BURGLARIES IN AUCKLAND

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 314, 2 July 1912, Page 2

BURGLARIES IN AUCKLAND

TOUR-ARRESTS. By Telegraph-Press Association. tj,„ All * -Auckland, June 30. lue Auckland police have now arrested four men on charges connected with the recent burglaries. „0f these men, ■ laul Eugene Scrim is a married man l?i year ? 0f age ' with ll wfe and two children He is a dark-haired and olive cranpleaoned Englishman, whose cleanshaven face, with clear-cut features, is decidedly.prepossessing. Physically, he is a little over medium stature and of muscular build, being of the alert capable type of man. His career, it is understood, has been a varied one for something hke a year he has done casual laboring work on the wharves, where he is well known for he had an affable nature and made many friends and acquaintances and it had been noticed that he had lost no opportunity of chumming up with policemen. From his conversation, it has been gleaned that lie had been for a number of yea-s in Wellington, and that for eleven 'years he had resided in the United States, where ■he followed the picturesque occupation of a cowboy." In this connection it is interesting to note that one sf his boasts was that at ton paces he could with a revolver, put five consecutivespots on a target within the space of half-a-crown. Thirty years of age and single, Grant, also has been for a number 0 f months employed casually on the wharves. Fe is a shorter, though not of less powerful build, than is Serim, and is more and grim looking. As to his race, "ho is a man who has seen service in ' the British Navy, and has not long been off the Naval Reserve, and has the reputation of being a eraek shot. It is understood that Serim and Grant came under suspicion almost as far back as three months ago, and on Thursday the watchers proceeded to Serim's house, a rather conspicuous red-painted one, on the rise at the back of Disraeli street, in Mount Eden, and arrested him just after lie got home m the evening. In view of his shooting reputation, Detectives Powell and Cummrngs gave him no opportunity for doing harm, and they no doubt congratulated themselves on having taken Serim by surprise, when they found in his possession a beautifully built revolver. There were also found in his possession a kit of tools comprising jemmies, files, picklocks, torches, and about 100 skeleton keys, adjustable to many patterns of locks. Tn addition to these were fmnid a number of gelignite plugs and dynamite detonator caps. There was no money.

Grant was arrested at a house where he had been living j n Ponsonbv. Tlis wealth consisted of 5s ]l'/ a d. and there was nothing- in the nature of burglarious tools on him or the premises. Both Perim and Grant have been remanded to appear on Wednesday, on which date Eniest Kirclmirtz and Charles Reynolds, the men found at midnight on Wednesday in the bar of the Chirondon Hotel, are also due to appear. The last named two men were also engaged casually as wharf workers.