SQUEALED ON HIS PALS

NZ Truth, Issue 1108, 24 February 1927, Page 5

SQUEALED ON HIS PALS

Gutram Turns King s Evidence To Save Mis Own Skin

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Dunedin Representative.) The arm of the law stretches far. What appeared to be a neat scheme, for storing stolen goods andi selling the"m proved a regular failure. * ; '

ti&j&f SB ND incidentally it caused no P^/r\« erid of trouble among a P*■ \3- ■ ißan S' of hard heads of k , whom Albert Harris- ap_k - •■•J pears-to be the leader, j -_L.____l In the early hours of the *^^ morning of December 7, two visits were paid to the house of Thomas Outram, a waterside worker, residing at Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. That Outram should be surprised -when four men entered and-told him some things were going to be stored i m his kitchen would seem a natural .result. But that Qutram had more than a finger m the pie was revealed at the Court proceedings, when Harris was charged with breaking and entering the premises , of . Turner 8r05.,, wool, and .'P merchants, Dunedin, .and with stealing goods to . the value of Bs. .; '.■'.- This charge was. originally preferred against Harris, Outram and another man named Henderson, but was subsequently withdrawn against the latter two, who appeared as witnesses against Harris. ■'-, -, -cr Uutram lioes IJree ' - i.- , - ■.■'.'■. " ■ .. In the .lower court proceedings Harris pleaded riot guilty, and was committJd to the Supreme Court for trial/where a f urther charge^ o£receivmg stolen goods was preferred against him. . « The evidence^pwedJmt Henjer-. son was not connected with the commiaion of the crime, m tne magisto Outram at the conclusion or his .evidence that he could^consid^r himself lucky he was not m the box with Harris. :.»krs^^gsfe,--te' the goods m his house for three k and knew',well they were > not honestly obtained. „,.._..' „referred affainst -The charge waa pr eferred^ agamst Harria^ea use it was Jeheved he was |cap^hat should Lvl been Js deserts through being called as Kings eyj 3^llo^ . ''•:' ' . -, „ . . V Yet the„ case cl^ ly- showed that he Was^equally^as guilty as + Harris m rev Tl in ftnf p ° T ods lowing them. to have been stolen. ,- . ■ ;-^. j is little love lost between thieves, and Outram m. order, to save hi^L„own, ■ hacon, evidently blew, the f&WI when the detectives got ,on,his V&<*- „- V.--"-:."/, rt , As^a result of his action Outram goes scot free, but'.vbhe thing is certklh-i-Ke won't feel over comfortable if he ever comes face to face With Harris again. t . . . , , Harris obviously had the wind up oveiv the whole + business. It was^on December 7 that the goods were taken

. tb Outram's place.' Over a fortnight elapsed before they were sent away, though Outram during that time persistently asked Harris to get the goods, away. On December 22 the latter engaged a carrier named Henderson to remove the. skins, which were taken to a dealer named Kennelly In Rattray Street, who told Harris to call hack for. the cheque. Despite his astuteness, Harris blundered m more senses than one ln accompanyfng Henderson on his express. for he was seen by a civilian with whpnnthe pplice got Into touch. On Christmas Day v , . .',.," —— . One iook at the skins was sufficient to convince Kennelly that they tallied with those stolen from Turner Bros., arid he- immediately communicated with, that firm, „ The police were informed and set a, - trap for the caller. Harris got Avind of this and let Outram know about it. However, the law did not stop at this. Henderson* was interviewed and explained where he got the goods, and swift as an eagle the detectives pounced on Outram, who—with more than half an eye on«,, ,S °W" safet y— biew the gaff." With the result that on Christmas Day three detectives put m an appearance at Harris's crib at Purakanui and arrested him. . -When aware of the charge against him Harris created a scene He became very nasty. He was advised by Dne of his friends to take things flritel^.-that.the.deteiJUves had to-S : their duty, but he shputed: "It's not them I'm going off about, it's them blowing, squea ing - "Hey, that's enough, Bill," said ■&?&&%£:s;^^ hard labor into the bargain. — - PULMONAS SOOTHE THROAT. Thn wifn nf a hpkpr i„«,f out of town The^wife.oTa^baker jus^out g town suffer *™^j^^™%^Z£ KKm slow^ release healing vapours, which treat direct the suffering respiratory organs. Splendid for Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis, etc. Pulmonas at chemists, 1/6 and 2/6.* -, , . FREE TREATMENT FOR PILES. m A generous trial of Zann Double A^ o gt\ 0n Treatment for Piles wiU-be^. sent .on receipt of nine penny stamps^ to cover packing and postage. Onfe: iaa v writes: "It is twelve months since-ft r had your pile treatment, and I wish^ to let you know they don't trouble, mci now" Guaranteed. Money refunded^ iJ- ««<■ "Ra^ilv nnnH^rt «^S if not 8^ *P^* _%; n^°^^,^o^ n |tary. Box 852, Wellington.* ''. x *i ' 'll&St