WAREHOUSE THEFTS
CITY BURGLARIES.
FOUR YOUNG MEN IN COURT.
REMANDED FOR SENTENCE.
Four young men appeared in the Police Court this morning 011 burglarv charges. They were Rupert George Bell, aged 24, Rupert John Ashinore, 22, Kenneth Murray, 20, and Charles Eric Black. All four were each charged with bieaking an d entering the warehouse of Dehydrated Products, Ltd., Franklin Road, on October 4 and' stealing a cheque and gooils, of a total vahnT of £3 10/. Murray, Bell and Aslimore were jointly charged with breaking and entering the warelious\ of the Crockett Shoe Company, South Street, 011 October 11 and stealing four pairs of shoes worth £2 10/; and, 011 October 11, with breaking and entering the warehouse of Barker, Smith and Lynch, !Newton Road, and stealing goods valued at £7 10/. There was a further charge against the same three accused of breaking and entering the warehouse of Seeds Wholesale, South Street, on October 10, and committing theft. After evidence had been given, including that of Detective J. Hunt, who said he interviewed the four accused, who made statements admitting the charges, each pleaded guilty and was committed to tho Supreme Court for sentence, "Now in High School."
charges, to which they both pleaded guilty, were brought against Ashmore and Bell. Bell was charged with stealing an electric radio set valued at £29 10/. Detective-Serger.nt O'Sullivan said Bell went to a billiard saloon at night on September 29, cut off the connections of a radio set ancl took it away. He had not long been out of the Borstal, after serving two years there. "Yes, he is one of the young men known, as a 'Borstal old boy,' who is keeping up the best traditions of that school," said Mr. W. Noble, who appeared for Bell. Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M.: Well, he will be in the high school now. He is sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Mr. Noble: Goodness, sir, we will be having the gaol full of these young men. Bell is only 24. Mr. Hunt: Of course, if they all start off as this man did. He started off nearly 10 years ago, and he has been going ever since. Another Six Months. Ashmoro pleaded guilty to three charges of obtaining a suit of clothes, overcoat and hat, worth £14 6/, and attempting to obtain another overcoat by means of valueless cheques. "Detcctivc-Sergean.t O'Sullivan said Ashmore tendered cheques for the clothing, and in one instance obtained cash as change. The cheques had been stolen from one of the places entered. Ashmore had been in trouble previously. Ashmore was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 259, 2 November 1933, Page 9
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