FURTHER REMAND

Grey River Argus, 13 February 1940, Page 2

FURTHER REMAND

j ALLEGED SAFE ROBBERY CHARGES Appearing on remand, Desmond ' Greaney, 19, a miner, of Greymouth, i and Colin Smith, 27, a miner, also of J Greymouth, were jointly charged in the Magistrate’s Court at Greymouth yesterday that on February 2, 1940, at Hokitika, they did break and enter the counting house of Quinn’s Motors Ltd., and did steal therein one saie, £3B in money, two cheques, keys, a welding torch and a quantity of stockinette, of a total value of £75 10s, the property of Quinn’s Motors, Ltd. Smith was also charged with the theft at Teramakau on February 4 of a bicycle, valued at £5, the property of Alexander McConnon. Mr C. R. McGinley appeared for Greaney, and Mr W. Douglas Taylor I for Smith. ‘ j Detective-Sergeant H. E. Knight asked for a remand until Monday' next. He said the police were not able to proceed with the charges yet. Possibly they might not be ready on Monday next. He asked that the accused men be remanded in custody. Mr McGinley asked for a renewal of Greaney’s bail, and Mr Taylor also asked for bail for Smith.

Detective-Sergeant Knight said Greanty was a local youth and had been on bail since he had been first charged. Smith at the" lime of his arrest was not in Greymouth, and he thought that if they were both released they would not report or put in an appearance. If bail were to be granted, he asked that it be made substantial and that both accused should report at 7.30 o’clock each evening.

The Magistrate, Mr G. G. Chisholm, said that an objection had been raised to bail, and he would therefore make it substantial. The remand would be granted, and bail fixed at self £lOO and two sureties of £l5O in each case, a special condition being that the accused report at 7.30 o’clock eqch evening.