SPEEDY ARREST

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1933, Page 4

SPEEDY ARREST

BOMB THROWN AT CAPLE3TON.

TWO MEN NOW IN CUSTODY.

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REFFTON,- May 23. 2 The explosion early on Sunday morning at Capleston, -. endangering 'the lives, of persons-residing in-a House. . there, has been followed by two pretty 1 speedy arrests by local police, y whom the sensation Afforded an oppor- - i\__ tunity to display their, ability. The , IOUu-lijve occurred about :■ ( bn . • ( Sunday morning, and since then. Sergeant Smyth has.beeri’, to Capleston . to view the .scene and tp endeavour JLto locate the perpetrators, -: .. ;? ' ' \ This morning two men. accused, of the outrage, were before the -Court;» and were remanded to appear at Greymouth on Tuesday next, bail being'refused- on account of: the ,matter being: o very serious one | jn. ; the eyes of the law, especially as the building affected toto? ' by the explosion contained , several ; V-t persons. J

At the Magistrate’s’-Court here tliis - 1 ' morning, before Mr T. H. Lee, J.P., J ames McKay Wright and : : : Arthur Lewis Schroder were charged, ■ kujlder the Crimes Act, I(9oß,T.that atv.Capleston on the 21st. ipst-.g>.-they: clidi’twiliully damage the 'dwelling ..house of Joseph Nobra.byotonj’. .explosion while ' the said Joseph Nohfft aiid otherswere in the dwelling'; , A • topi*', to Sergeant Smyth: conducted 'the case for the police. The accused were hot represented by equnsel., '-.totototo 1 sr.< .i 'Sergeant Smyth, pin outlining .. .the" ca so, stated' that -both .ft fttfAtyero; ofa&& rested the previous evening,?:'Ah'icb'n-' siderable amount of investigation iiad ' been made, but much ybt remained:tobe done. The offence was a very Serious one against the community,' and entailed a heavy penalty.- He .pointed opt the the recent bombing cases-into Greymoutli- had 'not f;yefc Heeit' sHeOted home. Thus it was not; advisable' that

men charged with touch crimes should he allowed liberty until the cases' had been dealt with;- , :! i" ' In reply to the presiding . Justice, the accused said theyc Wouldjapply 'for ’’ bail, to to -- rv ’ : ■■ .A ’-to"' 5 to"

Sergeant Smyth objected .to bail being granted. He’stated that ; Ke had learned that the accused had-attempt-ed to influence an important;witness, and under these circumstances;.A he contended, it was not desirable . that tl)ey be allowed jo be .lit?large. He pointed out that, the Justmes J.hkd..a discretionary.- power in sucH'casest iYet • • - he hoped that' in this case I 'iU;-’yvoitld not- he exercisbd to ■ Allow., bail. "He asked that -both accused he remanded in custody to appear at the Greymoutli W C .Court on Tuesday, ’ 30th >ih st.' -y. : The Justice decided that the remancr asked for be "granted, hail not b e V n ß allowed. ' 'to'A- r • - ! '■’ -

Tile accused were, ■ therefore; / fern an fled to appear ( fit > Tuesday next, May So.j| y -.;'/ ■■■(' ■ ''