GRIEVOUS GRIFFITHS.
Thomas Augustus Griffiths pleaded guilty to two charges of breaking, entering" and theft; one at Wanganui and the other at Westport. Accused was caught red-handed at Wanganui, but he made off successfully, j Mr. N. S. Johnson, on prisoner's be- ; half, said that Griffiths arrived back from the seat of "jaw" (formerly war) m April last and was presented with | a gratuity of £130 by a grateful coun- i try. This money was promptly stolen from him by a "cobber," and he went to Wanganui to try arid trace the thief. There, being 1 ihard-ivp, he broke into a house. Later, he did the same thing at Westport, was caug-ht, and he was now serving twelve months' imprisonment, passed upon •him m June last. Another twelve moons' gaol was passed on Griffiths to run concurrent with the West Coast sentence.
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NZ Truth, Issue 771, 14 August 1920, Page 5
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142GRIEVOUS GRIFFITHS. NZ Truth, Issue 771, 14 August 1920, Page 5
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