CASE OF AUBREY JONES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 6

CASE OF AUBREY JONES.

3 DETAIN HIM OR EXTRADITE HIM? (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, September 12. Whether Thomas Aubroy Jones should t be detained, in Now Zealand to support liis wife, or should be sent to Sydney - in regard to a charge of theft, is a l question which has been occupying the ; attention of the magisterial autliori- - tics in Auckland for some time past. - Jones has been.charged that, at Tam--3 worth, m Now South Wales, ho stole d £100 in November. To-day a Now 1 South Wales police officer appeared, and 3 Chief-Detective Macmahon asked that - Jones should bo extradited to Sydney. Mr. A. E. Skelton, who. appeared .. for accused, opposed tho request, on the ground that Jones was now hold by a Now Zealand court. Hoi had boon 8 ordered to find security for compliance . with a maintenance order for tho support of his wifg, and was only allowed s liberty so long as he reported himself daily to the police. Failure to do this o would mean three months' imprison- . ment. Counsel added that his client ~ would be ablo to clear himself of tho j charge of theft, as it was only a matter of partnership accounts. s Sir. R. A. Singer, who appeared for accused's wife, further complicated mat--0 ters by opposing extradition proceed[i ings. Ho wished to have tho mainten--0 ance order increased. e After considerablo argument Mr. Fraser, S.M., said that accused, not 3 having been convicted of any offence, e was extraditable. A-New Zealand maino tenance order could bo enforced in Australia. o Tho New South Wales escort, having promised to adviso tho Department to k keep an eye on accused at tho torniina- >. tion of tiie proceedings in connection d with tho theft charge, an extradition ory dor was mado. o ■