IN A JEWELLER'S SHOP

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 125, 23 November 1923, Page 8

IN A JEWELLER'S SHOP

SIX MONTHS FOR THEFT.

£i?l& t ]°well?ry. t° the value o£ Thy •rr« nV,I^ c Jeweller's shop of SiST Cowman, Cuba street, redescribed as a traveller: B ' nIS» ? & th° the com?fe f ] >7nlhoma3 Hall Coltman,-said that about 4.30 p.m. on Ist November the accused and a man named Marohall entered w.tness's shop in Cuba street. M'Uavin offered to sell a suit length to witness, but he deolined to enter into tho v 'ijan L d Ma; rohall suggested that he should show the material to Mrs Coltman. Witness went to the back of tho shop to do this, but was warned by his wite that one of the mon, who could be seen through the glass door, wastakin X jewellery out of the window. This turned out to be the man Marchall whom witness chased down the street until he disappeared into the Imperial Hotel. He oamo out a little later, without his overcoat, and witness pursued him. down Manon street, where he was finally secured by a young man in the vicinity. M Lravin in the meantime was detained in the shop, and both men were subsequently handed over to Detective Jarrold. • Marc-hall's overcoat and a gold bangle, the property of the witness, were found by a porter in the bar of the Imperial Hotel.

that there was no case for the accused to answer, Mr. A. J. Marengarb said that M'Gavin had-lcnown Marcliall only for about eight weeks. The fact that this latter man had broken bail and had failejl to appear to answer to the charge might well be taken as an indication of his guilt. He had been working with M'Gavin, who was a bona fido salesman, and could produce many receipts as to his dealings with reputable firms. If M'Gavin had been the guilty party, it would have been ho, not Marchall, who failed to make his appearance. The accused gave evidence as to his dealings with Marchall. He admitted convictions for theft, vagrancy, and boing unlawfully on a racecourse. The Magistrate expressed himself satisfield that both the accused and Marchai) had acted in collusion, and M'Gavin was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.