A LONG LIST
MAORI'S' OFFENCES
"The accused has a long list of previous convictions, and for two months he lias been about town living on his wits," said Detective-Sergeant Holmes, when Tiiui I'iti, a cook, aged 32, appeared at the Magistrate's Court to-day, charged with stealing £4 from Rose Rattray, and with stealing a pencil and watch valued at 13s 6d. . In reference to the first charge, Detec-tive-Seregant Holmes said that the accused had called on a priest and had obtained an order for bed and breakfast. Jse stayed the night at Astor House, and after breakfast he went into a room adjoining the dining-room and took the money. Referring to the second charge, DetectiveSergeant Holmes said that Piti went into Cooper's Building and on finding an unoccupied office he went in and stole the pencil and the watch.' Mr. E. Page, S.M., sentenced the accused to six months' imprisonment on the first charge and three months' imprisonment on the second; the sentences to be concurrent.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 132, 2 December 1930, Page 12
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166A LONG LIST Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 132, 2 December 1930, Page 12
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