THE THAMES ROBBERIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 37, 12 February 1920, Page 5

THE THAMES ROBBERIES.

NEW ARRIVAL ACCUSED. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. il'.y Telfitrnph. —Press Associui ion.) THAMES, this day. At the Police Court this morning. Frederick <!eorge Smith, a young man recently arrived from the Old Country, pleaded mil guilty to a charge of having stolen &V from the till of Hardman and Sons, lilftthers. A defaced shilling was found on accused.* and was identified ashaving been In the till. When accused of theft. Smith pulled out a golil uaU-h and rhilin. saving: "Would a man with those -teal:" He was i-onvii-ted and sentenced to three mmths' hard labour. Smith W. 1,, also charged with breaking and entering the chop of Mr. .1. K. Johnstone and stealing a gold watch and chain vahHMl lit £*".. and an overcoat valued «i i'« !' • These were found on I i when he \va* arrested on the pre- ! vion- rharge. Accused denied breaking urn! filtering. He said the door was open and he walked in. He admitted the theft, pleaded guilty, and was commit-I ted for sentence. He vras also committed for sentence on h charge of stealing a rui.' from Mr. fieorpe Ooodwin. Charged with misanpropriatiiiff £•"> 10/7. he was remanded for a week, bail bein s allowed, his own €-in and two suretie- r>f £.i(l each- _^__________