AN IMPUDENT THIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13692, 7 March 1908, Page 6

AN IMPUDENT THIEF.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CurusTOiiciu.'H, Friday. T.ik .Police Court somewhat resembled the appearance of a second-hand bicycle shop this morning, the detectives having in evidence a collection of no lew than eight machines in connection with a series of thefts by a young man named Arthur Duffy. A suit of clothes was also prodined. The first witness (Charles Ball, cycle dealer) staled that on January 15 accused came to his shop and said he wanted to buy a motor-cycle. Accused remarked that he would like to have a trial before purchasing the machine. He go I on the machine and rode away, and did not come back The bicycle produced was the one accused had taken, and its value was £25. Further evidence showed that the modus operandi with regard 1.0 the theft of the second motor-cycle was (lie same as that connected with the first, while in the case of the ordinary bicycles accused seemed to have appropriated any machine which had been temporarily left by its owner. Most of the bicycles were then ridden into the country by the accused, who sold them to unsuspecting farmlabourers and others for a mere song.

The manner in which accused obtained possession of the suit of clothes was particularly impudent. While cycling down a country road he had seen a young man carrying a- bundle. He offered to carry it for the pedestrian, who handed him the parcel, which contained the new suit of clothes in question. He then rode off with the bundle, and when the rightful owner saw the clothes in Court this morning they displayed signs of heavy wear. Accused pleaded guilty to all the counts, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

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