BREAKING AND ENTERING

Northern Advocate, 11 June 1931, Page 6

BREAKING AND ENTERING

SEVERAL WELLINGTON CASES. (Per Pres* Asrociatloa. —Copyright.l WELLINGTON, This Day. A plea of guilty was entered by Mr T. P. McCarthy, in the Poliee Court yesterday, on behalf, of John Albert Law lor, a taxi driver, aged 23, who was charged with breaking and entering the shop of Frank Loudon, Miramar, and stealing tobacco and other goods valued at £2O 2/8. Leslie John Withers, a taxi-driver, aged 23, who was jointly charged with the offence, pleaded not guilty. Detective Harding said Withers admitted he had some stolen goods in his possession, but said they were given to him by Lawlor. When interviewed, Lawler said he mot Withers at the Ivilbirnie post office. They had driven in Lawlor’a taxi to the shop and they had then broken into the shop. Withers, who was committed to the Supreme Court for trial, was granted bail on a bond of £2OO, with a surety of £2OO. Bail -was refused in the case of Lawlor, who was committed for sentence.

James Cherrie, labourer, aged 26, who was jointly charged with James Baldwin, aged 35, with breaking and entering the shop of Star Stores, Ltd., and stealing tobacco and other articles valued at £ls 1/2, was also charged with being in possession of explosives without sufficient purpose.

Bath accused were committed to the Supreme 'Court for trial. Chcrrie was granted bail on a bond of £2OO, with a surety of. £2OO, but an application by Baldwin for bail was refused.