Daring Burglary.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 368, 15 May 1889, Page 2

Daring Burglary.

On Sunday morning last, the premises occupied by Mr A. Berber, watchmaker and jeweller, Te Aroha, were forced, and most'bf the valuables within easy reach carried away. The shop adjoins Mr A. W. Eil ward's drapery store on the one side, and, together with the Public Library (both being under one roof, simply divided by a partition), the Te Aroha. and Ohinemuri News offices on the other side.' ''Mr Berger states he locked up the shbp nncl went home at a .quarter to ten on Saturday night ; and nothing was known of tW<> occurrence until Mr Berger returned on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock to wind up several watches being regulated, and onentering at the front door, -he found the back door wide'open and that, a robbery had been committed-, Mr Berger " states there were fifteen

watches, left for repairs, hanging on a board near the front window (viz., 1 gold lover, 2 gold geneva., 10 silver, and 2 waterbnrys — the numbers tv n d particulars of which he has in his possess^™). a JI o f which were taken, together with 3.gre»,in stone pendants mounted in goldj and ] do. in silver, 1 gent's silver albert, 1? ladies silver necklet, 1 silver pencil case/ *1 gilt albort chain, 1 sihor broach, 1 pam silver earrings, 1 scarf pin (enamel postage stamp, gilt), 1 small silver fish trinket, 1 solid greenstone ring. The burglar had evidently first entered the News Office yard, and scaling the fence dividing the back yards broke a small pane of glass in the door loaning into a back room, and withdrawing the boU, thedoor not having been locked, had no further obstacles to prevent his obtaining the j booty he was after, as this small room opened directly into the shop. A number of wax matches were found dropped on the floor, and the glass cf a large table lamp which stood in the front window was lying broken ; and it is believed the noise necessarily caused by the breaking of this lamp glass, decided the thief to shorten his visit ffeating the noise might have attracted attention), as a silver watch and chain, hanging up on the wall, and a number of articles of jewellery, both in the window nnd in some drawers were left behind. Strange to say Mr I Edwards, who was sleeping in his own room at the rear of his drapery store adjoining, with only the wooden walls between him and Berger's back room, was not awakened, and knew nothing of the occurrence till discovered by Berger. Constable Wild, after making all possible enquiries, went oft on Monday morning on the truck of a party who had been seen loitering about the township for some days previously, but although we understand the party suspected has been overtaken and searched nothing was found on him whereby to connect him with the robbery ; and so far no diiect clue has been obtained. It is sincerely to be hoped the efforts being put forth for the capture of the thief and recovery of the stolen property will prove successful.