THEFTS IN CITY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 219, 13 September 1923, Page 9

THEFTS IN CITY.

«AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE." FOUR MEN SENTENCED. THREE frET TWELVE MONTHS, j F.mr men in the Police j fmirt this monimp. plend euilty u> j rteirs p« of theft Three were each sra- j tenced i« twelve months , imprisonment. ~ the fourth, whose record «a> better, re- v reirinp a sememe of six months. Mr. jv F X Hunt. S.M . was on the Bench. , r A long HTi.-x i.f thefts from hotel, f Bn ,l boarding hniww were ,li,,Wd: when George Wipg pleaded guilty to, having stolen th.; following property at Am-klar-d on various date*:—Two over- . coats. valued at £3 each: overcoat and t boots. »: ™mt. «= « ticket for; lupgaee valued at ,1. Also, u> having ,< stok"! the following at Wellington:— . c £18 II •'■''"'■ 'hree «ar medals: an j i ob'c». suit f«*e and safety razor, value ! I 30/ V clothing and jewellery. £7 10/: j i «-at"eh. E !•' : ">•« ■•( clothes. f>: s brooch. ."<> : overcoat. £... ! l fortnight hjto Wigjr was sentenced : c to twelve months' imprisonment, when ] lie appeared before Mr. .T. \V. Povnton. ; SM.. charged with theft from hotels. | ( then he assisted the detectives in , bearing up other cases. " While in . , Wfilinston Wifis went from hotel to hotel hoarding house to hoarding house, j ; committing the htefts." said Chief- j , Detective Ctimininge. Some of the pro- j . perty had lieen recovered, and in some L case's the owners had been ascertained. ' Sentence of twelve months' imprison- j merit, concurrent with the sentence being ; served, was passed on Wi<jjr. ROBBED HOTEL tU'KSTS. William Rennie r'fii. a man on proha- j tiunarv license, iva* arrested by Detective j' O'Su'livar. on charges of having stolen i cVthes. valued :>.t £s. the property of , 1 ■: Lockhan : the theft of a sailor's j I *■' irap. ±4: and having received a [ s',.vn hat. valued at £1. On appearing i th - morning he pleaded guilty. j Hubert Samuel Dutton (381. also! arrested by Detective . O'Sullivan. | pleaded guilty to the theft of clothes, j valued at £* 10/; a suit case, valued at | £1 1. : having received stolen shoes. , £2. ar.d trousers. £2 2/. •• These two men went to a hotel in | Hobsnn Street, and while the guests were at dinner, one went upstairs to steal, while the other kept watch." said ! Chief-Detective Cummings. who handed j uji lists showing previous convictions , and sentences served. "Yes. I see they know all about it," remarked Mr. Fi:int. F.M. '• Theft has been very prevalent in i Auckland lately." said the chief detec- | tive. "Theso men have been a pest. It_| hiis been an every-day occurrence to ! receive reports oi thefts from hotels j and dwelling--."" I The magistrate said they would be I kept out of mischief for a while. Each would serve twelve months' imprisonment, j