RAILWAY THEFTS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1920, Page 3

RAILWAY THEFTS

-12 MONTHS HARD. IPER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.( ASHBURTON, Oct. 29. Following the sensational arrest a week ago of two railway guards, Charles Alexander Travis and John George Murray from whose houses express loads of allegedly stolen goods were removed after a search, a series of charges were brought against each to-day before Mr Mosley S.M. Travis was charged with theft from the Railway Department of a parcel of boots, a quantity of camisoles, four overcoats, a box of raisins, a parcel of sweaters, sack of sugar, box of tea, two tennis racquets and boxes of paint of a total value of £4B 12s. Murray was charged with theft of a box of Jives’ fluid, a quantity of drapery and clothing, samples of ladies clothing, a box of tea, a roll of wincoyette, two bags of sugar, and a box of condensed milk of a total value of £6O 12s.

The men were charged conjointly with the theft of a box of butter, men’s clothing, roll of tweed, piece of flannel, two pounds of wool, nine tins of biscuits i and a quantity of clothing of a total I .value of £SO 17s. I The dates of the alleged thefts ranged back the last twelve months. Accused | pleaded guilty and asked to be dealt , with summarily on all charges, except that Murray pleaded not guilty to the theft of Jeyes fluid. j Accused were sentenced to twelve months hard labour each 0 n single charges, and varying terms on other charges, the sentences to run concur-