POLICE COURT NEWS.
THEFT OF SHIP'S STORES
THREE FIREMEN FINED
Charges of stealing two tins of jam from the stores of tho steamer Canadian Britisher were admitted by three firemen, John Mackinnon, aged 21, Henry Mills, aged 36, and Joseph Lockman, aged 32, in the Police Court yesterday.
"It is tho usual case of theft from the stores," said Sub-Inspector McCarthy. "The men were going ashore with the jam when they were stopped at the wharf gates." A fine ot £2 was imposed by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., on each accused. Arrested iri Kaiboho on Tuesday, Edward Arthur Peters, aged 35, admitted a charge of false pretences Accused was charged with obtaining £2 10s from William Randall by falsely representing it was to purchase an invalid chair for his child, who was an inmate, of a hos pitnl. Accused was remanded to appear next Thursday. It was slated other charges weie pending. Tlie suspicious movements ol Daniel MeEwan, aged 42, in Uobsou Sticet early yesterday morning resulted in his appearance oil a charge of being idle and disorderly A constable said he saw accused trying t.he handle of a door. He had warned him the previous evening for loitering. It was stated accused was a seaman who had not worked since December. He had two previous convictions for theft On accused agreeing to go to the Salvation Army home, he was convicted and ,udere<i to come up for sentence if called upon within six months Mary Rose aged 57 was charged with using obsccru- language m New North Road Mount Albert Sub-lnspectoi M.cCartlu said the language could be hoard 200 yds away A prohibition irdei was issued against accused, and she was ordered to come up foi sentence if called upon within 1.2 months
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20251, 10 May 1929, Page 14
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