SENTENCED FOR THEFT
GOODS STOLEN FROM WAREHOUSE.
WELLINGTON, August 19
William Alexander Millar, aged 19, and Horace Thomas Evans Millar, aged 21, to-day came before Mr E. Page, S.M., charged with the theft of goods valued at £lO9 19s. Horace was sentenced to three years in the Borstal, and his brother to two vears.
It was stated by Sub-inspector Ward that Horace was a member of the Communist Party, and he understood his brother attended the meetings. Horace was employed at the warehouse of Macky, Logan, and Caldwell, and his brother was a hairdresser by occupation, but had not been in regular work for the past two years, and had been selling goods round the city. It appeared that he decided if William could steal some goods from the warehouse he would be able to sell them. William concealed himself at closing time and Horace later came to the back and helped to take the goods away. All the property had been recovered, except a few articles which were sold.
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Otago Witness, Issue 4041, 25 August 1931, Page 72
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