DEPREDATING A DRAPER.

NZ Truth, Issue 352, 23 March 1912, Page 6

DEPREDATING A DRAPER.

Alleged Bad Bold Burglars. Mr Cutten,' S.M. , slid back m his office' cliair on the ' daig of the Auckland S.M.s Court on ''.Tuesday last, tucked- one leg over tho other..'grabbed the morning paper;, and listc'nscl to the hario wing "narrative about two young men who arc alleged-'- to have collared sundry shirts, pants, and other necessary .articles of.- male apparrcl from one -Willia.jj McLeod, who' deals' out these .necessary ar'tides m awful Auckland. ' Chief ."Demon' Marsackv -gave ..his moustache an extra twirl and looked after the "John"- .Department's-; . in^ terests, and Lawyer Singer cast -the gl.assy forensic eye -on -the ~ proceedings on behalf of the accused, .. two young typical ..' 'blokes," Rejoicing- ih the- distinguished .' v ' ! '"inonikers''. '.of Joseph Piaggi and William Reeves. Both. Joe and Bill- loudly announced that the stolen^clobl.er -had as much connection .'with'*, them ;, as a brewery has with tlie Xoo- Zealand A-lie-ance. ■'"■'." .-■'"- William li. McLeod, 'draper v said he left his premises^ on March 7 at'J p.m., securely locked. On his arrival next morning he was grieved to i'lncl, that* a side Window had -been severed ly dealt with. Witness feared that something would be missing from, the stock so had"^ a look round at his collection of ;gerit's "pretties,'"; andthe- 'oof -coverlets, and made "-'■• the ; shocking v .discovery that quite anumher of T both had vanished ' into the unknown. He reckoned that some, pairs of gent's _ uhuifrntibnables (here displayed by the Chief Demon) had once graced his stbcU.' Likewise,, some flannels \ produced he intended* should adorn the person of soine giddy Aucklander,, T c - "provided, f y he weighed m .with"' the-. necessary casli. .William' Bailey said that on' March 2, the dbubtfui ... dub ( came to his, domicile to rent a room. .He grant-, ed them the. use of a' small Jijitcheerful cottage at, t|ie rear of ■ his mansion for a consideration. He, used, to view his/ distinguished guests every day, but they never told _ hiih of their startling discovery'^ of clobber. - ..'■■-. .'■ Demon Jimmy Gumming stated that on March 9 he ■ blew casually along to the little "bacli':' about the time when "sassiety" has* its ■- topnotch feed. Witness di,d hot go, through the formality ,of presenting his card, but proceeded , to exawiine the curios m the 'appsr,yome. ThT) various.. articles oif clobberyhe found distributed round the , premises, m Various, commanding positions. 'Whah asked to explain such a large wardrobe^ Joseph anol Willie explained that they' found it on the road. Witness cast tlie glassy eye y of suspicion on the narrative, and collected Joe, Bill, and the clobber aforesaid. Bill gave a contradictors'; statement j to Joe. } .-; ' . '' ' | Joe reckoned he '.', had found the clobber m the "bach,"\but Bill's] find was On the car. Detective Ha^yke corrpuoi'ated.Joe and William resofyed ..their defence and were committed to the: Supreme Court for .trial.;. |