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A remarkable account of a cat burglar's career, was given at the Ok Bailey last month, when Robert Augustus Delaney, 29, an eagineer, pleaded guilty to burglary at the houses of the Duke of Rutland and of Lady Northcote.

He was sentenced to 3 years" penal servitude.

Delaney, a tal, dark, clean-shayra young man, with thick brown hair and dressed in a blue serge suit, appeared quite anconcerned in the dock. Mr. Per cival Clarke said that in the case of Lady Northeote's house it was clear that en trance had been gained by climbing up the verandab or the stackpipe. At this tine a of rubberies was takeing

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The Recorder (Sir E. Wild); How do these feline fellows do it? (Enughter.)

Mr. Clarke I am told they dimb the stackpipes or the waste pipes which carry the whter from the roof or the bathroom and are on the outside of the house.. The Recorder: Is it very difcale? Mr. Clarke I have not tried it myself (laughter)--but I am told that it have the proper appliances-rubber gloves. rusher hoots. and something around your knee-it is not so difficult. At

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Mr. Clarke described how on January. 5th Delaney was foundi erouching under a bush in the Duke of Rutland's grounds when police officers went into the gar deas, and that following statements he made most of the property helunking to Lady Northcote was recovered. v

Detective-Sergeant Pearce said at Lady Northeote's house Delaney found a seated parcel containing wills and took them away, thinking it was money or jewellery. He wished to he taken into consideration cases of receiving a cheque-look which was found at his address and obtaining an overcoat at Peterborough. Another was obtaining 19 s. from a handlady in Dorset-atrret.

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Sergeant Pearce added that Delaney had inade, w statement that he educated at Jesus College. Cambridge. in 1911. but thquiries had shown that this was not trae. He was born at L'ape. town in 1995. In Septemberyd last year her was charged with living on the in moral earnings of a woman.

Delaney Debject to that statement. Sergeant Pearve: He was act convict ed, but or being discharged he was taken to Westminster Police Court, where he was charged with nine cheque frails. Another man was arrested with him. and got six months' imprisonment. Delaney was bound ever for twelve months.

At that time Delaney had fled his peti tion in bankruptry. Re "failed to appear, and a warrant was issued and he was given a month for contempt of court.

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During his examination in bankruptcy be told the officials his "Father was wealthy man, who left him $2,000, and that out of this he purchased a farm ip Lincolnshire. He had to sell it because. he did not understand farming and lost £15,000 in two years. He then went to Westcliff and purchased a boarding house for $1.800.-

In 192, he had a fire there and claimed 49.000 from, the insurance company, but received only £1

Sergeant Pearce said he communicated with the Lincolnshire police with regard to the statement purchasing a farm. and found that that story was not true. In is Delaney went to the Swineshead district and married. widow med Sharpe, who had inherited 2,000 from her late husband, and with that money a farm was purchased..

Delaney Eved with his wife for about three years. He thra sold the farm and furniture and eloped with his wife's niece to open a boardique-house at Westcliff. His wife now had to work for her living

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The Recorder Was the hours really Messrs. Goddard & Douglas on 13th used for purchasing this Farm--Yea: at any rate part of it. He sold it again for 15.000, but I do not know what ban pened to that.

The niece left Delaney, who then ad- vertised for her in the Press, describing her as his wife. The. niece had returned to her people, who declined to tell De- ladey where she was, and Delaney seat threatening letters to the family,

While in England Delaney had been associated with Austraban and Afrienn criminals, two whom were now in prison, one being sentenced in the morn ing of Delaney's arrest:

The Recorder: What shot of a gang is this-A very lad gang, who have been doing at burglaries, and since the arrest of Delaney there have been only two quel cases. It was n fact that Delaney was a trooper in the Artillery, and joined the South African Rites. Delaney came to England in the Army. He would not say anything in his favour,

Cross-examined by Delaney, Sergeant Pearce said that Delaney had been asso- cinting with a man who had been con- victed of ent burglaries and also with a man convicted of cheque frauds.

Delaney said he did not know one of the men and told the Recorder he had nothing to say.

The Recorder passer sentener of three years and six months' penal servitude.

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At the anual dinner of the Scots" Gaurds Association at Edinburgh last month Majar, Steuart-Menzies, said it seemed "extraordinary to notice that the enntgen was now nearly always empty. Recently outside Chelsea Barracks he saw 12 young soldiers standing round a milk barrow drinking milk out of bottles.- | (Laughter.) »

There was hardly any crime in the re- giment. Whether that was due to the milk régime he could not my Blusketry was not so good as before the war.

A Voice: That's the milk."-(Laugh- ter.)

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