EX-SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 124, 16 August 1927, Page 13

EX-SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY

THEFTS ALSO ALLEGED John Lockwood Brady, aged 26, one time barrister and solicitor, of Auckland, was charged with theft and vagrancy at the Police Court yesterday afternoon. He pleaded not guilty to charges of being idle and disorderly, stealing four books valued at £ 3 ss, the property of the Auckland City Council, stealing a portmanteau and goods valued at 15s, and finally with stealing an overcoat and pipe valued at £4 5s Gd. John Barr, librarian of the Public Library, said that three of the books had been taken from the reference section of the library, two within the past 12 months. The police withdrew the charge of stealing the portmanteau at a later stage. Mr. Sullivan, who appeared for accused, said that the books had been purchased at an auction market, and the property had been given to accused. As far as the vagrancy charge was concerned, it could not be supported because accused had earned money. Alan Petherlck, company manager, said he had known Brady for six years and from time to time had trusted him with loan moneys and he had been entirely honest.. Brady had earned about £35 on commission, as agent for witness, and there was a sum of £4O owing to him. Archibald Ramm told the court that he had employed accused as a. bookkeeper during the last six months, for which he was paid about £2O. Mr. Cutten reserved his decision.