Three Young Scamps.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1921, Page 4

Three Young Scamps.

WELLINGTON, July 30

Throe youths. Norris, C'r;iwlord, ami Fllisoii luul at the local Court ton charges of breaking and entering and theft preferred against them. The total value of the property and money stolen was £39" Is Gd. Acting-Cliief-Dcteetive Andrews appeared for the prosecution.

The lads pleaded guilty to all the charges. They covered a wide field in their operations and during last month broke into about fourteen or fifteen houses by day. Eliison had been in town for about four weeks and first met his school mate Norris. On June 1", Crawford, another school mate, joined them, and on the following day they operated in Kelbnrn Parade, where they broke into the house of L. J). Hurst and secured dd.; in money and two pairs of so -ks. Norris did the burgling, while the other two kept- witch. Then followed a series of sne.h burglaries. At Hatait-ai, in a street near the top of the hill going towards the slip from Boyd's store, they entered a house, or rather, Norris did and here they obtained £9 Gd in money, besides goods. Flntaitai was the scene of their depredations on three other occasions. From a house on the hill near the tunnel, they stole a- silver wristlet watch, cigars and matches. Two houses were entered on Konini road liv the same two lads, Irom tin 1 first of which they obtained some half-crowns and a razor and from tie second C2 in money. At Island Hay they broke into a house near the tram stop, the lxmty obtained here being ; £1 note and a 10s note. A visit was made to a house ori the Terrace neni Ghnznoe Street, hut they were poorly paid for their venture, for they got 7 !. only. From a house in Nairn Street box. containing 4(K They then went on to Erooklvn and secured another

30s. The next day they invaded Wadestown, and drew a prize in the way of a £5 note. From a house in Majoribanks Street, they made way with a razor, a book, some cigarettes and a tin money-box vontnining pennies. Two houses in Island Hay were entered, one in Cook Street and the ,other in Ross Street. From the former a hurried exit was made, for they discovered a man in bed, but from the house in Ross Street they got away with 2!)s. A house in. Onslow Terrace was also broken into, but the booty consisted of a buneh of keys and a little box representing a set of books. The lads were committed to the Supremo Court for sentence on each of the ten charges.