SIX MONTHS HARD.

NZ Truth, Issue 253, 30 April 1910, Page 7

SIX MONTHS HARD.

Plain Theft and Prompt Pawning.

William Albert Murray, a smart-looking youngster, made his bow to Mr Cutten m the Auckland Court on Friday last and pleaded "guilty" m quite a boisterour way to two charges of theft. In one instance, he went to an old man named Benson and borrowed a bag of carpenter's tools from him, on the understanding that he had a job to go to, and that the implements were necessary to his employment. Murray was not, however, looking for graft, lie only needed spending silver, and lie walked into the first pawnshop he readied and pawned Benson's property. A few days later, when funds were low, he walked into Bill Derham's Victoria Hotel and took a suit of clothes from a boarder's trunk, and these again went to "Uncle's." The 'tecs., however, got on to Murray's game, and arrested him on his leaving for Whangarei. Accused had nothing to say for himself ; he *simply smirked when the Magistrate sent him along for six months' hard, during which time he will nap metal for his Majesty.