SERIES OF THEFT CHARGES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 74, 27 March 1912, Page 8

SERIES OF THEFT CHARGES

A young man named Henry Fraser Marshall appeared at the Magistrate's Court -to-day in connection with the following charges: — (1) Theft on 22nd March of a watch valued at £4, tho'property of B: F. Marsh; (2) on the same date theft of a safe key, valued at 10s, the' property of the churchwarden of St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral ; (3) on ISth March theft of a -watch, valued at £2 10t>, tlu> property of B. L. Dixon ; (4) theft of two diamond rings, watch, gold watch and j chain, and locket, the whole valued at £45, the property of Bert Darnell and Joseph Ellerson. - Mr. W. G. Biddell, S.M., was on the' Bench. Detective-Sergeant M'llveney conducted the prosecution in connection with the laefc named charge. . Detective Kemp gave evidence that in company with Detective Hammond he arrested accused. One ring had been sold to L. Sowrnau, tobacconist, Lamb-, tun-quay, for 355; the watch to Wm. H. Williams, 21, Barker-street., for 25e ; the chain to W. L. Jennen, Manners-street, for 27s (id ; and the other ring (without the stone) to H. J. Freeman, Mannersstreet, for Bs. Tho stone and the locket were still missing. The fourth charge (indictable) con- j cerned thefts *Tom The Mansions, Ghuz-nee-etreet. After hearing the evidence,' accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supremo Court for sentence. ! On the first three minor charges, Marshall had previously pleaded guilty. Today he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each coiiht, terms to run concurrently. The mission Tor men at tho Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Hill-street, wa« again well attended laet evening, there being about 400 men .present. Tho Rev. Father Kimbell preached a seinion on "Pi edorninant Passion." in which ho denounced the social evils of tho day. The attendance . for daily communion at the' 6 o'clock Mass ' is also steadily increasing. The mission closes on Sunday evening, 4 and tho three dajV mfesioms 'begin at Wadestowh and Northland »>n Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. A benefit, social gathering will be held iv the "Victoria Hall, Adelaide-road, I^y-