BANK ROBBERS REMANDED

Chronicle (Levin), 2 May 1946, Page 8

BANK ROBBERS REMANDED

APPEARANCE AT PAIiMERSTON NORTH YESTERDAY For reasons which his Honour, Sir Arehibald Blah, said it.was not desirable to mahe public, the three young men TesponsibJe for the daring arnxed daylight' robbery of a bank at Bulls on March 25, were remanded to the Supreme Court at Wanganui on May. . 13, whqp they appeared in the Supreme Court -at Palmerston North for sentence yesterday morning. When, they appeared in the doclc Rayjnond. Edward Mclntosh, aged 21 years, and Willia'm Lawrence Burke, aged 19 'years," were handcuffed together, while Kenneth H. Brandon, aged 20 years, was handcuffed to a prison warder. ' The prisoners were formally asked if they had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon them. Mr. ! Gr. ' I. McGregor, for the Crown, requested that 'they be remanded to appear .in the' Supreme Court at Wanganui on May 13. His Honour: Do counsel appreeiate why this request is being made? Mr. McGregor: Yes, sir. His Honour: I do not think it wise to make these reasons public at the present juncture. After counsel for tlie prisoners (Mr. A. 31. -Ongley for Mclntosh, Mr. G. Crossley for. Brandon and Mr. L.- Laurenson for Burke) had stated that they had no objection to the remaqd, Sir Archibald granted the application by the Crown. He eommentod on the fact that the trio were already held in custOdy for other minor offences.