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'alleged theft; from'railway :' : 'r : : ;':; : \ :,';■■ ■■; / ".r; : j;.^."' . ; : ' .\aj TELBGRAPII-l-BESS ASSOCIATION.'. '' ; :\' : / . .: T Chrlstohuroh, January 30,.: Recently there hare been, a.number of complaints, regarding, petty- thefts from' fWagona; standing •in'vthc'Tailway i --yarda' J v : ahd.-:et-.i-tHd Magistrate's Court- to-day'.three: men were charged with having, stolen' goods from a ; vari on' 1' ridsy night. /.The. case .was ..remanded, till "Wednesday next;.' It 'appears-that on! Friday night; Shunter Laurence,'.who ,beforo joining the 'KailwaySorvicc: was"'a particularly, smart member of the Police Force, stationed at different places inOtago and South-, land, and who on the'.: night was ■in charge of the yard, while on his rounds had his suspicions aroused that a closed van liad•.been"tampered-with, He thereupon.hid lindor; it.... Presently,' four .engine-cleanors,'it is alleged,' appeared, on the. scene;'; and proceeded .to::burst.:ppenthe;van.■-. One of them remained on watchj and went away some considerable . distance from: the van.;. The,pthora got. into the van, with' the. intention, apparently of haloing, them solves to some'of the goods. . Liurorjce e:\crged from. his;'liiding- : place;'closed.: and locked;the door of tTie;.yanj'. and .communicated with;.the.'pbtfee; who.ar'rested 'the: men, ■ The. fourth; man. got away. ':
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 9
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