YOUTHFUL BURGLAR

Evening Star, Issue 22810, 19 November 1937, Page 11

YOUTHFUL BURGLAR

HOUSEBREAKING IN CITY NINE CHARGES ADMITTED An epidemic of housebreaking in the city during September and October leu to the appearance in the Police Court this morning Of John James M Carthy, a youth 17 years of age. He was charged on nine counts of breaking and entering, involving five charges of burglary, three charges of breaking and entering houses, and one charge of theft from a dwelling. The offences covered a period from Septembr 25 to October 25. and were all admitted, M‘Carthy being committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. M'Carthy was charged\that on September 26 be did break and enter the dwellinghouse of Ada Holmes by night, stealing 15s and two rings; on October 2 he did break and enter the house of Charles MTntyre Greenslade by'day, stealing 13s 6d and letters, the property of Catherine Greenslade and others; on October 10 he stole from the house of Robert Knowles a cameo nng valued at £3 10s, the property of Ada Knowles; on 'October 23 he did break and enter the house of John Miller by night with intent to commit a crime; on October 23 he did enter the house of Charles Hay Paterson, with intent to • commit a crime; on October 23 he did enter the house of Arthur Lewis Besett with intent to commit a crime; on October 23 he did enter the house of , Helen Bell Mahoney with intent to commit a crime; on October 23 he did enter the house of Leslie Stuart Kerens with intent to commit a crime; on October 25 h« did break and enter by day the house of Charles Penman and steal jewellery valued at £36 10s, the property of Charles Penman. Evidence that the houses that were the subject of the charges had been entered was given by Ada Thelma Holmes, Stanley Fleming Greenslade, Robert Knowles, John Miller. Charles Hav .Paterson, Louis Besett. Helen Bell Mahoney, Mary Agnes Kerens, and Charles Penman. Detective Brown said that on JSovember 2 he arrested the accused, who was in possession of the property that formed the basis of one of the charges. Later in the day his home was searched, and other stolen property found. Subsequently he made a statement frankly admitting all the offences. In reply to Mr C. J. L. White, Detective Brown said there was a considerable amount of jewellery still missing, Chief-detective Young assessing its value as £32 10b. The sum of £4 Os 6d was stolen.

The accused pleaded guilty to all the charges and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Mr White’s application for bail was refused, Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., directing that M'Carthy be segregated from the other prisoners.