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Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1926, Page 1

DASH FOR FREEDOM. AUCKLAND, July 31. Raymond Francis Woodley Gngg was acquitted yesterday on a charge of breaking and entering a tobacconist’s shop and stealing goods but found guilty on the alternative charge of receiving. He will be sentenced oil Monday. Detectives gjive evidence that while his apartments were being searched the accuseed asked permission to shave. Suddenly he dais bed from tho house with the lather still oh liis face. He was pursued but not overtaken. When he was located eleven 'days later, Grigg’s liair was bleached and he had grown' a .moustache. Among the housebreaking requisites found were rubber gloves, bird lime, a jentmy and a skeleton key. Grigg told the jury that he ran away because he thought liis wife was at the back of the arrest, as she was very bitter against him. One detective said Grigg’s legitimate occupation was that of an electrician, but he had other illegitimate ones. Grigg has vet to stand trial on a charge of Waving in bis possession moulds intended for making U resentbianco o-f current coin.

CRIMINAL ABSCONDS. AUCKLAND. Aug. 2. David William Cutler Cooper, aged 22. pleaded guilty at the Police Court to a number of charges of theft, etc., including the forgery of a Post- Office withdrawal slip for three liundre' pounds in the name of W. E. Barnes, lie obtained that sum on producing Barnes’ military discharge, which he had stolen from Barnes’ wallet. The same day he left for Wellington, where he joined the Mattnganui and proceeded to Sydney and Melbourne. He alleged that, in Melbourne he was drugaed and robbed of £l2O, which was all that he had left except Bs., after he had sent £IOO to his mother. The accused was arrested at Melbourne on the present charges. Smaller sums named in the charge were taken from several farmers. The accused was committed for. sentence.