BOYS IN TROUBLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19510, 14 December 1926, Page 17

BOYS IN TROUBLE.

A SERIES OF OFFENCES. THREE SCHOOLS ENTERED. TRAFFIC INSPECTOR'S COUP. A charge of breaking and entering the Mount Eden Public School on December 5 with intent to commit a crime was preferred in the Police Court yesterday against Douglas George Weavers, aged 16, and two other boys, aged 16 and 17, whose names were suppressed. Weavers and the elder of the other two boys were also charged with breaking and entering the Normal School, Wellesley Street, on November 28, and stealing a brief bag, a razor and other articles of a total value of £4, and breaking and entering the warehouse of Wright and Jaques, Ltd, printers and stationers, Albert Street, on November 13, and stealing four boxes cigars, a fountain pen, pencil and other articles, valued at £6 10s. In addition, Weavers alone was charged with breaking and entering the Newton East School on December 5 and stealing Is Id. Henry Bransgrovo, traffic inspector to the Mount Eden Borough Council, said that on the afternoon of December 5 his attention was attracted"bv the barking of his dog and he saw four youths examining the windows, of the Mount Eden School next door. He kept them under observation and saw Weavers climb up and enter a window. He was followed by one of the other bqys, while the other two remained outside on watch. One of the latter two had already been dealt with in the Children's Court. Witness approached and asked one of the boys what they were doing. He said they wore keeping watch and said the others had gone inside to see what they could find. Another boy then arrived and witness sent him inside to bring out Weavers and his companion. Witness, as a special constable, arrested the four.

Evidence regarding the other offences and of the disappearance of the stolen articles was given by several witnesses. Statements made by the boys were produced. One boy against whom there was only one charge, that of breaking and entering the Mount Eden School, admitted keeping watch while ''the others entered the school. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. The other two, in their statements, admitted entering the various premises through windows and ransacking drawers and cupboards. They pleaded guilty and were committed for sentence. When application was made for suppression of the boys' names it was stated that Weavers was already on probation and his name could not be suppressed.