GIRL AS BURGLAR

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8355, 15 February 1913, Page 13

GIRL AS BURGLAR

AMAZING ALLEGATIONS AS OUTCOME OF FLAT ROBBERIES. WEST END GANG. LONDON, January 5. The robbing of Mr Scliilf’s fiat in Dover street, London, W., was again investigated last Tuesday at the fiiarlborougn street Police Court, when William iviayze, 40, porter, Verona street,, Battersea, and Walter Laud, 40, porter; Harry Roberts, 40, porter; and Cissie Wilks, 27, otherwise Cissie Roberts, all living in Marcfimont street, Russell square, were charged on remand, before Mr Denman, with being concerned together in feloniously breaming and entering No. 26, Dover street, ITccadxlly, and stealing thirteen diamond buttons, four gold tie pins, two gold and platinum watch chains, anu other property, of the total value ol £2OO. Tne prisoners were further cnargod with receiving the property, well knowing it to have been stolen. The evidence showed that on the afternoon of December 3rd the prosecutor’s flat iu Dover street was entered, in the' absence of Mr Schiff’s valet, by picking the lock of the door, and property of the value of £2OO was stolon. The prisoners were arrested four days later, and in a house m Marchmont street, where Laud, Roberts, and Wilks lived, some of the stolen articles were found, and also a jemmy. When Laud was shown the jewellery and the jemmy he remarked, “It’s a bad job.” Roberta said that Laud was innocent. When Mayze was told the charge that would be preferred against him he said he knew nothing about tho robbery, but afterwards admitted that his wife had worked at the flat, saying, “I may as well tell you the trutn; I had my corner —it was ten quid” (sovereigns). Pawnbrokers’ assistants were now called, and produced some of the stolen jewellery, which had been pledged with them, fill- Denman committed the prisoners for trial, allowing bail for Mayze in the sum of £SO. Detective Sergeant Leach informed the Court that the prisoner Harry Roberts would be further chargee with being concerned with the girl Cissie Wilks in entering a flat at Haverstock Hill with intent to steal. Ada Mary Cook, housekeeper, at No. 11, the Grange, Maitland Park, Haverstock Hih, then deposed that on June 19th she met Roberts and the girl Cissio Wilks on the stairs. As they had no right in the place, she asked them what their business was, and Roberts said ho wanted to see a Miss Roberts. She told him no such person lived there, and followed Roberts and tinwoman when they got into the street. The man managed to escape, but the woman was arrested, committed for trial, and dealt with at tho Sessions. An entry to the house had been effected by breaking tho glass panel of tho door. Roberts, who denied his guilt, said ho would reserve his de-

fence. Mr Denman committed bin tor trial. Sergeant Leach said he now proposet to further charge the girl Wilks witi oteahng jewellery, wearing apparel and other property, of the value o. about £l2O. Mrs Georgina Darb) of Rugby Mansions, West Kensington deposed that in October last Wilks en tered into her' employment as genera servant. On the 14th of that montj witness left her in charge of her flat and when she returned found that tin girl had absconded, and that jewellery furs, a pair of field glasses, and othe: property of the value of about £l2i had been stolen. None of the property had been recovered, with the exception of the field glasses and a hai box. Owing to reading an account of tho Dover street robbery in the newspapers, she went to the police station, and on seeing Wilks there identified her as the girl that had been in her employment. Sergeant Leach stated that when Wilks was spoken tc about stealing the things from Mrs Darby she exclaimed, “I admit stealing the things; my husband had nothing to do with it.” Mr Denham also committed the girl for trial on this charge.