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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20132, 29 December 1939, Page 10

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MAN WITH BAD RECORD THEFT OF WHISKY (Special to tlio Herald.) WAIROA, this day. Described by the police as having a very bad record, Francis Patrick O’Rourke, aged 25, appeared in the Wairoa Police Court yesterday charged with stealing a quantity 01' whisky, valued at 15s, the property of Harry Burrell, at Snringhill between December 22 and 2<i, and was cent to gaol for a month. Messrs. V. E. Winter, and Jl. A. Bygum, J.P.’s, were on the Bench, and the accused pleaded guilty. It was stated by Sergeant L. T. Moore that the accused was liberated from prison on license on December 12 last on condition that lie took out a prohibition order and reported to the probation officer. He had not reported. He came here on December 18 and secured a position in the country. Last Friday he received permission to take a day off. but got some beer and did not return until yesterday. When interviewed he admitted stealing the whisky, which he ban taken from an old man’s room, drinking most of it. The theft charge was the only one on which he was being dealt with at present. He had a very bad record. Accused told the Bench that since his release from prison he had not had anything to drink until Friday afternoon. "It seems that you are just going on the wrong road altogether,” said Mr. Winter to accused. “You have got too many convictions for us to allow you off. You will be sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the Napier gaol.”