A MEAN THEFT.
(By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. Thefts of timber from building stacks have been very prevalent in Hamilton of late, and the police have been endea- , vouring to track the culprits. They ran one to earth at Te Papa two days ago. ' and as a result a middle-aged man. , Thomas Edward Gunter, was charged i with the theft of 300 feet of sawn timber, before Mr. Young, S.M.. to-day. when the police asked for a heavy j penalty. His Worship described the theft ias a mean crime, as it was easy to comjmit and bard to detect. He could not j regard prisoner's plea for probation, as [ ho felt the offence could only -be met . by imprisonment, and sentenced accused '.to fourteen days' hard labour. *l —
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 206, 28 August 1920, Page 12
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129A MEAN THEFT. Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 206, 28 August 1920, Page 12
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