A BOY BURGLAR.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3364, 17 December 1919, Page 5

A BOY BURGLAR.

Tlu‘N-YEAR-OLD CONFESSES TO EIGHT CASES; The epi(lexni"e"of breaking and entering of business premises at Palmerston Noilth continued during the weekend, when four more cases were added to the list. . ' Mr C. Penman ’s tobacconist shop in Rangitikei S'tree't, was enteredand a quantity of cigarettes and cigins removed. After an unsuccessful attempt ‘to enter by‘ way of the front. door in Mr Pt-nman’s shop, the intruder heaved :1. brick through -the back window, and gainedadniittance. A sprinkling of blood‘ was found on some cigarettes and also on a piece of candle, Two Stationers’ shops in Main Street were also visited. In Mr Len Martin’s shop the infrudei-'first broke the wtindow aft: the rear of the pre--mises, and found it barred, but eventually succeeded in taking a window fr;-:nle out about ten feet from the ground, a.nd obtained entrance that way. He devoted his attention lt-ov the till, as was evidenced by the plentiful shprashing of candle greese. There Was no money to be had. The owners cannot at presnt say if any stock had been taken, but think it probable that several ladies’ handbags have been removed. = '

The other gtati-oners’ shop, Occupied by Mr Fenton, Was’ e‘fitered by way of the back window, which was broken in. Large stones were thrown in through the window, and in the eourse- of their flight broke the glass in_ two show cases and damaged the contents to the e>2'te-ut of about £lO. The sum of 7/ in pennies was still in the till. Although the till was opened, the money was not touched. A pile of Deadwood Dick style of novels had‘ been disturbed and apparently overhauled.‘ The _ large stock ‘of "goods make it uncertain to state if anytthing was s-tolen. _ A‘ laundry kept by Joe Lee, in George Street, was entered, the front door lock having been broken. When the Celestials returned home at about 11 o’e1oel~: on Sunday night they found a screwdriver and a screw wrench lying beside the door. The efforts of the inltrtlders were not rewarcled.‘ ’ About 7.15 on Monday evening the police reeeived informati-on that Someone had entered the premises of the Premier Drapery Company, by breaking the panel in the back door, and Constable Cole found a diminutive lad of ten years, named Hearse. Upon being taken to The-police station, be admiftted that he was responsible ‘for eight of the burglaries which had been committed (luring the past few weeks. ———M.D_ Times.