SEVENTY MILE AN HOUR CHASE
TWO MEN ARRESTED ALLEGED CONVERSION OF VEHICLE TO OWN USE I United Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. A seventy mile an hour chase through the city streets ending in the arrest of two men who allegedly converted to their own use the car in which they were travelling, was described by Detective Sergeant Doyle in the Magistrate’s Court when Harold Beggs, aged 34 years, labourer, and Conrad Thomas Neiling, aged 27 years, labourer, appeared before Mr Stout, S.M., charged with unlawful conversion at Petone of a car valued at £260. The loss of the car was reported to the police and Detective Alty and two policemen went out in a police car to the Hutt road and followed what they suspected was the stolen car, into the city, where* wild driving through the streets followed. The car was eventually abandoned in Clyde Quay where the accused was arrested. A remand on the substantial bail of £l5O each, was granted, the police stating that they had further investigations to make.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 18 January 1939, Page 7
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