ROBBERY ADMITTED

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 121, 15 February 1941, Page 13

ROBBERY ADMITTED

Theft From Room In Which Children Were Sleeping MAORI FOR SENTENCE Dominion Special Service. WANGANUI, February 14. The story of a theft from a room in which two children were sleeping and ot ■i hide-and-seek incident round a haystack near another house was related in Hie Magistrates’ Court today when Maurice Rongonui, a Maori, appeared on ehaiges Of breaking ami entering the House ot Mrs. Metekingi K v night und takin tt xJU in cash and sundry articles of a total value of £ll/9/-, the proper .v of Mrs. M. Crisp, a visitor from AA ellmgton, .ind breaking and entering the house ot Mrs. E. McDonald by day. Detective J. Murray said Rongonui broke'into Mrs. Metekingi’s house and stole the contents of a handbag from a room in which two children were sleeping. Rongonui was seen loitering mat Mrs. McDonald’s house. Mrs. MeDonaid went, to investigate and saw• nm jump over a fence and hide behind a lia?stack. Site called to him to come to liei but there was no response, so she went to a neighbour for assistance. On returmn. Mrs. McDonald saw Rongonui off on a bicycle. , Rongonui pleaded guilty to both < im « • and was committed to the bupieme Court, Wanganui, for sentence.