BLAKETOWN ARREST

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1933, Page 2

BLAKETOWN ARREST

•AFTER PURSUIT' BY POLIOIh. • (PeriJPrest typjtright.) .! i GPEYMOUTH, ‘ Mirch. : 4/v; As; a sequel to a rather ' exiting. ;hr(rest made at Blaketown- oh/ ThiiVadoivn'ight/,/after a cha&e by; iS er gp s ant/Hod-

gins Ohd . Constable, resident of Preston : Raad, / Arthur'Goodali,' 60, ■appeartd in custody at the {Gfeyrnoufh Magistrate’s / Court,yesterday, before M r Wv-Meldrum, B.M. GoodaH',yWhb,;w&s ireprcsented'jby Mr T-. F. Broßnaii;.;wag -• charged / that, on March ' 2',!.' at Grey- J mouth, Ph# was deemed to Be a. :; and vagabond within the '-meaning oil th e Police' Offences Act, 1927,. in that ] he was ’’found (by "night. without.’ lawful \ excuse ini;the. enclosed , “ yhrd; Jof the j premises of , Charles- StAffan, Street. “ ' \ /’ " i

‘‘in/tips ‘case, I would ask i for a re. mand ‘ ; 'until/,r'Mpiidayv' ' week,” • salt Senior-Sergeant (Roach. ■'“The,' reasor rnihy I,:>skj for a remand is that the circunistaiiceg under! which,, Bfi,s ink ll were/found were yery, Very go f<aV' v as. theft ' stolen i*smßer has: been, ftmxjjl on ’l}fe property, and, as the'. Sergeant has been out ; all night* iwe want to" complete . the ! inquiries.; Ther e • was also another • ..person ■ with •••»/Goodall , last night. ' Goodall outside 'the house* and the: : other map whs inside, with a torch! ■|t‘. U -.quite/.apparent •„thafcr thcft was contemplated. It was 10 o’clock at night, ll oppose any bail, a« I cannot afford:, to let the 1 offender • get m touchTjwith /.the other man; ...until . we get the required information.” : Mr/Bfoshan asked-the Senior-Ser-geant indicate whether ; the case would; be /proceeded with on Monday week, .‘wsf- / A, ■ v' I'/ 1 '/ Hhe'' ’;'iSenioT-Sergeant; • Yea.;' this charge, anyhow. /' ' T , ; 'So far' as :.ba)il was. concerned, suggested ,Mr Brosnan; it was:: not necessary %> >fix a large: gum. Gpodall had lived at- Greymouth for many years, and there/Was no if e&r : of-phi® not.ap. pearing/ z He. had been . under arrest I .. - ; '*'V ■ us .yety* little.;i satisfaction,.:' and -it] would be quite against the ' internets 1 of justice:lif th e se two men’are . allowed | to get> together.' That 'is ..the/ trouble, i Onoe' we;;- ifiteryiew the other , young j man,'!and, verify IJiis statements, .. we j won’t /object ,to bail. ‘ ' , . ' ; ..j The;S.M : .: 'When can.you'see the: otheri/map ?!/ | . T .T-’ j, ; The ; Sehior r Sergeant said • thajj ' the other man ias i Goodall’e. son. : - 'iMrpßroeijan stated that the SoniorSpreeaiit., had previously informed him ; / ><;f V • C . ','•!

that the police wanted to. see Goodall, •junr,, and he (Mr Brcsnah) had told ■ the sop to call ‘at the police station thlijs morning. However, he had ad- . vised, tlie s °o not to ’answer', questions by dhe police, tbut to make bis explanation ,to the S.M. "The present charge was serious, and, -if tfie facte were strong € nough to merit the arrest' of a' man '6O years- of age, then the explanations should Be given in Court, .because that was,' ‘ho doubt, i where: .jt ■ would- end up. ’ Rightly or wrongly, lie had advised • the &on •' not • to explain to t'he police, but to the 1 s.m;. •; -’ | ; The S. /M. tljat remand 1 Goodall until to-morrow morning, .and : then' allow" bail,, if in ' the thb' police-had seen th e witness they, ■wished f to-see. - ' ; *• 1 '..The • Senior-Sergeant . paid: , that it, was\ qujte possible ' that . another; charge.. would ! come °n ” to-morrow. ! '■ IS.M.: Ball will then be agreed to'tfi'n .'both peases ?—Yes. . : 'Mr"Broenan ; In' the .meantime, this l man" is • still under arrest ? 1 (‘Yes,’’,, isaid, Mv Meldrum.