MAIL BAG THEFT

Grey River Argus, 23 April 1925, Page 3

MAIL BAG THEFT

TWO YOUNG MEN. I (I! A h‘<.Hl) AFTIIK. LAPS!-: OF YIIAP . PALM lIBSTON N.. April 22. ’i’bi J is.-i pye.'i r:i m-“ from Mungoum l in .Mniuii, 1921. of :• m::il bug contents vi'hieil at L'LJO. the property of 1 lie Go-v<i-merit, r'suifetl in ilm a ppea ra n of y<'iing iiicn. I hiii'Jas Cordon lloil'? and William Robb, on separab rh:.i;es of ti-.et't at the Police Court to.. ’ r l) r c;i.-e ;;ga l m-t Pillis w; .- tikeil tir-f. I<videncr was given that, on M.-rch s la.-t a mail bag ) mde up at Arepeti lor Shanm n contained thr”’ 1 gi treed b tiers, in one of which was a i< mil 1 am-e of £l3O. A u>otor lorry dr - "i at \lng;: li.-ki rcrcivesi :h • bag. 1 hoi a een I and 4.3' p.m. I hat day. Hr g -ri-ged his leri v at Ma ng”, -nr. (with the bug st ill in it. ihtertive h’us-r.l gave < v;d r.cr Ilia' Ihr.- aw Hollis at He* (’ent ra l P lie ■ |SI ,:l<m nt Sydney on Mnr.h 27 I:: t. | Th. ; ccus'-d made a statement averrii:.' 'that on Mandi 1921. after p-.rlaking ,of .'upper kite that • \rning. R dd> P. ’ Por.lc, and himself went down to the Power • where they saw a mail ba*.? Robb siiggesfid that lh ,, v should tab.' the mailbag. Poole (ari u.-ed ) re I'u- ■' io have anvthiiig' to do with thim’.irr. ’They returned to their hut-. Latci Robb suggested that he and tlo ;:< < used should one’i the bag. Tai. was done. Thev Ind abstra"‘ed brink note-, but not postal notes. t’hr ;.<-ciist tl pleaded gulity and vvu< <emmitte(| for sentence a! the Supreme ev 'dt nee that he and Robb, at the !:».* ter's instigation, went to ’’e garage, .rm took the mail bag away. The po» lai notes and letters were put b.x-l . but Lr-nk nolc< wcr taken. Th l ' r.ioue \v:i. divided, half ami half. I'he LJ hi -mg Saturday, witness left r n Sy.:Fiade'ick Cadm.: ». vvh > had ’nuke.l with Robb at Mangihao. said that some time after March he had m-'t the ar u-c.’ in Wellington, ‘he latter saving ihat he and Hollis had taken a inril bag and hud -hare ] the money. The police gave evidence that I lie ar. ! ni.-ed .admitted in •' statement s’.ifting th' position of the bag in tie' ga.agr tbn I den i<*<l t.lki ng J . j A< < used ple:'<le<| 1< r guilty ne.. 1 vas I ren.mil led tn the Si-prcme (<iu». for Iriil.