GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 22 June 1912, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

RAILWAY SHUNTERS CONVICTED

OF THEFT

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DUNEDIN, Juno 21. At the Dunedin Police Court this morning two railway snunters named David Hannibal Waldie and John Little \i t-jo charged separately with having .stolen beer from casks on transit from Lawrence to Dunedin. It was shown tuat while the train stopped at Mosgiol for some time the accused, by means of a hose pipe and steam guage tubes, extracted from the hogsheads a considerable quantity of beer. It was mentioned that the shortage, in one cask delivered to a hotel at Dunedin was twenty gallons. Chief Detective Herbert stated that Mosgiel had given tht> police much trouble for a long time, owing to thefts of beer, butter, and other produce in season. Both accused were convicted, but in view of their excellent characters sentences were deferred for the probation officer's repovt.