HORNSBY ROBBERIES.
TWO YOUTHS ACCUSED. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] SYDNEY, July 20. Powell and Spithill (cabled July 12) were committed for trial on charges of ass- ult, attempt to rob and conspiring to assault and rob. A youth, who is alleged to be an accomplice, made a statement which implicated the two accused in a series of robberies at Hornsby. He said he had embarked on a career of crime with them, but later joined the Salvation Army and gave up crime. His reason for giving evidence’ was th: t since he joined the Army he had dedicated himself to the truth.
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Grey River Argus, 21 July 1922, Page 5
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