MAORI WHO STOLE.
GAOL FOR SEVEN DAYS,
"HANDY AT LIFTING THINGS."
"This is his sixth appearance for theft. He's very handy at lifting things which don't belong to him," said Detective Sergeant Kelly, referring to William Manene, aged 30, a Maori labourer, who appeared in the Police Court this morning on a charge of stealing a pair of trousers valued at £1 5/. Manene pleaded guilty. Mr. Kelly said that Manene worked on relief works, and on March 24 he had no money with which to pay his boat fare to proceed to his job. From tho room of another boarder at a city lodging house he stole the trousers and a shirt, pawning them for 6/. Manene was married, but separated from his wife. Counsel for the Maori said Manene, when he took the trousers to raise the money, intended to repay the owner today when he got his pay which was due to him. Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., said the simplest way would be to give accused a sentence of seven days' imprisonment. "That will not cost, you anything," he told Manene.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19320401.2.43
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 77, 1 April 1932, Page 5
Word Count
185MAORI WHO STOLE. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 77, 1 April 1932, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in