THEFT OF REVOLVERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25050, 14 November 1944, Page 7

THEFT OF REVOLVERS

labourer found guilty The trial of a labourer. Francis Kane, jged 38 (Mr Sullivan), on a charge of stealing from the Queen's Wharf two ,38 revolvers, valued at £ls, the property of the New Zealand Government, to concluded before Mr Justice Callan yesterday. Mr Cleal prosecuted for tie Crown. and called evidence to show that the revolvers had been sold to tw American servicemen in hotel bars ly the accused. The accused gave evidence denying tie charges, and said that one of the American witnesses must have been telling deliberate untruths against him He other might have been making an Wit mistake. He had told the defectives that it was more than his job rss irorth to disclose what he knew jfoat the revolvers. The detectives had ken telling untruths. A waterside worker and a barman five en'dence that they had been with Kane at the time he was alleged to kve sold the first revolver ynd that ip had not fold one then. Tie jury found accused guilty and be was remanded for sentence. SERIES OF CHARGES YOUTH FOR SENTENCE Two charges of breaking and entering *od theft, one of breaking and entering and one of attempted arson were preferred against Ronald William Timmins, hatcher, aged 18 (Mr C. Snedden), before Messrs C. H. Moses and C. Robinson, J.P.'s, yesterday. The charges related to three shops at Avondale which were entered between July 30 and October 29. Money amounting to3s 6d was stolen from one shop and Money and matches to the value of £1 18s from another. The charge of attempted arson alleged that accused lad wilfully set. fire to paper and cartons in one of the shops, knowing flat the building was likelv to catch fire, Accused pleaded guilty to all charges and was committed to the Supreme wurt for sentence. Bail of £SO and one surety of £'so was allowed. ASSAULT WITH KNIFE FINE OF ,£1 IMPOSED A plea of guilty to a charge of assault ft ™ade by a Nine Islander, Taffey tiafeiki, labourer, aged 33, before %trs C. H. Moses and ( Robinson, J/ s .> yesterday. senior-Sergeant Sparks said accused It u tab N another Nine Islander, •Ms Haki, in the arm with a pocketWife folio wing an argument between e men on Saturday night in a h/V" e 'hngtori Street. The wound afl to be dressed at the hospital. He Merstood that accused was a quiet m good-living man who lived with his 6 an( i children. Complainant, who .* relative, had been loafing about Imng on accused and his family. ( j ff®™ said complainant had arrived dot, i ", onie drunk and an argument jeioped. He had assaulted him withbn/ 6 ' knife in his 4. fine of £1 was imposed.