“CAT” FOR A BANDIT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10885, 11 August 1932, Page 4

“CAT” FOR A BANDIT.

15 STROKES AM) 120 MONTHS’ “HARD.” Fifteen strokes of the “cat" and 20 months’ hard labour was Hie sentence passed at the Old Bailey on a motorbandit. Jack Levy, 26, described as a tailor, of Adelaide-road, Primrose Hill, N.W. He was found guilty of robbing Albert George Haynes with violence. Mr Horace Fenton, prosecuting, stated that Mr Haynes and Miss Gerhold were employed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands at an office in Cumberland Market, Regent’s Park. On April 13 they were on their way to the bank in Great Port-land-street with £59. They had not gone far when a man came from behind and clapped a piece of paper covered with treacle over the face of Mr Haynes. At the same time Mr Haynes received terrific blows in the face, and was knocked to the ground. The two bags containing the money were snatched by the man, who ran to a motor-car and jumped on the running-board. The car was driven off at a fast pace, and the man managed to scramble inside. Three other men were in the car, end the driver was identified by Mr Harry Jacobs, who was near, as Levy. Mr Jacobs also took the number of the car, which proved to have been hired by Levy in the name of Frank Graham, outfitter, of Shaftesburyavenue. Levy made a statement to the police that he was employed by his father as a tailor in Arbour-square, E. He hired the car, he said, for a man named “Bert.” He agreed that he was staying at Adelaide-ioad in the name of Leroy. Levy repeated in the witness-box that,he had merely hired the car for a than named “Bert,” and that he had nothing to do with the robbery. Mr Justice Charles told him that had Mr Haynes been killed he would have found himself in the deck on a charge of murder.