DEAL IN MUSIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 931, 26 March 1930, Page 1

DEAL IN MUSIC

CHARGES OF RECEIVING AND THEFT THREE MEN REMANDED Allegations that a music dealer influenced two employees of a City music store to steal musical instruments, which he had re-, ceived from them, were made against Ashley Iveson Williams at the Police Court this morning. Williams was also charged with theft and, with the other two accused, was remanded for a week. T\ T ILLIAMS, a music dealer, aged ’ \ 22, was charged on two counts ot stAling saxophones each valued at £3O, one on February 28 and the other on March 21. There were three charges of receiving ukuleles of a total value of £S. There were six instruments and they were alleged to have been received by accused; two on December 20, three on January 15, and one on October 29. Two shop assistants were charged with stealing the instruments. Both were under 20. One was charged with stealing one ukulele and the other with stealing five and £1 in money. Mr. Gatenby appeared for W imams and asked for bail. Chief-Detective Hammond said accused had led the two younger men into thieving from their employers, and he had received the goods. There were a good many charges, and others were to be investigated. Some of the missing instruments had not yet been traced. Mr. Gatenby was confident was all a question of accounts. Williams was in business in Karangahape Road and was a customer of the firm from which it was alleged the ukuleles had been stolen. “J have not the hesitation in going bail tor the man myself,” counsel added. Remarking that he could not ac ! cept counsel’s bail, Mr. F K. Hunt_ i g fixed bail in one surety of ! and self of £250. Mr Sellar appeared for the other i two accused and agreed to the rei mand for a week. One of the accused was the son of a widow eo ! mother and counsel asked for bail ie I accused’s own recognisance. ) The Magistrate: How much money ! is involved? . ! The Chief-Detective: I can t tell ! Williams has been getting musical m I struments very cheaply, and stole- twe saxophones valued at £3O each. ! should sav about £IOO. i The magistrate expressed the feai that if the accused were all out or ’bail they might plan some story tc ! tell the court- , , i Mr. Sellar assured the cour, tha I there ’"’as no need for fear on tha !o re The chief-detective, too. sale I there was no great harm in .’ho i younger accused. They had beet 1 under the influence of u imam:?. Their names were suppressed, am ; they were bailed in their own recog I -nisance of £lO each. They are on : enough to know the difference be tween right and wrong, all the same. ■ the magistrate said. . | Mr. Gatenby asked for | of Williams's name, but this wa. I fused. i