VERY BAD RECORD.

Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16654, 20 November 1925, Page 2

VERY BAD RECORD.

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ADMITS THEFT OF WATCH. Evidently John Gibb Hastings has had* enough experience of the police to realise the futility of endeavouring to "i bluff’’ the vn xvhen they- are ho, upon Mis trail, jYi an Y oase ’ Vk ' lc 2 s ° mc ~ one’s watch di: appeared and Hastings was approached '< wil; b regard to the theft he made i W attempt to de ny *L Everi when char; *ed at, the Court this morning before 2 f- Worn Wilson S.M„ he accepteu t malteis in a \u, philosophical light, made no denial and had nothing to say. ', Senior-Sergeant Sweeney told th, magistrate that, as * result of "> 0 “ mation received Con stable Neill got in touch with accused, who, upon being asked whether he ha d a watch ,n h.s possession which did i to belong lo him ' produced the stolen article. Accused the, senior-sergeant a. Wed. was n.t altogether unknown to «jo pohej. “Your record for a m tan of ~ 6 Yeais is a remarkably bad oi m. magistrate to the accus ed. Hastings, llis°Worship pointed out y had already been convicted on four .v live occasions for theft, while ch arges of another nature had also t*een proved against him. Accused was sentenced t? two months’ imprisoixment witu h'ard labour.