THEFT OF FISHIHG NETS

Thames Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 14661, 15 April 1915, Page 4

THEFT OF FISHIHG NETS

■iAi. rHA3MiRIU- liNICIDEiNT,

'FIBSIES ■INFLICTED

The thvlo menu, Alfred Redman and Percy Tbomsioii, .aair'esit'ed ait Aoiicikllsaind! by Dterteictivie Gouirley om a dhiairgjo oi 1 tlheffc on iMWcih: 6th of foiiir fishing melts -ValuecL u;fc £16, from Mr Joihin, L;ei.\wn!o erf TsiMam Btoah, mpj l>euireidrbi-ifoi)© Mil" F- J 'fltorga-isi, SIM., tto morning'on rauamd from, Aiudklaindi. ißloitih men pVadedi guiility. Thoimson. only was .rteipVieiienited by 'douniisiel, Wa E. J. Clentdlon.. SiaiigelaWl Orieto pi'O£iaciuifced. Mk' Oieaid:om, i.n meoafdooiog exterm uiaitii'nio; ci'i"cuiiisit'aiiioesi oiiu behialf of Thionxsloai, siaiid he Avtois 'a. yoiumg molairraed- man aged 23, wWi tlwto; cihi.ldi-ten, miaiinltiaiining Ms wife, from w;hom he was siepair'ait'edL.iHiß'owmiefd :tihe.laiu:n!cit ■Eiife, aaidi Riediuaaii Waig his imlalte. Thte interntiion of tlhe mep in tinging ;***» husc nelt,s wia^s Itio ulse Sttem..fiw fishiing, and rettym: thsami. THweie wteaie dtesita-ioy- € d iby- fifcorks aiod .wtetie v'ailuieilesis, anid tihie othetf -omie ".vias, retailed. Ha-si cilienit Avlais willing to iniake good_ Ml" Lidmme's loss: Her .aisiked fo* leimeniit' ■twatttoenit ol Thoimison,. Tiis wasi his first offence. . " jßedtoiftnl tMe& At was oto Ims aiil^'a'iwtoipoßall'thwls thie, lfefcs wiei-e tafcm, he-.tovamg. iHold Kirn .to knew of ai pita© wtteirte they could be o«b----tmiiirned. They wtei"e iui skhks ddflbresß. for

Swg;eia t n!« Greati dkimied -the- thetb.| piWedl'tatted, according to R«dmWs slt'atemeirty tike: suggestion: iiavin« ifaioiemi mKwJe «Sb .Auckland, and cwrriot out. Mr' Leninite's loss,' though, tie mien's deitaveialble action,, vfm *W. Otle net afius found, on. FomismUby wharf <and thcJ oitihiea-a set «* AV'aii>eikfe Island. Thomson, av'li'o twjs mo sitamiY«=r to Tteme^ 'was 'tihe instigator, ' Sid' the aiiktedi lor diffeirenlt feeiatot. of 'the mwK) a,ociuis'eidi. Thorn-sow ted petem suspeatedT pi^ioiusly of und^hiand .actions toiwiarfs felloe &h«ffll. (My one of thse nelte could be used. ■He considered- tlio -ctasiei a! 'bod omie. Mr <3eivv.dbn> deaniedi tte Seirgeiarn* s statement bhiafc om ooie .ociclaisiion: Tliomis.om had m.sappnopriiaitedi' fish givm him -|U>-fiafeo■■*»" AbicMiand. in amxrtt ance with, * .^sttidint «aanom(g. fishermen,. The mlagisftaiate oskodi if Ttomsons -•was willing to go imbo .the 1 box mid oa oaitih dfemy 'tihaiij 3i,e ha^d mad© tih® ■sJuggeiSitioin t!o come *oi Tan'atful? . Accused ai-idi lie cfesired to give, no)

ftvidemicae. The Magißltti-Wtia agpeed, wUfch;. me &w*d\afc .tJifldr. !tihe case was ai bad! one? the -vuen haiving dieOiiberaitely plotted to l'oib aiiSGttHier wm, t and! if tbo asocuisfed had not been, fitab offemdr eh his -wiaulA hvw!e se«ttc tih€a)l fa L Thoin^n watei"tihe worst offender. On th« OJaitltef Sue inflicJteid a fine .of £20 o,r ithivee auoaiitili^, -atfid on! -Itedni'aiii £15 oa< itivvo autonltfos. "X e'aicih. pai.d hus. of the aoslb of nete he dusce tlhe fine. , .Sieirgeaant Onewn oibjected! to (tiime beiiiicy allloiwied: T'lwmsion in wfciidv to ■pay Wine liiad 'afeeady faoledi to «omh pV w!i^' a' mfirnfen^oa oTdea' mwde "aiafin^l him. Thomson's: solicitor srtftlbed -.'he ■eoaillki M £ilO' in ai.week to-, his store? of the nete.. ■ ' Tlise" iMia'"'isit,VaStie jitowedl a ( Avieefc m whidi to pay in 'ffiomson's cbbib, and in! Eed!mlai«fe (also a nuaairteidi man, with ft laiy^ ilamay)'four ATCekS- ■