ALLEGED HOTEL THEFTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16496, 31 July 1924, Page 6

ALLEGED HOTEL THEFTS.

A RACK NIGHT. INCIDENT. ACCUSED COMMITTED FOB TRIAL. Tile hearing of the charges of theft of sums of money from lodgers at the Royal hotel) on. (July 24. which were preferred against two young men, Albert Edward Duncan and Raymond Woodward, was continued before Mr. E. C. Dewey, S.AL, at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Most of the evidence was taken yesterday, but the hearing was then adjourned to- enable the testimony of a, witness from Palmerston North It, ho heard. Detective McLeod appeared on h-cliali of Ihe police. Walter Arthur Harrington, teller in the National Bank at Palmerston North, stated that- on July 21 a. client, William Black, had cashed a cheque for £ICO. receiving five £2O notes, which were numbered 2765. 3585, 2753, 0458, and 2906. Four of these notes were drawn on the National Bank, and one of the notes produced in Court was included in •those given to Mr. Black. This closed the case for the prosecution. Both accused pleaded not guilty, reserved their defence, and were committed for trial to the next session of the Supremo Court. Detective McLeod objected lo the accused’s application for bail, stating that the' Supreme Court would sit on August 25. Tf His Worship decided to grant hail lie would ,-isrc that it he very substantial. Bail was allowed in the sum ol £404 each, with an additional security ol £4OO, or two sureties of £2OO each.