A YOUTH'S ADVENTURES

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1916, Page 2

A YOUTH'S ADVENTURES

3 An extraordinary htory oi a youth's escape from Burnham industrial <sciiool aih'i the thoroughly ofiicioiit system of looting by wlilin ho secured tlio means of Joconiotion that brought him us far south as Evan.sdalc without challenge, was related in the Police Court on Monday morning at Dunedin, when Hichavd Go. rge Ryan was chained oil six information,s with (stealing clothing, blankets, etc., in houses from Tiruaru down to Kartigi, his most notable achievements Being effected al Kartigi, where lie sti.le a gig, liarn :>s, and a horse, of a total value of £25. He pleaded guilty to aJI the charges. Sub-inspector Broberg ,■slated tliat this youth was 17 years of age, and for some time had been an inmate of * the Burnham Industrial School. On Aprif 2 l e ran away, and by tho tith l.e had reached Kairvitw, Timaru,

where lie enlen'di t'lie hoii-.c of Mr A. R. Hulstui), ami stole a watch and flinin ;uid other articles. On the same (lav he reached £>t Andrews, and stole a bicycle standing in the publie (street outside a billard; saloon. Oil this he rode some 70 miles south to Hillgrovo. entered the house of Mr F. G. Collingwood. and stole articles o!' clothing and food (pair nl' boots, iavo shirte, one stick shaving soap, 21l)« of \ rsugor. Jib butter and lib jam) to . the total value of £1 lis.— Still in possession of 'the Ijievcle, he rede the three miles to Kartdgi to Mr John.

T). McKenaie's "Glover Hills'' 1,111, where he stole three blankets, 'wo towels audi a gig and harness to the total value of £20 18s. Then the same day he also stole Mr. Hevtor MrLeorf's grey mare value:! at £0. Constable Hodsoii, o i Wa ik< > u n]ll, noticed him and pursued him in a motor canTS-far as Evansdale, where Jie was arrested. ~ According to the story of the adventurous career <>i Ifie imlortunaU l . youth, which was told in court, he was convicted at Inverc irgill in 100') of breaking and entering, and was .-out to the Training Farm at AVcrcrci. He escaped a, niontli after liis arrival tliei'e, and stole a lior.se, saddle and bridie. Later 011 lie again absconded, but was captured and transferred to Burnham-. Twelve months ago he ran away from the institution, and was arrested 111 Dunediu. A month later lie again ran away, and was arrested at Lyttleton 011 charges 01 stealing from dwellings. In view of hits past history, the * Magistrate (Mr Bartholomew, S.M.) convicted) the defendant 011 all the • charges. On the charge rf stealing the gig and harness (involving £20) lie ordered defendant to he detained for three years in Invercargill Reformatory Prison for' reformatory tre?*-