THEFTS OF MONEY

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 June 1934, Page 7

THEFTS OF MONEY

YOUNG GIRL’S ORDEAL CLERKS ROB EMPLOYERS [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, June 11. Afraid to call out, a fonrteen-year-old girl pretended to be asleep while two thieves ransacked the house of her parents, named Wallbank, in Grey Lynn, on Saturday night. The girl was awakened by hearing whispering in her room, and. putting out her hand, she touched a man. Fearing she would otherwise be hurt, she lay still till the thieves left by the front door, taking £3 in cash. She then went to a neighbours to give the alarm. Her brother aged seven, in lied with her, slept soundly throughout. The theft of money was admitted by two clerks in the Police Court, today, and both were commit led for sentence.

Cecil Mould, 50, admitted that by forging duplicate receipts, he stole sums totalling £lOl/15/9 from the Waitemata. Power Board, which employed him. He admitted that he iiad been living extravagantly. Conrad Ignatius Gainsborough, 27, employed by the Auckland Transport Club, was found to have stolen £2lB iu/2, most of which went in betting. PRISONERS SENTENCED. AUCKLAND, June 11. “You must understand that the law is being stretched in your case,” said Mr Justice Ostler, to-day, when sentencing Allan Charles Barker for theft of £383 from his uncle, who employed him on a farm. Barker took the money, which was in bank notes, from a stable where it was hidden. The Judge said the uncle had asked

r that the prisoner be given probation, - and said he was willing to take him / back. This would be the prisoner’s s' last chance. He would be admitted to two years’ probation. 3 Alan Ernest Howie, 24, was sent tenced to two years’ reformative detention, to-day, for cattle stealing in North Auckland. i Mr Justice Ostler said that cattle [ stealing was difficult to detect, and it E was extreemely rife in North Auckland. ’ BAG-SNATCHING. ’ AUCKLAND, June 9. A daring bag-snatcher robbed a woman of her handbag, containing, over 30/-, in Onehunga last night. ’ She ' and another woman were returning home after shopping, when a tall man, wearing rubber shoes, ran up behind them and snatched the bag from her. Both women pursued him, but he escaped. HOSPITAL ROBBED. DUNEDIN. June 11. “This was < a particularly mean theft,’ said the Chief Detective w'hen George Henry Landgrebe admitted stealing butter, ham, and milk, of a total value of 2/3 from the Hospital Board. Accused was employed by the Board as a cook. The goods were stolen from the hospital kitchen. He was a single man earning £4/5/- a week. . Accused was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment. ALLEGED SAFE ROBBER. ' WELLINGTON, June 11. Arrested this morning on return from Sydney by the Maunganui, John Leslie Florence, aged 23, labourer, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court, with breaking and entering the shop of Samuel John Bear, at Tirau on) , May 21, and attempting to steal a safe and contents, of the value of £4O. . Accused was remanded to appear at , Hamilton, on bail of £lOO. The police objected to the granting t of bail, stating that, after the alleged offence, accused fled to Sydney, where he was not allowed to land, as the New Zealand police had communicated with the Sydney police. Accused had a record.