COURT NEWS

Grey River Argus, 1 August 1935, Page 5

COURT NEWS

THEFT OF <€looo ALLEGED. \\ July 31. Arresjed .ast George Diack (2a), cierk, was charged before Mr Mosely, S. M., 'to-day with the theft of <€looo from Smith and Smith between July 1, 1934, and Jutw 30, 1935 Accused was remanded by consent till August 14 on bail of €2OO. accused to report daily to the po ice. The police intimated that much inquiry waj necessary. THEFT OF £479. CHRISTCHURCH, July 31. A verdict of guilty was returned, t’o day, in tin Supreme Court against Albert William Gauntlctt and Ralph Cresby (alias Trevor Foote), on a charge of breaking and entering the shop of Hay’s Ltd, and. committing the theft of £479.

The trial was the sequel to the safe blowing at Hay’s Ltd, on June 15, and the subsequent' sensationa’ dash by Detectives Halcrow and Herron to Picton, where the accused men were arrested on the morning after the burglary. They then had over £370 in their possession. Both were remanded tor sentence. alleged theft. £5OO WORTH OF JEWELLERY WELLINGTON, July 31. Alfred J ffery, alias' Wilcox, was charged with breaking and entering the Anchor Exchange and Loan Company’s shop on May 12. stealing jewellery valued at £5OO, and £B4 in money, and was further remanded till August 7 2 as also was N. G. Kun Tong fruiterer, charged with receiving from Jeffery jewel ery valued at' £3OO. In regard to Tong the police and he had been of great assistance, and he would be more useful on ba-'l- Thia wagranted in £lOO, Tong to report to the police twice daily. THREE MEN CHARGED.

WELLINGTON July 31. Breaking and entering the Co-opera-tive Store at' Eketahuna on the night, of March 23, and stealing clothing and goods valued at £297 19s 9d, was al'eged to-day, at the Magistrate’s Court, th men Samuel Jamieson Me Keo 24, William Mcßeynolds 27. and Robert Cockburn 29, being arraigned. Evidence was given of the street floor bearing marks of some implement and of the akylight having been broken. Men’s and women’s clothing iubaeco and cigarettes were missing Evidence of the identification of goods j- the Det-er'ive Office was also given. WEDDINGTON July 31. In th.. Eki'ti'inin-i burg-lary (•tise. th o .l<.r ( .inl'>-’tr were acquitted. Although there is the very gravest suspicion, liiere is no eouerele evidence to warrant ennunit ■ hie th' 1 aerii-eil for trial, said the Magistrate, who dismissed the eha rge. THEFTS FROM GABA GE, TWO MEN GAOLED. WELLINGTON July 31. Following- comnlain-l's by Hindu fruiterers the nol-ce kept watch on garages in Abel Smith Street resulting in Alfred E-nest' Alexander Pickering. 18 and William Sime 54, being charged with being rogues' and vagabonds in that they wer,. found without lawful excuse in a garage, and theft. On the first' charge they were sen termed to six months’ and , four months' impr’sonment respectively Magistrate Mosley remarking they were fortunate in eseaping from the major charge of breaking and entering, owing to a defect in ‘the Act.