COMING TO A HEAD.

NZ Truth, Issue 250, 9 April 1910, Page 7

COMING TO A HEAD.

A Postal Theft.

A case, that has been-ftlowing m and out of the Dunedin Police Court for a long time, was advanced a decided stage on Monday. It is alleged that on Dec«ni.jcr 31^' last Robert Breenj ■ iShepherd ar.-tl J.amcV Wilson were concerned m the stealing of four money orders from a postal packet, the total value. being' £7l 17s sd. Wilson had gone out of the country', but had come back and had surrendered to the police some ; time ago, . smoe which he has been frequently 'walfc-.' in* m and out of the Police ; Court, for: the purpose of being '' refriahded • uncial* Shepherd, > who'' -had also left the 'country;' could oe apprehended. So deadly did the remanding become that finally ,WUson.-was; technically discharged— the information against him was dismissed without prer judice. It was shown that he was, m constant- work m• town, aM that • remand meant the presence! at court'' of' Wilson and his employer, who went baiL :On Monday^ t.Chief Detective Herbert was able -to announce that Shepherd had arrived back from New South Wales and.,-, had given himself up. Magistrate Bartholomew, therefore, ••■' fixed a date for the hearing ol the case.