"Be sure that your Sin will find you out."

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3466, 3 February 1880, Page 2

"Be sure that your Sin will find you out."

Cußieus Discovbby of a Stoibn Watch

Early in 1874 information was given to the police by a baker named Debsell, residing in Willoughby street (now in the employ of Mr R. T. Douglas, in Shortland), that he bad had a gold watch and chain, and some money stolen from his residence. Suspicion fell on his mate, another baker, who, on being accused, indignantly denied all knowledge of the theft. He was searched, but nothing was discovered. Some short tima afterwards he started business in premises in Burke street, and the affair was quite forgotten. A year or two ago the suspected person went to his long account, and if Debsell ever had any hopes of recovering his property, they were buried with poor C——• At the beginning of the present month, Mr Ehrenfried, who owned the old bake-house, in Burke street, had it pulled down and removed. A few days ago information was conreyed to Detective Farrell that two small children named Keilly had picked up a tin coffee canister from amongst the debris of the old oven in the dismantled bake-house. Detective Farrell at once proceeded to the residence.of the Eielly children and asked to see the watch. It was at once produoed, and a search was instituted amongst the old documents of the Police Office which resulted in the tracing home of the larceny to Debsell.'s mate. _ Debsell at once recognised the watch, which bore his initials, and it was handed back to him, the poor thjef having gone beyond the pale of earthly justice. It would appear that after stealing the property C— had spent the money, and then the fear of detection led him to conceal the watch and chain in his bakehouse, where it has lain iv safety all these years. We leave his name in obscurity as members of his family still reside here.