MAILBAG ROBBERY.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 48, 26 February 1929, Page 8

MAILBAG ROBBERY.

FURTHER CHARGES BROUGHT.

CASE AT LOWER HUTT.

BAIL FOR ONLY ONE. fßy Telegraph.—Press Association.) WET. LING TON, this day. The 'our men who were arretted last wwk in connection with the mail robb"rv on the ferry steamer Waiiinc apjirnr'vi again in the police court thic morning. Each was charged with anofn»T vtTenco. L'he -wo Ryans and Gordon were charged with having on or about .January 11, broken an<l entered by mthe *hop of Robert poling Lower Hutt, and stolen ladies' and men's ve-ari'u apparel of a total value of about x. Bevan w, ( s charged with receiving from Cordon, between -January 22 and February o, good-s valued at £11 t> ri, knowing them to have been d -iioue-stly obtained. All were remanded till to-morrow. ! ih' date to which the previous charges were '-emanded.

W~hen counsel asked for bail for Richard Ryan, who. he said, was not concerned with breaking into the shop ;uid who would be able to establish a defence. the chief detective said that when the four men were admitted to bail hist week tne facts of the other charges were not known. The shop in Lower Hutt had not only been broken into and goods stolen, but had been set on fire, £o that damage to the extent of £1750 had been done. Bevan alone was allowed bail.