AN UNDESIRABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13696, 11 September 1908, Page 3

AN UNDESIRABLE.

BEFORE THE COURT. Per Press Association. DAXXEVIRKE, Sept. 10. To-day a. young man named William Ricliter, a recent arrival from Germany, was before the Court charged with the theft of jewellery, breaking and entering and theft of a bicycle. On July 4th he stole a bicycle at Masterton. rode through to Dannevirke, and threw the machine into the stream. He visited the residence of Mr W. F. Knight cn July 9th, asked for and was supplied with food on leaving he 6aw a window open, went in, and stole a jewel case, the property of Mrs Williams. He went on to Napier and on returning on August sth again entered the house, but- was discovered and decamped without anything. The first robbery was a mystery, but Ricbter was subsequently arrested in Wellington for the theft of the bicycle and jewels', and a ring identified as that of Mjb W T illiams were found in the lining of his coat. He. stated that he had thrown the other jewellery in the river near Xapier. He pleaded guilty and was committed for sentence. For the theft of the bicycle at Masterton be received three months. Ricbter was ako committed for sentence at Woodville on Wednesday for theft at Papatawa.