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Otago Witness, Issue 3571, 22 August 1922, Page 47

POLICE COURT CASES. AUCKLAND, August 19. At the Police Court, Charles Murphy. 24 years of age, Archie Taylor, 33 years of age, were charged with the theft of four motor cars during July 14 and 20. and four charges of breaking, entering, and theft at Greenlune, Mount Albert, Auckland, and Pukeuo, during July 9 and 20. At Pokeno a safe was removed from a. store and £6O in cash and goods were stolen, the total value being £496 A farmer near Pokeno said that he- heard three explosions at about 5 o’clock on Monday, July 21. At daybreak Murphy informed him that- accused’s car was stuck on the road, and witness dragged it out- with horses. The police found a safe, damaged by gelignite, on the roadside. A garage proprietor at Newmarket said that lie saw one of the stolen cars in the street, and watched it. Murphy went tip and begun pouring benzine in, but became suspicious, and ran away. Witness followed him into a tramcar, and handed him to the police. Taylor pleaded not guilty, and was committed lor trial. Murphy pleaded guilty, and was committed for sentence. GISBORNE, August 18. . William Leonard Butler appeared beforethe Magistrate’s Court- on 12 informations involving 29 charges of fraudulently omitting- to account for moneys paid to him in his capacity of deputy official assignee, the first charge involving a sum of £8 17s 3d. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. The remainder of the charges were taken collectively. the amount involved being £l5B 0s 6d. The Government Auditor stated in his evidence that accused took his position 14 months ago. Witness took possession of the books in August last, and found that they had not been written up since accused took them over. Accused pleaded guilty on all charges, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. WELLINGTON. August 17. John Wesley Alloit pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court and was remanded for sentence on 19 charges of false pretences. Accused advertised for a salesman at £5 a week, plus expenses. to travel with goods for a non-existent firm —Saxon and Co.— demanding a bond of £lO. of which £1 must accompany the application. Letters came from all parts _ of the dominion. Accused wrote to himself from Christchurch authorising him to collect klaxon’s letters, 19 of which contained each £l. He was arrested as he was about to return to Waibi, where he was previously employed as a grocer’s assistant. August 18. As the result of police purchases, John Alfred Jansen and Ids wife were charged at Wellington with selling liquor from their restaurant and permitting its consumption after the hotels were closed. Jansen was fined £59 in each of; two charges, and Mary Jansen £25.