THE MISSING WILL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 19 June 1919, Page 3

THE MISSING WILL.

The case heard at the local Police Court this week in which two brothers, 17 and 19 years of age, respectively, were charged with breaking and entering and stealing a letter, proved as interesting, as it developed, as an Auckland Star supplement to-be-continued-in-our-next yarn. The facts were briefly that ten years ago complainant, Mrs Farrow' came to N.Z. with Mr Gass, a German, and his three sons. In 1912 Mr Gass gave Mrs Farrow a copy of his mother's will to keep for him. Later the Gasses and Mrs Farrow removed to Hamilton where Mr G. commenced business as a baker. He died in 1917, and Mrs Farrow removed to Auckland. The boys had long ceased to live with her. Towards the end of May Mrs Farrow went to a picture-show one evening, and while she was there the two defendants entered her house and broke open, or cut open, a wardrobe, and abstracted Mr Gass' mother's will. The boys admitted taking the will. During the course of their investigations the lads discovered that Mrs F. had a credit balance at the Auckland Savings of over £1000. The lady says the money is hers. The boys' counsel suggested that most of it came from the sale of Mr Gass' business, and belonged to the boys, In addition to their grandmother's will they wanted to find their father's will, also his insurance policy. What conclusion the Magistrate arrived at concerning the conduct of the young defendants I don't know, but he simply gave them a mild " talking to " convicted them, and ordered them to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months, They also had to pay a pound for iho damage to the wardrobe, and for witness's expenses. It's a queer case, and probably we have not heard the last of it yet.