A MISSING TIMEPIECE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15002, 25 May 1912, Page 8

A MISSING TIMEPIECE.

<B> ■ v!X/-.>/i)'fiK "THE ELUSIVE 'BILLY/'* ' vM A rSct?MAB story was unfolded ni >HfrM Police Court yesterday before Mr. IV C tt Cutteu, S.M. George William Gregory was , charged .with having stolen, on June 88 of/M last year, a watch valued at £3 15s. • _ -, ' M In outlining . the cue, , Cbi«f-Ret»|W||fß Marsack said that in June of last year, ■ Arthur Fenton, a traveller in the empfcy ,; ■ of Fordo and Co., raided the watch ww,",;| his samples, and the police were informed. •,,'■ The first nowa of the missing watch wa» n ! "gleaned some six months later. The ao-, ; Eg j cused Gregory attempted to pawn W* Swatch, but the pawnbroker recognised it «* % M I being one described as Laving been tolen, ana .*.'. jH ; accordingly told' Gregory to go to the ponce about the* watch. Gregory did to, *»■ SfVSr-B counted for being in possession , of. tnq <y ! watch by stating that' the article bad be.>ri ' | i purchased by him for £3 from an acquamtj ,|« ance whom "ho stated was named "Billy '1,-S Tregcar, The search for "Billy" proved futile,- and accused was accordingly charged ,■■, with 'the theft. . ■'.■ .. ■■•' ,- .' « Accused said that the reason why no , ; | had purchased the watch was becauseJ^ffl gear was in need, of money, and inton«e«'g|lS Railing for Sydney. " , '*.. . Jijjsl ■ His Worship said that since the "*W|fj| watch was found upon accused, the- onus I of proving how he bad come by such.- Jtf** 1 II Bessi»n was on him'. Accused had states 11 that he hadThbucht the watch fiom the 9 elusive " Billv " Tregear; but euclr 'VS^j^iffl mentswere taken as proof, it would be- am- ■':<■?§§ cult indeed to secure convictions, & a «| would record a. conviction against aeetiscO, a and impose a fine of £5 with 16s cost*. .* II . _- " "_ *VJI