Second Edition. To-Day's Court.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 39, 2 October 1914, Page 6

Second Edition. To-Day's Court.

I MORE MOTQR GOODS. Brbert henry barrincton I FURTHER charced. ■Bierbert Henry Barrington was char T Htiwith the theft, between June Ist K September 10th ? of sundry srnall ■jlcles of motor car use. The total Hue of the goods was £8 5s 6d, and Ky were the property of Newton Hierbert Walter Douglas testified to Ksing four generators, which were Biilar t° tne ones P rod Uced in Court. I) generators had been sold to accusI. °A motor cycle lamp produced wab Hetitical with two missed and two ■hers produced were of the same typijs I live which were missed. Witness Kd never sold any of the lamps to ■cused. The motor cycle oil-can ■lced was exactly similar to one missK The number'on the motor cycle my 6 produced corresponded to the num. Hi- on the \firm's invoice of a tyre I IN RAWLES' SHOP, ■ Constable McCowan said' that on ftptember 18th, while following up Ke search for tyres missing from Mr ■fewtdh King's stock he foiind one o L missing motor cycle tyres on the ■but wheel of accused's 5 motor cycle. He also found in a box stored in RawEs' shop and afterwards claimed bj ■arlington, the three motor cycle ■pips, three generators, and oil-can Efentified by witness Douglas. When ■barged with the offence apcused said:. pYes, that is right. I might just ai. Eell be candid." ■ Continuing his evidence after the Emcheon adjournment, Constable McKowan said accused made a written Statement showing that he broke into ■he following premises: S. Sharp (toEu'conist), Foster's (boots), ■boots), Beaumont (sweets), and New-, ■on King's. In the statement accused Expressed sorrow for what he had done.. Eccused was not asked to make the? ■statement. ... , ; j I At the conclusion' of the evidence* licensed said that since had beenfor sentence three weeks; deviously he had confessed to these; further thefts. He pleaded guilty. j .-• .- - i .1 s.-J SEVEN PAIRS OF BOOTS. \ I Barrington was next charged with ibe theft, between April Ist and June' 80th, of seven pairs of boots, valued at £4 4s sd, the property of Henryj Samuel Harris.. • ' . ~ | Mr, Harris/i-boatmaker, Mangaweka,! lately i» business in Stratford, identiied the boots produced as part of itock be. had in Stratford. They had] hot been sold'to, accused. Constable McCowan" gave evidence' jfchat on September, 17th' he found two! boxes in Rawles' shpp, which were; claimed,at, the Police station by Barrington. In one box were five pairs iof, boots and two further pairs were in accused's room'' at' his boarding-' ihouse, where they were, found when accused was arrested oh September lOth.

A plea of guilty was entered. TWO BOXES OF SWEETS. ; The next charge was of' having, be-' itween the 11th and 13th July, stolen ■two boxes of chocolate, the property of O. Beaumont, and valued at lis. I Mr Beaumont" gave evidence that on July 13th when he opened his shop ■he noticed that some of the glass k-ases, which he made a point of closjing on Saturday night, were a little tiepen. There was a window in the shop which it had not been possible; to open, and on July 13th this wincame down when merely touched. There was every indication that the window had been forced open, Witness had a look round, and missed several articles which he could , swear were in the shop on the previous Saturday. . The boxes produced he could, identify by his privato 'mark on them. He had never sold boxes of the description. To accused: It was a window at ! the rear, which was actually forced, and a side window bore evidence .of Lan attempt y at; forcing having been I made on it/

Accused. volunteered the information that he did not-force the window —he merely opened, it. Constable .McCowan gave evidence that the .two boxes of chocolates were in one of the boxes found in Rawles' shop, ..-..'- A plea of guilty was entered; in ' this case also. » ■ TOBACCONIST VISITED. The next charge was with having pon or about August 18th broken into \t\ad entered the -shop of Stanley HobI ert Fraser Sharp, tobacconist, and stealing therefrom a quantity of toj bacco and toilet requisites, valued at £8 14s 2d. , Mr Sharp, gave evidence that the razor strop produced he had last seen in his shop oh August 17th. The two razors produced bore witness' name. , which was put on by the makers. All f the tobacco and toilet Requisites produced were simifar to lines which he ■stocked. On the night of August 17th , he personally saw to the closing of the shop. "' . Constable McCowan's evidence was much on the lines of that in previous cases. The goods were in the box fouud, at llawles'. Witness examined

the back window of Sharp's shop and it showed evidence of having been forcibly/ opened. •> Accused again pleaded guilty. MORE FOOTWEAR. The last charge was of having between August 21st and September 10th broken and entered' the premises of Ernest George Foster and stealing therefrom 25 pairs of boots, valued at £25 8s 6d. Mr Foster gave evidence in respect of one pair of lady's shoes produced, that he had bought a line of six pairs. Mrs Foster had taken one pair, and none had been sold, but there were only four pairs in the shop now. Witness had recently examined his shelves and had found several empty spaces and seven empty boxes. Constable McCowan gave evidence as in previous cases. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on all charges.