THEFT AT OTAKI IN WAY.
AN OLD OM’ENDEIv EN TROUBLE (Before Messrs. J. P. Brandon and J K. BUB, J'<F\) At ike Otsiki Police Court te-dar a young' man named -Joseph Nelson, alias Ross, alia* Wilson, was changed with the theft of twenty packets of cigarettes, valued 155., the property of Parker and Kershaw, tobacconists, Otaki Railway, wMc a lad was eh a rg«<l with receiving tan packet.?. Both plea clguilty. Constable 3aWierley stated that bctwwen 7 and 8 on Saturday -light, Xcl-s,t-n, an old oifcuuler, took ad van l age of lights goinjj; out at the billiard-saloon and took the cigarettes, a. portion of •which he gave the kid. The latter proved quite candid and straight over ili9 matter, hut Kelson denied the theft niia endeavoured to put the blame on to the boy. Kelson was ••♦nteneed to one month, while th* lad was co»Tict<?d and ordered to c 43119 up for sentence wlien oallvd Upon. The &sn«li <aleei'dwd that his dtum* k* mot pwhliahtd.
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Otaki Mail, 9 July 1923, Page 3
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