THE COURTS.
A GAMBLER’S FALL. By Tolcgraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, February 24. Association with a gambling set and heavy speculation on the racecourse. led to the downfall of Howard AVilliam Thomas (28), single, who pleaded guilty, and was committed for sentence on a charge of the theft of £2O 6 from Henry Schneidemann, clothing merchant. Accused had been in Schneidemann’s employ for 3 years as manager, first at the Palmerston North and Hastings branches, then at Dunedin. Accused staled that he lost £4 0 at the Wingatui races on the first day and £5 5 on the second day. TWO YEARS IN BORSTAL. By Telegraph—Press Aaaociation. HAMILTON, February 24. A youth, Wylie Leonard Floyd, was sentenced to a term of two years in the Borstal, for stealing £3 15s from a room mate, and for false pretences. He forged the name of a former employer to an order on an Auckland firm, for clothing. Accused had previous convictions.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18200, 26 February 1929, Page 7
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157THE COURTS. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18200, 26 February 1929, Page 7
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