AN AWKWARD MISTAKE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11445, 30 December 1904, Page 2

AN AWKWARD MISTAKE.

A young man named Andrew Sime was charged at Seymour with 'stealing a bicycle, valued at the property of Allan Clydesdale, 'Who left -his bicycle at a railway station, aud went to Tallarook, seven milca away. Later in "the. day, accused rode up and asked Clydesdale if he wanted to buy ,tho , bicycle, offering 'it for £5. Clyde3dalo recogniis"ed the machine as his own, and agreeing- to buy, he told accused to -n-cub «ntil he went home across the street to get the money. He returned with Constable Weatherh-ead, and accused was locked up. Accused pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to nine months' imjjrisonmont^