ROBBED THE TILL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 62, 14 March 1930, Page 9

ROBBED THE TILL.

THE ONEHUNGA CAPTURE. LONG CHASE DESCRIBED. ACCUSED.COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. Charles Henry' Cox, alias Mackie, alias Clark, alias Cook, stood his trial this morning before Messrs. J. E. Green, T. C. Schnackenbefg and T. H. GeragMy, J.P.'s, at Onehunga, for the alleged theft of a wooden till containing £4 12, on March 0, from a dwelling at Onehunga.Lillian Rose Lee stated that she was in. business'as. a fruiterer in Queen Street, ■Oiiehuiigu. On the above date she saw : the aec-used, standing near the till behind the counter. She asked him what he was* doing there. He did not answer, but walked quietly and quickly out of 'the shop. She followed him as he continued up the.-street towards Arthur Street, where she met Mr. T. C. Turnbull and another man, who joined the pursuit. There was a struggle between the men, and the till, fell to the ground. It was afterwards return to her by Mr. Turnbull. .Before the man entered, her shop there, was £4 12/ in the till, to the best of her knowledge,.mostly in silver. E. MeCullough said he saw the accused enter and leave the.shop. He followed him and saw two menstruggling with him in Arthur Street. ■ ~:; - ) T'-Uthel accused returned to "Queen Street, and witness loaf sight of him. T. C. Turnbull, chemist, said that in company with Mr. Wilson he met Mies Lee, and in consequence of what she told them, they turned round and followed the accused into Arthur Street, where Wilson caught him, with witness a few yards behind. Accused turned round.and threw a box he was carrying at Mr. Wilson s head. It missed Mr. Wilson and fell to the ground, when money fell out and was scattered over the pavement. Witness realised that it was a caslibox. Wilson grappled with accused, while witness ran over to a garage-at the corner and asked them to ring up the police. Hβ. then returned to the scene of action, picked up some money and put it in the box. The accused said he was sorry for w]iat had happened, and said he would return to the shop and apologise to the lady. Wilson let him go, but followed him until lie jumped over a brick wall into a garden. Witness kept watch until the police arrived. The accused threatened to "crack" him when they were-at the back of the church if he did not stop following him. Witness had no doubt that the accused was the man whom he first saw in Arthur Street and followed to Selwyn Street. Corroborative evidence was given by F. G. Wilson,, who first caught Cox, and Constable Hinton told of the arrest. The money recovered from the street and the amount found on Cox when searched was £4 3/0. At the conclusion of the hearing Cox pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. An order was made for thr> sum of £4 3/0 to be returned to Mit=o--Lee. The application for bail was refused. The chairman said the Bench wished to congratulate Mr. T. C. Turnbull on his action in following the accused until the latter was arrested, oven after being threatened with assault.