Auckland Supreme Court
AUCKLAND, February 25. At the Supreme Court toulay Donald McLean pleaded guilty to forging and uttering a document at Waihi, and was ordered to come up for sentence when called on within twelve months. A THAMES CASE.
James Thomas pleaded not. guilty to having at> Parawai racecourse on. Decent. ber 26th stolen a purse and key from John Powdrell. The evidence, showed that Powdrill, a bushman, was jostled whilo at the races by some- men,, among whom was the accused. Mr Deeble deposedjto seeing the accused put-.his handin Powdrell's pocket and take out what • looked like a purse. r Detective McMahon said he saw accused bustling around in the crowd, with his hands, going in "the direction of people's pockets.. From a' complaint made by Powdrell he arrested the accused, but there was no sign of the purse. His Honor summed up £kU ver3ely to the prisoner, and after about threo minutes retirement the jury brought' in a verdict of guilty". The prisoner admitted ta previous convictions for larceny and vagrancy in Victoria. Mr Tole said 'the' accused was a well, known" pickpocket from Australia, who had been travelling from the Bluff to Auckland visiting all the racecourses.
His Honor imposed a sentence of two yeare hard labour. 1 ■
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Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9879, 26 February 1901, Page 1
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