THE JEWEL ROBBERY AT GISBORNE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2201, 14 July 1914, Page 4

THE JEWEL ROBBERY AT GISBORNE

accused men committed for TRIAL. (By TelGp»pli»—P'm* * Aisoclfttion.v. , ' Cisborne, July 13. , . John Robert Marsh' 1 and : William .• : Johnston wore charged to-day wjtli having committed: burglary at, the . shop,of.. v • H. J. Grieve, jeweller, on June 12. . ,-.■ Tho case- against Marsh was heard -•first.- -Accused pleaded not'guilty: to theft,: but' guilty of receiving a_, watch . ■ which- was found in his: possession. : Grieve, in. his 1 evidence, stated, that . tho jewellery. taken.was: valued at between £1600 and £1700. ••••■• • DetectmrM'Leod said acoused Marsh admitted he had a, watch, ono of the 'procoeds of . the; burglary; givon. him : by„ t .a man-to keep his mouth shut. ■,*■ Marshy was. committed for. .trial en the cliarj;®.of tlioft and committed forsentencefor.; recoiving.- jßail in £500 ./ and two i sureties of. £500 each was hxed. ' I Tho case against/Johnston, was;,then taken. 1 . -iUar.'ih, in a' signed statement,. ■ said that on the Saturday evening after tho robbery lie: met tho accused Johnston,.who took lum to .an; unoccupied houso and pulled a,bag out from under :' the house. :■ It was-filled with jewellery. Witness put his'hand in the. bag. and tool: out a watch. Johnston took somo jewellery • also, and . then,, replaced the bag , under tho house. Johnston said > tho man who'robbed Grieve's shop had ■ • arranged to plunder another.storo.that; ; ~ night, and he (Marsh) and- Johnston , waited to assist 'him, but ■ the .man. tailed to turn Up.vMarnh:said ho had no idea'who lie.was; that,was all lie. bneiv of the robbery. ! C ;:: • ■ The accused'man Johnston, when ar-. •rested at Tolago- Bay, mado ai state-• ; ment that on- the day following the • burglary lie met a man v. ho. told him/. that lie had broken into Grieve's,.and showed him a sw<\g: planted under an ■empty- house;; He (Johnston) acrced to assist lum to shift thostufF, ond subse- ; oucntlv ..visited:the.placo- with Marsh. The latter toflka watch, and lio (John-, ston); various articles, yalued at £30. Marsh's statement that ho had arranged - with a man to break into another shop was untvue. - Ho (Johnston). took no part ill the robbery: that was all he Iniew about it. Johnston pleaded guilty, of receiving; but not guilty of burglary. Ho was committed for sentenco.and ••- trial,' bail ■as fixed-,for Marsh .being allowed. -!■ ■■- ' 1 ■