THE THAWES BURGLARIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 127, 29 May 1914, Page 2

THE THAWES BURGLARIES.

3TOTJK jrOtmCFDT. PKESONERS. AVDiHCTIIRE PTTOWS.

.Atxlif? Supmnn Oonri. Itiis-aftpnioon. , four Ijonel Ci'rant. KnKierirk Spmcer, Grorp; Augustus Smith. , :m.l Alfr-d Billing cam,- up for seiitfnon on chargrs of breaking and ontrrand theft by night from a. dwvllinf:. at TtrnmtM. 'l'\m prisoners worn little inori> than boys. ITin oisn involves-an. antcTP-tiiijj ftoiy. It -wid lw! r'Hnpntbpreil that a sc-rics «■! , btrrglarire oct-nrrcd at Thames a f«'W wcoks ajro, :md ."t- <-luc 1a the ideality of tliß perpetrators, -u-a* only Jovmd whrn> two of th« prisoners were artwrted in tho act of tryin;: to <li-po«p of eoroo of th.i rtolen property in Auckland. Subsequent udtniFsions and inrpiirips by the. police show that the four youths liail Xwn associated in a sork-p .'•f nocturnal robberies of a si'Juational < haractt-r. (Irarit -was a postal employee nt, niames. vcllWc Smith only arrived in N."ovv- Z(oJ:ind in the middle of Fubruary. It traifpired. that the four youths had uxrt top-thir to plan the burglaries, all of wVioh. wp.ro nrnrked by «x>lness anil iUKlru'itj. and Spo.nrer -wr\rn employed on Ovp dnckinil pond in tho AuekJand KxMbition before; It-avinpr tin* city for Thamt^. Mr. lVnidcrpsu*, on bp%a3f of Grant, B:ii.l iirit.invr was onJv 11>i years of ap<: At tin' tirno n( lli'- tliclt 'hi> w.i« pjnpioy<il α-s 11 l.Ucr (-.lrrirr lit th« Tlaunnfl post ofliro. S"nii> two 'J-'o 111" vmiili h<ul -It;!.! « dilTcroncp of opinion \vrlli hU fiiilicr. n« 0 tori It of -n-hji-h he Tin.'] li-ft !i»rw. iin.l rr?H<*l at a 'joardin" hmi.*.". ivhrrp l't> m»*t other ymmg ni"ii ■.•'"' hlionr monrv irwlv. 7n ihrir I'omp.iny lie mit intn difficulties, an.l till! Hi* lliinor n'marlcf.l that the prnbaIhiIHT nfripor".* rrrwrrt wan unf;iTounib!p. nn.l imli.-.itpd a .Inlilx'r.itr of I'l.-ft-. Coimtu'l iircr.'l tKit pn-om-r - 020 r.il.lii-il t'n, wlTr-!n-r~5 of RoniPthinff of 'Itfir t-.'iimi.-no--. Hi» r«id ft mrmwr of ti'.=rti--liaruc 1 it. -:.,'||.-.t ft!io «:i- iuidrf.-n.l.''l. mi.l hr ',i.\ noi'nins to env why "oiiteiuv «ln.uld Mi t'.jl- i-a'nl S|i»tii-.TV as-' whs 21. \|. vs-'niHUi , : ii(>poftr<"'i fur Smith. ... 1 l-l. Hγ hud aftivml in Ni-.v Zci--,,hl : ~ I ,-liniao 1;.=1 « : .tli hU father SI., 1i.i.l -erved mi appn-nti.iwliip in Knjjl.iii I :i~ 11 si i>nein"iT. ami had. on pnv ~ I'iiu I • T'iiaiiH , *. gnnf into J'rit'U's :.. i:u|i . sin approntii , '" i.l |i.r .\fr.k. ll' , wai-i boa-rd-pn~v L-l |'<r \v.*pk. .-.. thßt be had pra<miipr » iff-iiruti.-. and snfTen-O fnnr, "iirMUiir.' .'f tin- .-pine. It na« possii.v ilnc 1 1 cfparation from his fathrr jl'l p'tlirj irst • > !>.id loiiipany. that ho 1.1.1 'rollril. Mr .1. i: 11f.'.1. who appparpd fur Bill'ii--. -^ ; 'l Mint so far ;i« this pn?omT with .■!■■' -iiaru'P. l'.illinpr< was 19 y«-ars ~f iisrn and had provirnwly hppn *-njriiS' ! "■: .1 - : dp-hnw at ths Kxlribition. ■ ■:i-. . ,iii-I if ';i- t" thn poliic A.I.- 1 :-. ii.r. :i i.'..:i ■•.ml.] !„■ undpi- :-: i II Aa- 1 ..n.-eaabii' thut tlir ij.'sir ~: ■ •; -it.'iucnt 1... ! ]•>.! him int-. t-.u v .ii lie iitt.l !,<,| r, i«.ilatP(l ;ih '» !'■■ initry. ::!:.l liad I '■••n •■■-■nio into i-.i . :i.t,| _;,;• i•, t• ■ troiilil.' Hr-:i.lin---1 i-.i:, .- \.iiin... f,--vr.-. ...■ ti.- Wh.insra. : . -■- • -.:.;) !•<■ h.ld Mlrrwi I! Hill A n. • .: hxtrion- in 1 vvp!!- ..... Mi.-t^l I , - •'..,', I \ T..J, n| : j :n:! , ,1 r t •■ .-,.1 .■ : .,.»rli.iii! r..r Imiiffir" ft-..-'i ! .i:pr i.hi-.| rut.' v nniovUl- .011 :,,.,-. . l, v -.i,..f -t- in ! o-h.T put. H .in ■- is-I Mr ViKiiil' --!>:.line.], a-ri.l 1 !■/■■:■ -. ihT !,u H:lll5-i:HT « IS ; n t'n" " '.; '' '; "" ;,: "■"'"' r ■'■ ! - *'• I"" , ' ; -. n - v i I .':.'.-. lh,. miUlliT of OIP p-is- "'■.'■■-. ii .r» fur liv- .-lory lii-.il 1 h,. youth 1 i ■■! ■■■■■•! . nrinp r-r.-nt rwont'n Pincn-d ,'r- -. -hi- «M.'l'r,;.Hi .-f tii,' i-.U'itr i,l t ike '■' ■■■■mi "i:V ETithprtu lip h.i.i ln>pn a γ-t v.n -f 1 t'.p -In \r r irn.ndn ."..'■ ■■' t\'A it iron!.! [,!> pt.4.,1, ~ to ;~. ~ t ',p pr.*.i:ip r «».« i> mi h>l, t^e! .•rii!' : n:i!«. nlt'hfiiisrh ln\.-.- ,--■! nrovilpd I'u' 1..H1 iiwlitllti.'n in i-ih r~;:vo't Hie ir.mor -~ I •■■ thol.f'.t hn woulrl have to rn.ikf -...mr •I i I".-' r«-i.- .- :n j ; : r ra -nJ of (;r;iin Smith, although Nppni'or an.l Millinss -wptp ..l.lrr mm. Hp wmil.l (akp n litilp t mr ;.. ( -nn*i-ii r whai -waji hrsr :., bo doiip. nn.l wn.,:.i .;-]n-' =r n - trni-p tomnrrovr mornini;.