TWO SEAMEN GO TO GAOL ON THEFT CHARGES
WELLINGTON, November 16. Five unemployed seamen appeared before Mr E. Page, S.M.. charged with drunkenness and the theft of two bottles of liquor and two measures, of the value of £5, from the Foresters* Arms HoteL The story of the licensee was that he had refused to serve the men. He left the bar and on returning found one of them behind the counter and took a bottle from him. The men left the hotel and the licensee communicated with the police. The five men were arrested in other hotels. The men were:—William Henry Smith, aged 29; James Cope, 32; John M’Cauley, 27; Stephen O’Toole, 29; Michael James Coyne, 54. The Magistrate said that it was dear that Cope and M’Cauley were guilty of theft. Each was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment. There was a doubt about the others, who were discharged.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18615, 17 November 1928, Page 9
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