GUILTY OF ROBBERY
SEQUEL TO ARMED HOLD-UP (P.A.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 9. The trial of Edwin James Jarvis, a boot repairer, aged 23, on a series of charges arising out of the armed holdup of two Chinese in their shops last October was concluded to-day before Mr Justice Fair. Jarvis was charged that, on October 1, with his brother, being armed with a revolver, he robbed Fong Kui of a wireless set, an overcoat, and other articles of a total value of- £ls 18s 6d and that on October 2 he robbed Francis Wong Hop of £6, using personal violence. There were alternative charges of robbery and theft and of armed robbery. The Crown .alleged that the accused and his brother were concerned in the matter with two American sailors who had been sentenced by an American court. After a retirement of an hour, the jury found the accused guilty of robbing Francis Wong Hop of £6 and not guilty of all the other counts. He was remanded for sentence.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25456, 10 February 1944, Page 4
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