The Jewellery Robbery.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 4, 2 June 1885, Page 2

The Jewellery Robbery.

TWO MEN ARRESTED. SOME OF THE.- 'STOLEN PROPERTY FGJFND. BURGLARY TOOLS DISCOVERED. The police have ait last obtained a clue to the late jewellery robbery, but of course are reticent with information. Inspector Browne and the members of the detective staff are working late and early, and availing themselves of all possible information. A great many suggestions have been received from clairvoyants, thought-readers, &c, but they have not tended m any way to elucidate the mystery. Two arrests have taken place — one m Lyttelton, and the other m Wellington — and some of the stolen property has been recovered. A report being current about town last night that one of the ar- ! rests had taken place, at the Te Ar> Hotel, Willis street, apposite St John* Presbyterian Church, and Jthat a set of burglars' tools had been discovered there, a member of our staff waited upon Mr T. Smith, the iandlord, who 1 , m answer to inquiries, furnished the. following' information :— Some weeks' ago, a young fel* low, about 10 years of >age,^Mjta) gave his name as Jack, 'bat whose surname is understood to be AUendale< waa engage! as waiter ; but after a week had elapse i he was told that >is services would bs dispensed with, as he 3i4 not, appear t> take much interest m his.workv Previous to his leaving a colored man, named William Davis, came to the hotefahd applied for the billet, He had good references, amongst others from Mr E. Richardson, of the Empire Hotel, Christchurch. He was employed for about five years at th» Rutland Hotel, Wanganui, which is one of the best conducted hotels m the North Island. Mr Smith did not, therefore! hesitate to engage him, and he remained at the hotel till his art eat yesterday. Before Allendale left hp s j tried to rats* money on one of the warcnes, stating that he had procured a situation at * draper's shop m Blenheim. Davis knt him a pound on a watch, and wore it openly-^in fact, he offered to lend it t» some young fellows on Saturday night. Detectives McGrattaricl Ctuppbell, hay ing obtained some clue" to^ the transaction, proceeded to the Te Aro Hotel yesterday and. arrested Davis. They} then made » search of the hotel, Mr Smith, the landlord, showing them; over, the premises both inside and outside, ahcr aiding them m every possible" way. In the room where Allendale slept they found a carpet bag with a leather straps round it, but which was not locked. On searching it they discovered a keyhole saw and a gimblet, and under the t mat|resB of the bad on which Allendale slept they found a saw. It is said that there was soma jewellery m the bag, but our reporter did not ascertain whether such-wife the case, judging from the circumstances whioh have come to light so far~if is not improbable that Davis may be found to have no further connection with the robbery than the possession of one of the watches, and that Allendale may hays been a mere tool m the hands of the principal robbers, ft seems- incredible that a person who -could hare planned and executed the robbery would haw left the tools about m such a careless manner. The bedroom \a f never locked, and there* were two beds! m it, which were always occupied It is therefore not to be wondered- at' that the detectives are reticent with . information. In all probability the principal- offenders have yet to be discovered.. . A gold watch and chain, with greenstone pedant, was offered for sale' at one of the jeweller's shops m Te Aro on Saturday, and it is said that Allendale had offered some of the watches for sale* m Lyttelton and Christchurch. It is said that Allendale has not been long m the Colony, and that he came out by the Doric ;ihat he told so many different tales at the hotel that it is not easy to say which is the correct version. — Wellington paper. • ...^