BURGLAR’S TOOLS
SHIP'S FIREMAN SENTENCED 1 [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 14. Following a plea of guilty by William M'Reynolds, a ship’s fireman (29), to being found in possession of housebreaking instruments by, night .at Paraparaumu on November 17, the Crown, in the Supreme Court to-day, withdrew the ■ case against William Henry Roberts, a cleaner (54), Stuart Aid-red, a taxi driver' (32), who were jointly charged with M‘Reynolds. Roberts and Aldred were discharged after a formal verdict of not guilty by the jury, and M’Eeynolds was sentenced by Sir Michael Myers to 18 months’ hard labour, to be concurrent with the sentence of three years’ hard labour which was passed on Friday for breaking, entering, and theft.
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Evening Star, Issue 22882, 14 February 1938, Page 10
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118BURGLAR’S TOOLS Evening Star, Issue 22882, 14 February 1938, Page 10
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