SERIES OF BURGLARIES

Taranaki Daily News, 14 December 1926, Page 11

SERIES OF BURGLARIES

THREE YOUTHS CONCERNED SEVERAL SCHOOLS RIFLED. TWO OF ACCUSED PLEAD GUILTY. By Telegraph.— Frees Association. Auckland, Last Night. A charge of breaking and entering the Mount Eden public school on December 5 with intent to commit a crime, was preferred in the Police Court against Douglas George Weavers, aged 16, and two other boys aged 16 and 17, whose names were suppressed. Weavers and the elder of the other two boys were also charged with breaking and entering the Normal School, in Wellesley Street, on November' 28 and stealing articles of the total value of £4, and also of breaking and entering the warehouse of Wright and Jaques, Ltd., printers and stationers, in Albert Street, on November 13 and stealing further articles. In addition Weavers alone was charged with breaking and entering the Newton East school on December 5 and stealing Is Id. Statements made by the boys were produced. One boy, against whom there was only one charge, that of breaking and entering the Mount Eden school, admitted keeping watch while the others entered the school. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. The other two in their statement admitted entering .the various premises through Hie windows and ransacking drawers and cupboards. They pleaded guilty and were committed for sentence. When application was made for the suppression of the boys’ names, it was stated that Weavers was already on probation and his name could not be suppressed.