drawers, it is considered that the thieves, knowing that yesterday was a bank holiday, " assumed there would be a fair amount of cash in the office, and had made their plans accordingly. Had they not been disturbed, however, and had succeeded in forcing open the safe, they would have been doomed to disappointment, as a daily banking is made by the stationmaster, and at no time is any large sum of money kept on the premises. The entry to the Town Hall was effected by prizing open the oflicc window, thus breaking the lock on same. The drawers in the ticket lobby and the office were rilled, but all the cash that was on the premises at the time was between ten and twelve shillings, locked in a cash box, which was placed in one of the drawers. The cash box was taken away by the thieves. An empty bottle, which had contained beer, was left by the burglars on the oilice table.