BREAKING AND ENTERING

Evening Star, Issue 19520, 30 March 1927, Page 5

BREAKING AND ENTERING

*. YOUNG MAN ADMITS 5 CHANGES At the City Police Court this morning Roydon Victor Curlino, described as a motor mechanic, had five charges of breaking and entering preferred against him. He pleaded guilty to all the charges The charges were as follow:—(1) Breaking and entering the dwelling of Arthur William Roberts and stealing therefrom 3s in money; (2) on Februrary 23 breaking and entering the dwelling of Isabella Burrows with intent to commit a crime; (3) on February 25 breaking and entering the dwelling of Thomas William Brailey and stealing a lady’s gold wristlet watch and a bottle of wine of a total value of £6 17s 6d; (4) on February 8 breaking and entering the dwelling of Helen Murray and stealing 3s in money; (5) on February 25 breaking and entering the dwelling of Stella Marrett and stealing’£3 in money. Chief-detective Cameron prosecuted and Mr C. J. L. White appeared for accused

The charges were taken together. Helen Murray, residing in Wallace street, Eoslyn, said she left her home on February 4, everything being intact. She returned two days later, and on entering her bedroom she found the window open at the bottom. The bedclothes were disarranged and the wardrobe prized open. A mission box had also been opened and the contents taken. The bedclothes in the other bedroom had also been disarranged and the chest of drawers ransacked. ' She found that the catch fastening the window had been broken.

Isabella Burrows, residing in George street, aid that on February 24 she left her home at about 8 o’clock, all the doors and windows being fastened. She returned the same evening at about 11 o’clock, when she discovered the kitchen window open, also the back door. She found that some of tho drawers and boxes had beei\ turned over. There was nothing missing. Lily Stella Marrett, residing in Regent road, stated she left her home at 3 o’clock on February 25. The side windows were open, but both doors were locked. She missed over £2 from her room and over 10s from another room. Witness- thought she had seen the accused as ijhe was leaving. Stella Marrett, sister of the last witness, said she returned to the house at about 4.30. She noticed her door open, and found that 14s was missing from a,drawer.

Thomas William Brailey, residing at Warren street, stated that his family left their home at 7 p.m. on February 25 and returned at 9 o’clock. Next day bo "nulcl not find a watch,_ whilst a bottle of wine was also missing. Ho identified the watch produced as belonging to his wife. Arthur William Roberts, living in Cumberland street, stated that he and his wife went for a motor run on the afternoon of February 5. They returned at about a quarter to 9. A light was seen in the spare bedroom. With the assistance of two young men he mad© a search of the garden. The sum of 3s in silver was taken. * A snib on the window bad been broken. Next morning ho found a bottle of wine and a box of cigars in the garden. Detective Russell said that on March 22, aocomnanied by Detective Roycroft, he went to a house in Leith street, where he found accused, and asked him to to the detective office. He also took possession of a wristlet watch. accused admitting that he had taken it from tho house of the previous witness. Accused also admitted five other charges. Accused pleaded guilty to all thecharges, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Mr White asked tho court to note tho fact that all the offences had taken place during the day. Counsel, in asking for bail, said that accused came from a very respectable family. Tho trouble seems to have boon that accused had not been under proper control. , . The Chief Detective, m handing a copy of accused's record to the magistrate, said be had been informed by the senior sergeant that there was a warrant of commitment out for accused, and that ho would have to serve a sentence of a month in default of payment of a fine*

Mr White said accused’s father would probably pay the fine. The Magistrate said, in view of Curlins’s record, ho could not grant bail.