WELLINGTON BURGLARY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 140, 16 June 1932, Page 8

WELLINGTON BURGLARY

FOUR MORE ACCUSED. RECEIVING ADMITTBD. WELLINGTON, June 14. Following on the arrest of two men named Bloomfield and Ferguson in Cuba Street on Sunday night on a charge of breaking and entering the warehouse of W. D. Dobson and Co., Ltd., on Saturday night, a concerted effort was made on the part of the Wellington detective force yesterday, and their energies resulted in the appearance of four more men before Mr. E. Page, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court this morning on various charges. Robert William Miller, labourer, aged 31, and Arthur Cornelius Drummond, /a taxi-driver, aged 25, were remanded until June 22, on a charge of breaking and entering the warehouse of W. D. Dobson and Co., Ltd., and stealing liquor and cigarettes valued at £37 13s 2d.

In applying for bail, counsel for Miller said that the accused was a first offender, and had made a full statement to the police. There were a number of other men before the Court in connection with similar charges, but counsel understood that Miller had no connection with any other offence except the one with which he was at present charged. Bail was allowed in the case of both accused in the sum of £2OO and one surety of £2OO or two of £lOO each. Liquor Given Away.

Jack Dingle, a cook, aged 26, admitted receiving from Reginald Bloomfield liquor valued at £1 12s, knowing it to have been dishonestly obtained. Detective-Sergeant Revell said that the accused had been friendly with Bloomfield and Ferguson. On the morning after the warehouse had been entered the accused obtained four bottles of liquor from Bloomfield. It was the first time the accused had been before the Court for dishonesty. In 1927 he had been fined for assault, and in the following year for trespassing on a racecourse. Counsel for Dingle said that the accased had become friendly with Bloomfield and Ferguson about two months ago, and unfortunately last Sunday morning he had gone around to the bach occupied by the accused and hart been given the liquor. He had not thought or bothered to inquire where the liquor came from. “If it wasn’t for the fact he is a cripple I wouldn’t recommend probation. It is just for that fact that I think he is worth a hanee, said the Probation Officer (Mr. T. P. Mills). Mr. E. Page, S.M.. admitted the accused to probation for 12 months. The fourth man arrested Irancis Leo Hoare, a tobacconist, aged was remanded until June 22, on a charge of receiving tobacco valued at wfroni Bloomfield and Ferguson, knowing it to have been dishonestly oh tained. Bail was fixed at £2llO and one surety of £206, or two of £lOO each. .