BORROWED TOOLS
“CONDUCT SUSPICIOUS” BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT Leonard henry cattley, aged 46, found it difficult to explain to Mr. W. R. McKean, S.Mat the Police Court this morning, what he was doing with three spanners belonging to William Henry Clark, concealed under his overcoat. In evidence, Clark said he employed Cattley on June 25 to repair his motorvan. Later in the day Clark discovered that both his mechanh and the tools were missing. “I think Cattley was drunk at the time,” he mentioned. In a loquacious denial of guilt, Cattley told the Bench that he merely borrowed the tools. He had intended to return them. The magistrate gave accused the benefit of the doubt, and as he had spent a week behind the bars he was convicted and discharged. ‘‘Your conduct was certainly very suspicious,” remarked Mr. McKean.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 87, 4 July 1927, Page 1
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139BORROWED TOOLS Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 87, 4 July 1927, Page 1
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