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MAGISTRATE'S COURT

AN IMPUDENT THEFT. "This was a very impudent theft," remarked Chicf-Detectivo Boddiim at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday, in a cuso in which William Nolan, alias O'Brien, alias Edwards, was charged with stealing an overcoat, valued at «C 5 155., the properly cHlerb. Price. Mr. F. V. Frazar, S.M., was on the'bench. The chief-detectivo said that at about 5 o'clock on Friday evening accused went to llerb. Price's 'shop, lifted a new coat off a peg outside tho'door, and walked away with it. The matter was reported to Detective Carney, who traced the man, and found tho coat in his possession. The accused had been bei'oro tho Court fourteen times previously, the majoritx of appearances being for theft. Nolan asked Ill's Worship to give him a, chance. "It's making it a bit .strong to ask for a cluinco when your record contains so many charges of theft," said Mr. Fhizcrj "This piakes the eleventh theft, and then .there is false pretences as woll. It is impossible to givo you a chance. I have a duty to the public as well as to.you.. My duty to you is lo tako into consideration anything I can which may be in your favour, and my duty to the public is-to protect them from crimes of this sort." "Jt is all duo to drink," observed accused. "If that is so, why don't you cut out drink?" asked Mr. Frazer. "You havo made your bed, and I am afraid you will have to lie on it. Six months,' with hard labour." Two sisters, Klizaboth Jean Roscnna Conrad and Emily Ethel Conrad, were charged that all Juno' 12 al Wellington fhey did steal the sum of .£6O 10s., tho properly of a Chinaman named William Joseph Gett. Senior-Sergeant Willis asked for a remand until .Imio 18. Both women, who wept, profusely in the dock, we'ro remanded until Wednesday, ktil being allowed in tho sum of .£SO each, one surety of that amount or Iwo of For insobriety, George Edward M'l.oud was fined ,£l, Hector Gilchrist was mulcted' in a penally of Ids., and a first oll'ender Viis filled ss.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 224, 16 June 1919, Page 9

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MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 224, 16 June 1919, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 224, 16 June 1919, Page 9

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