MOTOR THIEF GAOLED
OFFENCE TOO COMMON (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this 'day. He was out of work and wished to go fo Auckland. This was the excuse of Clifford Corrin, 38, to Mr. .1. A. Salmon, S.M., irt pleading guilty to having converted a car, valued at £250, to his own use, and stolen a rim and tire to the value of £5 13s 3d, the property of Levin and Co. It- was stated that the accused set off north, and disposed of the rim and tyre at Levin to obtain petrol. The ear was damaged to the extent.,of £-10, and expenses amounting to l£lo 2s Id were incurred in getting the car back to Wellington. Corrin had been lined at ’i e Kuiti for obtaining .petrol by false pretences, and driving without a,'license.
On. asking for probation, he was addressed by the magistrate. “You take a valuable car and misuse it in this way, and expect to he treated as you •suggest. The offence is treated leniently enough by the Legislature. The maximum penalty is only three months. This class of offence is a serious one, and is •’becoming prevalent.’’ Corrin got the three months’ gaol.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16807, 21 November 1928, Page 11
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197MOTOR THIEF GAOLED Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16807, 21 November 1928, Page 11
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