THE BOY BURGLAR

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1913, Page 4

THE BOY BURGLAR

PLEADS GUILTY. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. (BY TELEORAPH—PKESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, 30th January. Ai lad, who has loomed ' large in the public eye of Auckland recently as John Bandley, the boy burglar, came before, Mr. Frazer, S.M., this morning on a series of breaking and .entering charges, as Charles Edward, Banbury, and, he figures this time, not aS a juvenile oMS, bu as a youth of 18; Not only does his ingenious escape from the Police Station stamp him as a young man of. imagination, but an amended version of his autobiography shows that hi<l first account of himself was fictional in many respects. In the course of the hearing against him this morning ol the "breaks 1 '" in the City Chambers, Detective Sergeant Cox said that Bandley had stated that his first statement was wrong so far as related to the story of his life, and gave an amended statement. In this he gave his real name as Charles Edward Banbury, ai)d said that he was 18 years of age on 3rd Ocober last. His parents re j sided at Leichhardt, in New South Wales, but he had lived mostly with an aunt and uncle at Enfield, near Sydney, and bad been three times convicted for theft. Ho had served on the training J ship Sobraon for about six months, and had been Sent later to a Government fanri. Later he joined the s.s. Westralia as a. galley boy, and after that he had served on s.s. Pilbara in the same capacitj. He joined the s.s. Victoria on her last trip lrom Sydney to Auckland as store-boy, and reached Auckland on Sunday week. He came ashore on Monday, llight and committed the offences in the City Chambers buildings, afterwards going back to the s.s. Victoria and sleeping there. Next morning he took his kit bag and deserted the Victoria. That night he broke into Smith andCaughey's fthd stole sortie goods, being captured an hour or so later in the yard Of the Albert Brewefy, close by Smith and Caughey's. Banbury was charged with having, on the Monday night, attempted to break and enter the shop of John Court, Ltd., and H. Fa Paitl'idge, with having broken and entered the premises of the Berlin and London Piano Co. . having broken and ' entered the premises of Howey, Walker and stolen a gold ring, two halfdollais, a quarter-dollar, and 2s 9d in money, with having entered the Tifien Dining Rooms and stolen 2s, with having stolen a brooch, the property of Miss Munton (dressmaker, Oity Chambers), and with having stolen from Smith and Caughey's on Tuesday two shirts, two pairs of socks, and other articles. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed for sentence.