The Valuable Collection of Mr.
Vilhelm Meyer Broken Into 'A thief who returned a part of his booty was responsible for the unpleasant discovery that other and more valuable articles had been stolen from the house of Mr. and Mrs, Vilhelm Meyer, 47 Avenue Road, on Monday evening of last week' while Mr..and Mrs. Meyer were at St. George's Ball.
The theft was discovered on the morning after the ball, when was also observed after a careful inspection of the house that the thief had entered through a back door and that he had apparently worn rubber-soled shoes and had made a tour of the house, He had gone into a dressing room where a number of valuable articles, such gold-topped toilet articles and jewellery were left undisturbed, and had apparently contented himself with acquiring several suits of clothes, two overcoats and hats belonging to Mr, Meyer. The curtains in the dining room which overlooked the garden of the house were torn down and a silk cover was missing, When the police were notified of this, their comment is said to have deen that the thief in question had made off with 19 overcoats during the past week, in the same neigh
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