THREE BAD BOYS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 245, 16 October 1922, Page 7

THREE BAD BOYS.

OWE FOR BORSTAL INSTITUTE. ANOTHER FOR WERAROA. BREAKING UP A GANG. Three lads with a most unenviable | history were before Mr. Poynton. S.M.. ; at the Police Court to-day, charged with; various offences. These were memliora \ of a gang of young larrikins recently j broken up by Detective-Sergt. Issell. I Frederick George Lester lliil pleaded! guilty to having robbed Maranji Oa.wa | of two applies and having assaulted , Charles Wilcox Bear, ami with having ' failed to comply with the terms of hU | release on probation. ! William Edward Grace (17) pleaded; guilty to having assaulted Charles Wil- j cox bear, a Salvation Army ollicer; to! having assaulted Maranji Day a, a Hindu ; hawker; to having stolen a suit length j \-arued at £2 5/, the property of some person unknown; and to having stole:'. 15/ in money from Annie Edwards, Li 10/ from Eleanor White. 10/ lrum Leonard Stanley Taylor. CA from Rowland Hill, 12/ from Harriet Clara Mann, C:i ; from Timothy Uwyer. The money thefts | j were aileged to have been committed at the instigation of a man named Henry I3asil Fleming, who is now awaiting trial. James Henry Cooper (IS) pleaded guilty to having (incompany with (Jrace I . stolen a suit U-ngtli valued at £2 '■>/. It ■ was stated that the lads declared they ; had found the cloth on Fniuktou railway station. Cooper was remanded for sentence for . a week, pending inquiries by the l'roba- j tion Officer. | The report of the Probation Officer ] concerning Loster showed that ho had been convicted in li)-l on ei'j;ht charges j of theft. His conduct after boini; rel. ased ' on probation was anything but satisfac- ( tory. His father had deserted his ' mother, who went out to work, and the I boy did as lip liked. Hi , would not work, preferring to loaf about the city. or at the most doing Casual jobs with travelling showmen. He was last lief.ire ! the Court for having thrown rotten egirs at a defenceless old man. <m one occasion he took a wnole bottle of whisky, and whilst under its influence attacked a Salvation Army ollicer. One of his specialties was assaulting Hindus. This boy went with a gang around the suburbs, insulting people and making the night hideous with yells. It was recommended that he be committed to the Weraroa Training Farm, as it was necessary to b"reak this trang up. "You are. a very bad character. Lester, and do not deserve any further consideration." said the Magistrate. "Grace, you, too. have earned a very had report from the Probation Officer. You were before the Court in 1!) IS on charges of theft and were placed under tlv Probation Officer for six months. In 1,120 you were again before the Court for theft and anain placed under the supervision of the Probation Officer. Immediately you were discharged from liis care he had numerous complaints which described you as a little blackguard. He saw you himself in Jervois Road otv day and heard your language which he says was most obscene. You were insulting passers-by in the street." Grace was commit tod for a period not exceeding two-years to the Borstal Institute. Inverearsill. for reformative treatment. Lester's committal to Weraroa was deferred until Wednesday, so that his mother could be acquainted of what was proposed to be done with him.