ALLEGED ATTEMPTED THEFT.
(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, October 31. Philip M’Manus, with six aliases, pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to steal from the person at the Auckland trotting meeting a wallet containing £52 and a totalisator ticket for £5. Evidence was given by Cecil Marsh, leading cook of the cruiser Philomel, to the effect that he saw accused’s hand across his chest with the wallet half out of his pocket. Witness grabbed him, but accused bolted, followed by a detective, who arrested him. M’Manus was remanded for a week on a charge of absconding from bail on February 21. 1910, when he was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence for theft from the person.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16570, 1 November 1921, Page 2
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