WERAROA ESCAPEES.
alleged theft. Two escapees from the Wcraroa Training Farm, Joseph Wilson and James Boyce, the former a Maori youth, were charged at the 1 aimers Police Court ou Friday that on December 17, at Shannon, they broke and •entered the dwelling houso of Robert Downs and stole goods to tho value of "senior-Sorgcant Fraser, who appeared for the police, asked for a remand till to-day to allow them to prepare the evidence. The remand was granted. \ bov about 12 years of age, also an escapee'' from the Training Farm, was charged that on December IS, at Pat merston North, ho committed the theft of £' 7 2 in money und a metal wa valued at 7s 6d from the dwelling oi W S. Huston, of 13, Willi* Stieel Senior - Sergeant Fraser eW.kuncd that Mr Huston had loft his home on the morning in question, lcavl S g um of £22 in his trousers pocket. •AVhen lie returned be found tJC t.
missing and reported it to Const.' Ferguson, who later in the day .«aac the “boy at the railway station in tm act of purchasing a ticke.meantime the lad had bougnt a new suit, a couple of shirts, on eUMrw torch and refill and a leather purse. A remand was asked for and grume-
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Otaki Mail, 22 December 1919, Page 3
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