CHARGES AGAINST A CONSTABLE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 5 February 1913, Page 6

CHARGES AGAINST A CONSTABLE

THE WELLINGTON CASES. (United Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The Magistrate's Court wag. crowded to-day when Charles Alfred R-emmers, ex-constable, was with a series of thefts. The first taken was that of robbery from the premises of Ross, jeweller, the value of the stolen articles being estimated at £l4O. .Mary Ledger, boardinghouse keeper, gave evidence that on 22nd January accused left an overcoat at her place. On the 20th she, with one of the boarders, examined the pockets of the coat and found, wrapped in some silk handkerchiefs, a large number of articles of jewellery. She at once sent for detectives. Detective Andrews gave evidence that when he charged accused with stealing the jewellery, he made no reply. After Remmers had been before the Court he told witness that he had broken Ross's window at 3 a.it. on the'22nd January, and took the jewellery. He committed the offence single handed and on the smir of the moment because he owed some money to his sister in England, and had promised to bring her and his mother out to New Zealand. He had watched the constable on the adjoining beat until he was satisfied that he was too far away to hear him. In addition to the jewellery found in the overcoat about 50 hatpins were discovered floating in a- cardboard box in the harbour. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the .Supreme Court for sentence. Remmers also pleaded guilty to acharge of stealing a hat from Wallace's, and cutlery from Radford's. In the other cases he elected to be tried by a jury. On being formal'y charged, the accused had nothing to say. and was committed.