RECENT ROBBERIES.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1235, 29 May 1880, Page 2

RECENT ROBBERIES.

Not many (lavs ago, it will be remembered, Ml- TVilli.nn (Jamming had his garden invaded by a party of predatory youths, and cleared of borne of his choicest vegetables, and the thrives were subsequently caught and sent to the Training School. The^e were not, however, the only gentry at who-e hands Mr Cumming has suffered. For a long time past his attention has been attracted to the circumstance that inroads were bein? made on a quantity of bottled stout lying in the brewery, and not yet arrived at that stage of maturity at which it is usual to send it out. Altogether, porhaps, four or five do/en of these bottles have been missed at intervals, but although he might have had his suspicions, Mr Cumming had not till Tuesday evening 1 an opportunity of laying his hind on the thieves. On th.it day he was absent at the Cambiidq'e races, returning' home about 6 o'clock. About an hour afterwards he went down to the brewery, and there stumbled across two men nam -d Neuron and Barstable in the act of passing some bottled porter out of the building. Birstable at first attempted to hide, but when he found that of no avail he frankly told Mr Cummin"- that he had assisted to tike the bottles out, having been requested by Nelson, who told him he had bought them, to assist him. Information was at once given to the police, who arrested both men the same night. They were brought before the Resident Magistrate yesterday, with what result a reference to our report will show. .Some time ago the workmen engaged in fitting up the new police station, Hamilton East, missed some paper md white lead, and suspicion falling on Neilson, owing to the discovery of the more recent theft, a search warrant waa issued and his house and premises were searched. Articles such as those alleged to have been stolen were found, but as the owner of the lost property was not in Hamilton yesterday the case had to be adjourned till to-day. While searching the premises the police found a large number of empty beer and porter bottles, and, without any stretch of imagination, their source may be conjectured.