CHARGES OF THEFT.
II THE DUNEDIN CASE. I [Per Press Association'.] \ DUNEDIN, September 29. I The police proceeded to-day with two \ of the charges preferred against Rob- % ert Sproule Menzies, late manager of I the insurance department of Neill and | Col The first charge was one of erteal--1 ing, £62 odd, and the other of stealing | £77 odd. Both of these charges iufi> dieted accused of theft from his em- >, ployers. t- Mr Hay, for the defendant, while /* stating that he was instructed to plead ft' . guilty where he reasonably could, points' * ed out that the evidence showed that \* ' the mone}'s belonged to other insurance f l „\ companies, for which Neill and 00. were (/ the agents, and that the charge of f,»!* theft from an employer was much mort (■ •' serious, involving fourteen years' imprisonment. V The Magistrate allowed the matter of pleading to stand over until he con- ;-,- sidered on what charge accused should '", 1» committed. The cases are proceeding. r, ,—,,. N.i —-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11505, 29 September 1915, Page 6
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162CHARGES OF THEFT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 11505, 29 September 1915, Page 6
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