NATIONAL PARK THEFTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20118, 13 February 1937, Page 7

NATIONAL PARK THEFTS.

PRISON INMATES CHARGED. PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY. (Special to Times)‘ TAUMARUNUI. Friday. At a special court held at the ltangi~ [)0 prison camp yesterday. before Messrs H. B. ltill. nt' lttiut'iinu, and W. J. Witngcr, of ’l‘oltautnu. J‘s.P., the sc—qucl to tlte burglaries which occurred at. National Park on November and January was heard when several of the inmates of the prison were charged with the offences. The case for the police were conducted b. Detectives A. J. White (Hamilton) and J. Mur—my (\Vangumii). llugh Sininns (‘25), and George Henry 'l‘rillo {3l), were charged with hrctikim: and entering \V. Taylor‘s store at ’l‘urangl on November H and slcnllng goods tn the value of £lO. ’l‘rlllo was also charged with rcceivlng stulcn properly. Simnns and Henry \\‘lmrrpupn \vrrc rhnrgctt with breakini: ttml entering 'l‘at)‘lnt"s shire on January '1 mill stealing minds. lnrlutiin: :L rifle. in tltt‘ \"ulur‘ of £32. lividrnce was given that. the nccusctl rumtnilimt the, llict'ls :it'ior hrt-ukini: am of prison l’iy removing: the hairs hi ihr doors. Must ol‘ the stolrn pruprrly. int-[titling the t‘ith‘. huti ht‘t‘ll I‘CL'UVl‘l‘t‘ti within the prm-incts of tho lil‘tstlil. ll “um/stifled that when thur httt‘n‘htt'it‘s hml lwrn (“hl'th‘i't‘tl the settlers nvPl' a wide area had been in :i Mute of four. especially “hen it was Lnuult Ihut pt'imun inmates were susperir‘tl. ‘l‘lit- m-rnscrl plcmletl nnl guilt}- nnil worn t-miitnlttmi In the Supreme liuiurl zit \V.;iigunui on Hominy for trial.