THEFT CHARGE
EXTRADITION TO MELBOURNE GRANTED. (Per Press Association—Copyright). AUCKLAND, Aug. 22. A man arrested in Auckland on a provision warrant issued in Melbourne, Victoria, on July 4/Thomas Frederick Berghoff, aged 42, appeared in the Magistrate’s Court before Mr F. H. Levien, S.M., who made an order for his extradition W /Melbourne in the custody'of,-Detective *A.. J. White. Bergho^.,\,was. s cjiu'rped that at Praham, Victoria,., between May 16 and Jmvc;. 23, -\heing a clerk or servant in the employ of the Singer Sewing Marine Company, he stole a sewing ufachine. Detective White produced the original warrant, which he said he had read to the accused. Eerghoff admitted that he ■ was the person named in the warrant. Detective White asked that the accused, be remanded to Melbourne where the offence was alleged to have been 1 committed, and where the original warrant was issued. Evidence whs also given by Detec-tive-Sergt. Trethewey, who said that he arrested the accused by virtue of - a, provisional warrant. The Magistrate then made an order for the accused’s extradition.
Escbrted by Detective White, the accused will leave this evening in the Moflbwai 3dr Australia.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1939, Page 3
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188THEFT CHARGE Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1939, Page 3
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