Mayor Threatened By Youths

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30172, 2 July 1963, Page 8

Mayor Threatened By Youths

(112. Preas Aaaocdqtloss) DUNEDIN, July L . A threatening tettwr to the Mayor of Dunedin (Mr T. K Sidey) stating: “You ate going to die, Sidey, 3s horrible death. There will be a bomb . . . A Friend” was the subject of one of 17 charge admitted by two 17-year-old shop assistants in the MagI istrate’s Court at Dunedin today. The youths, Raymond Eugene Griffin and Graeme McLeod who appeared before Mr J. D. Wilis, SAL, were remanded until ThurscfaMf tar The ctawrffM included two of theft, two of sending flctftrous messages by telephone, three of annoying persons by keiepbone, four, of seodiiM tbcmAening letters

and six of causing false fire alarms. Detective Senior Sergeant J. K. Hatnitton said that on Maty 18 Elsie Maud Dalton, cf Sawyese Bay, received a tetter which read: “I am going to kaU you •tonight at midnight. Come to the - Exchange tonigbt with £5O. Walt for me in the doorway of Woolworth* at 7.15. Do not taE the poMee at anybody elae othenHee I Wig ktt you. Mr Don’t forget” ‘ The matter waa reported and Griffin admoMed writing the tetter, claiming he hap obtained the woman's name from a girl who knew her. Griffin stated he did not go to collect the money and did not intend to. As a result of this interview, Detective Senior Sergeant Hamilton mid Griffin and Method admitted the other offences.

They also telephoned Elisabeth Birrell Patereon mentioning the incident of the Mo policemen in Wellington who had been shot, and told her that ttie would be next. The nails continued for several months. On November 21, 19® James Victor Mazey received a telephone call from McLeod and Griffin and was told “you killed my grandfather.” The calls continued and on February 18 Mazey received a parcel marked ‘‘personal and private” on

| f i ' the outer cover arid contained bottles and rags inside a box marked "KHler Maxey.” Thd* distressed Maxey and hi* wife so much that Mrs Maxey had to cancel an ovwrseas trip on the advice M bar doctor because of her mental state. On February B •* »•« p.m., McLeod directed the Are brigade to Maxey’s address. K cost the brigade £lO to attend the call At the same time the ambul-

anee arrived to response to a ca» that there wm a body lying on the buck town of th* home. Several taxis were also sent. Mr Hanan described the events m a “fantasy of cope and robber*.’’ The Matartrate said there bad already been one distreeatag bomb murder in the city. How was toe Mayor to know that the bomb wm not going to be sent?