CRIMINALS AT EIGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 279, 22 November 1913, Page 17

CRIMINALS AT EIGHT.

j HARDENED OFFENDERS ARRESTED 1 AT INFANT SCHOOL. "It Is the first time at this court that the .instlc-s have had Bfhulars In an infant school before thrai as confirmed and har-

rteucd criminals." said tho Wlllesden magisj irate on Wednesday, October S. His remark was called forth by the appearance in the dock of I'harles Haves and 'Jeorge Coli-man, who were >-:iid to be eigiit years of age, but who lookc-d a good rleal younger. They were charged on remand with breaking and entering a house 'a* Dyne Road. Kilburn, and stealing 13 In ' money and jewellery valued i.7. I The boys, who are said by the police to j lie the ringleaders of a clover gang of juvej nile thieves and housebreakers, so; a girl jto pa-wn t!;<- jewellery for them. Part of the money they spent and a part Cnlemnn gave to ills mother. They were arrested at the infant school which they attended. A dete-'tive said the boys were taking , part In robberies every day. Only a week I previously Colenintl was i-iun,] over for j two yer.rs for house-breaking, and Hayes j was birched for attempting to wreck .1 train. Coleman -was sent to an Industrial school I and llayes wns ordered to re-five six I strokes of the birch.