DESERVED SIX MONTHS

NZ Truth, Issue 1229, 20 June 1929, Page 8

DESERVED SIX MONTHS

But Was Lucky and Got Probation (From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) "If he had been charged the other day with his companion Tate I would have sent him up above, too," said Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., of Frederick Francis Brindle at the Auckland Magistrate's Court. THERE were three''charges' against Brindle, but on his pleading.-"guilty, to one of stealing a wheel, tyre and tube valued at £6/11^6 belonging to Michael Keady, the other charges were withdrawn by Chief-detective Hammond, *\vho prosecuted. Both nien purchased cars of a similar mqdel-at the same time from a dealer, said the chief-detective, but Keady's had a spare wheel. » This was missing later on and ' was recovered from under a house where it had been hidden by Brindle, who alleged that he had found - It,; •" ■"'.'. 7 ■''-. ."' .. "Brindle has been going the pace and is riding for; a fall," continued Mr. Hammond. '/ "He is pig-headed into the bargain ahd'fthinks he knows everything." Stating that Brindle came of a i-e---spectaple._',family, Mr.' R. A. Singer said that/he had fallen into evil ways through evil companions. Kpwever, his father would put him on full-time work where he could earn good money, and counsel tasked the court to put the man on probation to give him a chance. "You deserve six months," said Mr. Hunt. "He placed Brindle on very strictterms of probation-and advised him to get.rid of his car which had been used to convey thieves. >