BREAKING AND ENTERING

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1913, Page 8

BREAKING AND ENTERING

YOUNC4 MAN'S CRIMES. A young man named ( Francis Henry Gordon Guilford was charged before Mr. Riddell, S.M., to-day, with breaking and entering the dwellinghouse of Erancis Edward Shennon, at Island Bay, 'on 12th January, and stealing therefrom the sum of £6 ss. Ohief-Detective Broberg conducted the prosecution. Francis Edward Shennon gave evidence as to leaving his house about 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the 12th January, and on returning a couple of hours afterwards found that someone had entered the house in his absence and stolen £6 5s from 'a chest of drawers. Edward W. Dinnie, finger-print expert, deposed that the finger-prints on a workbox brought to the Finger-print Office by the polidfe and tjiose of accused were identical. Detective Lewis stated that in consequence of a report from the Finger-print Department he arrested accused, who at first denied the charge, but subsequently he made a statement admitting his guilt. Accused was also charged with breaking and entering the dwellinghouse of William Talbut, at Newtown, on the 15th inst., and stealing £5 15s 6d and eight Id stamps, the property of Rose Bryant and others. Evidence of the loss of the money was given by Christina Talbjit, Rose 'E. Bryant, and Bella Bryant. Detective Lewis, who arrested accused, said that Guilford admitted the charge of entering the house and stealing the money. Accused handed back to witness £4 3s 4d of the money ho had taken. Accused, who pleaded guilty, said^ie was sorry for having committed the offences, and v/as committed to the Su-' preme Court for sentence.

A case camo before the Supreme Court to- day, in which the plaintiff, Emily Annie Jack, *.vtdo-vv, Wellington, claimed th?i ad-jquate provision was not made under tho will of b«r late husband, Andrew Ja«k, feeuior. late of Patmerstan North, plumber, for her proper maintenance. Mr. Parry, who appeared fur plaintiff, eaid that all that was accruing to her from the estate wai £30 per annum, pud thS" proceeds from dwellinghouse occupied by her. Tho testator, after bequeathing a piece of land in Palnierston North to his son-in-law, George Trevor, directed that one-half of the proceeds of the sale of hie real and personal estate should be invested by his trustees, and the income thereof paid to his .wife during her life, or to long as she should remain his widow. The remaining one-half was to be similarly invested, and the income paid to' lan Jack, his nephew, a- minor, living with his mother near Dunedin, during plaintiff's life or so long as she should remain testator's widow. In the event of plaintiff's death or second marriage, the whole of the trust fund was to be divided between John Jack, Elizabeth Chilton, Lily Bruton (children), and Mary Wylie. deceased s sister-in-law. Mr. Macdonald (Public Trust Office), who appeared for Elizabeth Chilton, wife of Dr. Ohilton, of Christchurch. now residing in England, did not oppose the application. Mr. Neave, who appeared for lan Jack, eaid the amount accruing io him vrks-eo small that he only asked that it should not be affected by any order made. His Honour suggested that the hearing should be ad-journed,-in order ,to enable the parties affected to communicate \vit4i the Public Trustee. A notice in reference to tram conces»iou tickets is advertised iv this issue,