A LONG LIST

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1933, Page 5

A LONG LIST

FOURTEEN CHARGES OF THEFT. CHEMIST ADMITS OFFENCES. (Per Press Association — Copyright.) AUCKLAND, April 27. Fourteen charges of breaking and entering houses in Auckland, and ■stealing goods of a total value of £341, were admitted in the Police Court before Mr W. .R. McKean, ,g-M•, by Harris O'Neill, aged 32, described as a chemist, who was arrested at Auckland o n February 18, 1926, on a charge of stealing £lO. H e was admitted to ibail the following day, but absconded. In spite of the efforts of the police, which were redoubled more recently, on account of suspicions in connection with many recent thefts, he could not be traced until April 11, when he was re*rr es ted. In addition to pleading guilty to breaking and entering charges, O’Neill admitted the theft of £2O, on ■February 18, 1926. Ho did plead on charges of stealing a motor cycle and side chair valued at- £IOO at Hamilton on January 8, 1926, and of breaking and entering a house in Wellington on January 27, 1933. Accused pleaded guilty after the hearing of each individual charge, and had no comments fo make. was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on the local charges, and was remanded to appear in Wellington on May 6th on th e Wellington charge. “I believe a large number of charges ere awaiting him in the c-mith,” said Detective-Sergeant McHugh.