TO MUSIC

NZ Truth, Issue 1203, 20 December 1928, Page 9

TO MUSIC

Youth's Theft From Grandfather 'Pram "N.Z. Truth's" Wellington Rep.) The lack of respect for age is all too prevalent among the youth of the present day. An exaggerated instance of this, coupled with theft, was seen m the Wellington Police Court a few days ago 'when a 19---year-old . youth named Charles Frederick. Walsh and his brother Thomas, one year his senior, ware . committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on charges of breaking and entering the home of their old grandfather, from whom they ■ stole £21 10s. m notes. DOTH were out of work, and short of ready money. After a conference they decided to test the capacity of their grandfathers. safe, /which they knew was the . repository of a few pounds. Early on the night of November 16 they walked up to the old man's house m Hataitai. and were disappointed at first to find a light, burning m the kitchen, but after a hasty recasting of their plans it was decided that the younger of the two should engage the grandfather m conversation while the other boy broke into the house by way of a side -.window.. , Charles .and his grandfather listened to the music pouring out of the wireless set m the kitchen, while Thomas rummaged around the other rooms of tne house, eventually extracting £19 10s. m notes from a safe m the front bedroom*. The two parted, but a few minutes later the younger Walsh returned to the house to see whether his brother had been successful. When he could find no trace of him, Charles, too, broke m, filching £.2 m notes from a purse lying on the kitchen table, ' Shortly afterwards, he met rhis brother, and when the pair had pooled the money, they engaged a taxi to Petone. and commenced a three days* period of aimless spending .-time finally landed them m the. hands of Detectives McLennan and Jarrold. ' "'-'■