A BOY BUSHRANGER.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8969, 7 November 1907, Page 2

A BOY BUSHRANGER.

(Per Press Association.) Press Association. Auckland, November,o. George Uromhio, who was charged on the Ist inst. with throe charges Of horse stealing, assaulting with intent to rob, and robbing a person of §s, under oath said that bo was In years and eight ulouthfl of:age, jind.a native ~df Auckland; Ho left school four years ago, being then in the fourth standard. Since then ho had been working on various farms. He left his last employer, Mr Me-, Leod, of Htilensvillo, with £'i 10 m Ids pocket and came to Auckland that night. He wont to see the “Starlight” pictures which wore being exhibited in town, and thought that the idea was rather a good one to follow, so ho went to a place In Symoiids street and bought a revolver and 35 cartridges, explaining to the shopkeeper that the pigs Wofo troublesome up bis way. Ho then took train again for Holeusvillo aud stoic the horse and equipment aud came to town like “Starlight” to. sell the horsip His first Intention was to . travel overland to Wellington, and stick up people on the way. In connection with the affair at Mr Clarke’s, lie fired two the air and afterwards, when Mr Clarke knocked up his arm, the revolver went off again. He never had any intention of harming anyone, but just wanted to frighten people. . The accused pleading guilty, was committed to the Supremo Court for sentence.