DANNEVIRKE BURGLARY
(Per Press Association.) DANNKVUMvK, this day. YY'm. Guthrie Smith, 21, appeared hefore Justices this morning to answer a charge of having, on February 2, 1927, broken and entered the shop of Stubbs and Millar, Dannevirke", and stolen a number of gold and jewelled rings, one gentleman's silver wristlet watch, £lO 10s in money, of a total value of £2658 9s. Accused made a confession of having done the job himself. He detailed how he stole a key to the shop, went in and burgled the safe, and his subseqent departure for Sydney, where he was arrested when trying to dispose of part of the proceeds. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court at Wellington for sentence.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16373, 22 June 1927, Page 8
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121DANNEVIRKE BURGLARY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16373, 22 June 1927, Page 8
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