THEFT OF FLOWERS
Incidents which occurred near a flower shop in Willis Street on Saturday evening resulted in the appearance before Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court today, of Michael Patrick Ryan, a labourer, aged 25, who pleaded guilty to stealing a bunch of flowers, valued at 2s, and not guilty to a charge of assauling Mr. C. E. Miles. Sub-Inspector J. A. Dempsey conducted the prosecution. Claude Elisha Miles said that at 7.25 p.m. on Saturday he was behind the rear curtain of his shop in Willis Street. He saw the accused take some flowers from in front of his shop. Witness went out and asked for the value of the flowers, and the accused said that he had no money. The accused then pulled a paling off a fence, swung at him, and hit a truck, whereupon the paling broke. They then went into a clinch. The accused was drunk, and did not know what he was doing. William Guppy corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. The accused made a swipe at Miles with a baton, and then ran down the road. The accused lost his coat, but witness could not say when. Constable R. Turner also gave evidence. The accused had had one or two drinks, but seemed quite able to take care of himself. ! The accused was fined £1 on the first charge and £2 and costs on the second. A week was allowed in which \ to pay. i
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 63, 12 September 1938, Page 11
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THEFT OF FLOWERS
Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 63, 12 September 1938, Page 11
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