ALLEGED THEFT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10830, 31 March 1932, Page 2

ALLEGED THEFT.

YOUTH REMANDED FOR SENTENCE. “There is no doubt that he fffij bad streak in him somewhere" ft tective A. J. White, told Mr Wym Wilson, S.M., in reference to a yon of 18 years, Herbert .lohn Mona who appeared before His Worship I the Hamilton Magistrate Court j» terday, charged with the theft • various sums of money at Hotf: and Hamilton, totalling £lO lajk and with incurring a debt of false pretences, (he hire of a taxifnt Auckland to Hamilton. In a statement signed by accp and read by Detective White, He gan said that while in the employ* Mr L. C. Polley, storekeeper, at lb" fiu, eh Avas authorised to collect® tain money on his behalf. Ths.it® of £7 7s 7d, .which he collected* this manner he had kept for hlntfOn coming to Hamilton, .givings assumed name, he collected £!.R| 3d for a Mr C. Dalbeth, and the money for his own use. <■ Somsd the stolen money had been spent* a motor cycle which he subseQU®* left a.t Tauranga for repairs ® returning to Tauranga to collect machine he found that repairs I*l not been completed and ho was Is a motor-car on approval. This* ho drove through to Hamilton'* 11 abandoned it in River Road. going through to Auckland, a* ll * hired a taxi to return lo He admitted that he had no intend of paying for the taxi, but meant* “clear out” when he arrived, at •* destination. ' - Doubt, was expressed by Hi* ship as to the accused being OM* years of age. , Detective White explained 0* little was known of Morgan w® that he had been previously woraat To Rapa before going to flow* He was given an excellent chars'® by both his employers up to the IP* these offences had been com® He had been using various names including those of Rn®® Cartwright and White. His Worship: "White?” Detective White: “He no WJ thought that was a good o*®* use, sir.” t . In remanding accused for a for sentence. His Worship instra that further inquiries should bo about him.