THEFTS AND FRAUDS
TARANAKI’S CONVICTIONS,
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,
NEW PLYMOUTH, May 27
Pleading guilty to four charges, Involving breaking, entering and theft; the use of explosive's'’; 'forgery - of ; a cheque, and the obtaining of a car by lalse pretences, Robert Harvey CainipbelTwas remanded for'-Sentence by Mr Justice Blair. J '"" •' Details of the charges are:—Theft of " a wallet containing tin annual "section railway ticket, a3so a. letter of credit for £2OO, and tickets ’ fofr' the Cosmopolitan Club, a cheque book on the Bank qf New. Ee;jland I ..the property of Robert McMillan, of a total value of £130; the forgery of a cheque for £5, purporting to he signed by Robert McMillanbreaking and entering, by night; 1 jt'hje Icoqnting, house of the New Plymouth Harbour Board; tho theft of 36 penny stamp's and a coat valued at 3os at Stratford: breaking and entering by, nigh,t the sliop of Masters]’Ltd.-iahcFStealing A cheque for £20,11 and riibobii £IOO -in money, a bicycle, and a tin of sardines of a total value of £123; and the theft of a raincoat valued at £5 Is at New Plymouth; obtaining from • Edward Cawthray a car valued at £l6O by means of false pretences, representing ...at lie was a farmer living in Dannevirke, with, a farm at Tahoraite. and an account at the hank of New Zeal-.'ml. Punnevirke. There were. : eleven charges altogether, but i hq j'.cniaimler were in the ini'lire of Ityf natives,” and to them pleas H' not guilty were entered, by Caiuph'dl. wjio was; not represented by counsel. ; l, .- ' . ...
Upon His Honor's advise, tne Ci‘own Prosecutor accepted the pleas/, and withdrew the other counts. ~
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1930, Page 6
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