STOLEN JEWELLERY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10137, 7 November 1910, Page 7

STOLEN JEWELLERY.

EXCITING CHASE AT MELBOURNE.

By the arrest at P.vahran of a young man, who gave the name of Frank Harrop, a quantity of the jewellery stolen recently from the shop of R. M'Dougall, Little Collins Street, was recovered. At about 5 p.m. a young man walked into the shop of Mr Dowdall, pawnbroker, and pawned a quantity of jewellery. Tie had no sooner left the shop than another young man, who gave the same name as the first one, also entered with jewellery to pawn. The similarity of the name given and the fact th;.tt the jewellery was all new, aroused the suspicions of the pawnbroker, and he walked to the front of the shop and saw the second man join the first one outside. Meeting Sergeant "Wescott, ho drew liis attention to the men, who had walked along tli3 street to Aarons' pawnshop. One had entered the shop, and the second who wore a white vest, stood on the other side of the, street. Sergeant Wescott instructed a constable to go . into Aarons' simp and see what the man was pawning. Upon the appearance of the constable the young man in the shop became confused. He was pawning jewellery and could not give a reasonable account of it, and ho showed an earnest desire to get out of the place. The constable arrested him.

While this was going on, Sergeant Westcott moved towards the second man, who at once bolted. The sergeant, the pawnbrokers, a couple of constables, and several people who were in the street went in pursuit. The fugitive bolted up a lane and over a fence, where he fell. Regaining his feet, he abandoned his overcoat and £5 10s od in cash, which had fallen to the ground. His pursuers were now close on his heels. Ho gained a respite, however, by darting round a corner, and into a dwelling liouse. His pursuers were in doubt as to which house he had entered. Clearly he was a fellow of resource. Finding himself in a bedroom he looked around him, and seized upon a dark vest, which had in it a gold watch and chain. Throwing the valuables on the bed, he put the dark vest on over his own conspicuous white one, and moving out he ran to an hotel, where he called for a pint of beer and offered the barmaid £1 to hide him. She refused the offer. Hearing the crowd making again in his direction, he darted out through the sideway and into a painter's shop, where he vainly offered the painter £l. to hide him. Finally he dodged his pursuers and got away.

Hai'j'op, the arrested man, was locked up on a charge of shop-break-ing. The jewellery in his possession was identified as some oi' that stolen from M'Dougall.