RECEIVED STOLEN GOODS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1928, Page 7

RECEIVED STOLEN GOODS

WELLINGTON MAN IMPRISONED. ANOTHER STOLE STOLEN WATCH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. In connection with charges against John Charles Cannon of theft of goods valued at £5OO Henry Ralph Higham, who pleaded guilty to charges of receiving goods of a total value of £72 10s from Cannon knowing them to have been dishonestly obtained, was to-day sentenced by the magistrate to six months’ imprisonment. A brother of John Cannon, named Thomae James Cannon, who was described as an engineer, aged 20 years, pleaded guilty to stealing a gold watch and pencil valued at £5 10s and a gold watch valued at £5 10s. Chief-detective Ward said accused helped himself to some of the property which his brother was handing to Higham. “A bad feature of the case,” said the Chief-detective, “is that when his brother was arrested accused pretended to be astonished and dismayed. Later he brought a gold watch to the police station saying that he had found it in the house, but subsequent inquiries showed that he had known all along that the property was stolen.” Accused had two previous convictions fesr theft. John Cannon is awaiting trial by the Supremo Court.