POST OFFICE THEFTS.
One Clerk Found Guilty by Jury. James Thomas Toomey and Murdoch Kenneth Campbell appeared before Mr Justice Adams and a jury in the Supreme Court yesterday. They were jointly charged that between May 1, 1931, and June 5, while employed as clerks in the Post and Telegraph Department, they stole various sums amounting to £228 17s sd, the property of the New Zealand Government. Both the accused pleaded not guilty. Toomey was represented by Mr O’Leary, of Wellington, with him Mr Moloney, and Mr Sargent appeared for Campbell. No evidence was called for the defence. The jury retired at 3.55 p.m., and returned with a verdict of not guilty in Campbell’s case, and guilty in the case of Toomey. The jury added a rider to the effect that lack of supervision by the Department was to be deplored. Campbell was discharged, and Toomey was remanded till Friday for sentence.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 257, 29 October 1931, Page 7
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