COUNTRY BURGLAR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2134, 28 April 1914, Page 5

COUNTRY BURGLAR

EXPLOITS. OF GEORGE WATSON.

(By ralserttph.—Special Correspondent.) Palmerston, April 27. George- Watson appeared at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, on tho following cliarges : —Breaking into tho dwolling of L. H: Collinson, Palmerston, and stealing £3 Is., the property of Jessie Angus; being a rogue and a vagabond by reasou of being found in possession of housebreaking implements; entering tho dwelling of T. Spain, at Masterton, and stealing a bunch of keys; a sovereign case, and 95.; entering tho premises of the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Masterton, and stealing £5 2s. 3d., 180 penny stamps, and 120 halfpenny stamps, tho property of A. Spain; breaking and entering the premises of -. Allen, Masterton, full particulars of which were not yet availa Evidence was given by Mrs. Collinson, who was aroused by her hedrpom door creaking and by, flashes of light. Sho subsequently aroused Miss Angus, who said that her handbag had contained £3 odd, hut when she .found it afterwards in a coalbin it contained only Jialf a sovereign and sixpence. At this stago accused admitted! that ho abstracted £3 and two sixpences from the bag. ,;,,.,',. Dotective Sweeney said that he Jiaci found accused in possession of an electric torch, among other: articles. Accused had told the police that he wantcd money to travel with, and intended] to visit Australia. Accused pleaded guilty to the burglarv at Collinson's, and was committed \ to the Supremo Court for sentence. He also pleaded guilty to the of and sentence on this count, was dofeW till after the Supremo Court sitting. On the .Masterton charges accused was remanded for a V During the course of the case Sn£ Inspector Marsack' sa d that accused .* •real name was Joseph Charles Falke. Ho was cWicted of theft some years Sao and sent to the Bnrnham Indusrial School. He, howler escape* mid wont to Australia. He returned io New Zealand quite Teccntiy.