THEFT OF BICYCLES

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 35, 4 November 1922, Page 5

THEFT OF BICYCLES

A SALUTARY SENTENCE A penchant for collecting bicycles which did not belong to him led to the appearance at tho Magistrate’s Court vestsrday of a youth named Bernard Frederick Appleyard. When lie made his appearance before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M.. ho meekly admitted tcharges of stealing bicycles valued at £l2 and £5, in addition to a lamp worth 7s. 6d. - Chief-Detective Kemp informed the Court that accused, who resided with his parents ,at Petone, had frequently visited Wellington of late, giving his, people tho excuse that he was looking for employment. Ho commenced operations in Cuba Street by stealing a bicycle and disposing of it at a second-hand dealer’s for 255., and a short while endeavoured to steal another m ac “ino, completing th§ escapade with the theft of a bicycle lamp from outside the Workingmen’s Club at Petone. lhe boy’s father had stated that he was unable to do anything with him. From 1921 ownwards Appleyard had been m p ro bation Officer) suggested, that a term of ■ Reformative detention was the only thingfor accused. _ _ Tho Bench adopted that course, sentencing Appleyard to two years reformative detention. g