TREASURE CAVE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8360, 21 February 1913, Page 10

TREASURE CAVE

STOREHOUSE USED BY MEM CHARGED WITH THEFT, LONDON, January 12. The discovery by the police of a remarkable treasure cave on the hillside at Westbrook, Godaiming, had a sequel at the local police court, when Percy George Tupper and Sidney Marriage, both of Godalming, were charged with having broken into the dwelling house of Messrs J. H. Moore and J. Boxall. music masters, at Charterhouse School, and stealing a number of articles. There were two further charges of robbery against Tupper, and among the articles alleged to have been stolen were a safe key, a cheque for JBB, and a revolver. Marriage also was further charged with theft from two business promises at Godaiming. The evidence was that the prisoners were seen coming from the direction of the Charterhouse School carrying parcels and, on being followed by police officers, began to run. The officers pursued them, and when crossing the river bridge the prisoners were seen to throw something into the stream. Some of the property was found in the stream, but the bulk of it was found in the cave. A constable said the cave was a disused ice well, with walls and a domed roof of stone. From the entrance there was a drop of 6ift. The floor was of sand and the cave was Bft wide and 18ft from the floor to the roof. Digging in the sand he found two white-hanoled razors and a chisel. A police sergeant said ho found a pair of men’s gloves; a pair of nut-crackers, a sugar dredger, a brass vase, one silverplated milk jug, silver spoons, three old silver brooches, a coin brooch, a gold ring, two electric torches, a revolver, and a one-inch chisel in the cave. The housekeeper to Messrs Moore and Boxall said an entrance was effected into the house by breaking a window. Further evidence showed that a key missing from other premise® was found upon Tapper. When charged Tapper was said to have stated"l shall not say anything about that Somebody has given me away, and I have a good mind to give him away, too.” The prisoners were committed for trial.