FOURTEEN CHARGES OF THEFT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25589, 2 September 1948, Page 7

FOURTEEN CHARGES OF THEFT

BUSHMAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL From Our Own Reporter TIMARU, September 1. Pleading not guilty to 14 charges, including the theft of nine bicycles, a carton of crockery, an overcoat, and motorcar tools, of a total value of £139 7s, Gordon Otto Wilson, a bushman, aged 40, was committed to the Supreme Court at Timaru for trial by Mr E. A. Lee, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Timaru this evening, after a hearing lasting more than six hours. “1 think on all charges a prima facie case has been made out,” said the Magistrate Wilson was charged with the theft of one carton of crockery valued at £4 2s 6d, the property of Joyce Hazel Kerr (Kerrytown); one overcoat valued at £5, the property of John Breen; bicycles, the property of William James Perry (value £7), Harmen Cecil Tiplady (£6), Charles Jack Andreassend (£l5), Richard Albert Solomon (£10). John Edmond, Ltd. (£l2), Carter Joseph, Ltd. (£l2 10s), Colin James Condon (£l4), George Edward Kay (£l2 10s), and person or persons unknown (£10); motor-car tools, the property of George Galloway Chisholm (£10) and John Frederick Kliem (£8 19s 6d), motor-car lack from person or persons unknown (£2 sS There were 13 civilian witnesses, 12 of whom were complainants, and three police witnesses. The hearing concluded at 8.45 o’clock. Accused was allowed bail in his own recognisance of £lOO, with one surety of £loo,' a condition being that he report daily to the police.