THEFTS FROM MAILBAGS
RAILWAY PORTER CONFESSES " SO EASY, COULD NOT RESIST " f DV TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] „ CHRISTCHUKCH. Monday A plea of guilty to three charges of interfering with inailbags was made in the .Magistrate's Court to-day by William .Malcolm Leitch, aged 21, a railway porter. Accused was committed for sentence, bail of L'">o being allowed. In a statement to the police, which was read in Court, Leitch admitted
opening bags on three occasions on the journey from Ashburton to Christchurch. '"lt was so easy I could not resist the temptation." lie said. A postal inquiry officer gave evidence that a total of £l2 10s was missing from the bags.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22887, 16 November 1937, Page 15
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