ROBBERY SCHEME

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 1, 23 March 1927, Page 13

ROBBERY SCHEME

SYSTEMATIC THEFT SHOP ASSISTANT THE TOOL (.Special to THE SUN.) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. A city shop has been the victim oj’ a scheme of systematic robbery, apparently engineered by some persons not at present known, and carried out by an assistant in the shop—a youth named Frank Joseph Garlick. aged 20 who was brought before Mr. Mosley S.M., m the Police Court to-day on t charge of theft. Considering that Garlick had beer more °r less a tool in the hands of the others, the magistrate let him ofi' with a light sentence. Garlick was charged with stealing two evening gowns valued at £4 10s from Armstrong, Morgan, Ltd., Christchurch. He was represented by Mr. P. J. Amodeo and pleaded guilty. Chief Detective Lewis said the accused was employed by the tirm from which the goods had been stolen. Hav • ing reason to think that there waii something wrong, the firm obtained a statement from Garlick, who, according to his own admission, had been supplying the goods to other parties, who were not charged owing to th 3 action of the firm in not placing ths matter immediately in the hands of ths police. Mr Amodeo said some men had approached Garlick to see whether they could have goods without their being entered up. Accused later fell a victim to temptation, and supplied a considerable quantity of goods, getting about £ls as his share of the spoi:. Counsel asked for suppression of Garlick’s name. The Magistrate: If it is generally known that the courts throughout New Zealand are concealing names of people who commit systematic robberies it is bound to encourage crime. Garlick was convicted and placed on probation for 18 months. The magistrate did not consider it advisable to make an order suppressing the name.