POLICE COURT.
ALLEGED THEFT. ' At the Lyttelton Police Court, yesterday, before Captain Marciel, J.P., William' Loader, David Miller, and Robert Haydn were charged With steeling two boxes of cigars, a box of playing cards, and,* bottle of whisky, of the. total value of £S 2» Wpj the property of. J. , Ashwprth, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Lyttelton. Loader was further charged with rescoing MiHljar from lawful custody, and Miller was charged with escaping from lawful cnatodv. On j the application of .the police, the accused I were remanded till neict Wednesday. Bail was allowed; two sureties- of £50- each. It is alleged that licensee of the Royal, caught Mfller Jμ the storeroom' of the hotel, and IJ&ydn. jfx a passage outside. A grating protecting an aperture in the wall, had been. fpTced,.ftpexi, and so an entrance had!, it is *tated ? i!been "effected , . Constable Larmer was sent for, and arrested Miller. Th« articles, with stealing which the accused was charged,, were found in a closet in the hoteL Other articles are miss- j ing- . ' !
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11010, 6 July 1901, Page 4
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POLICE COURT.
Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11010, 6 July 1901, Page 4
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