“FINDERS ARE KEEPERS"

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 987, 2 June 1930, Page 12

“FINDERS ARE KEEPERS"

MONEY PICKED UP ON RESERVE THEFT CHARGE FAILS A man who finds money ]vin<* i the grounds and pockets it cannot t- , convicted on a charge of theft, aceorj. ing to the decision of Mr. F. K. H S.M.. at the Police Court this to ing. Ernest Richard McDowell, a| , Dovell. a dealer, aged Sj. vas char,!* | with the theft of 3s 7d from j ame _ Rainsby Shennin. on May 28. v. < Noble entered a plea of not guiltv f accused. James Shennin. a boy, aged 34 „ a he left the money on a stone while F I was playing football at the Xcsv maTk * | Tark. When he went for it, it I missing. i The Magistrate: Ton left it 1 everylrodv could see it? ! Mr. Xoble: He did and unfortunate•„ this man saw it. e The Magistrate: Yes. and Iv* .. j him before. e EPt ’> Other witnesses said they had «*. . the man pick up something from : the boy had left the money “If the boy was so fooiish as leave the money where evervbody coif ' ; see it. he deserves to lose it dee'ii, the magistrate. Sub-Inspector Shanahan said if remand were granted lie could evidence to show that accused h denied that he had even seen r money. “It. knowing who wa« ti*' owner, ho -dill converted :t to his 0 U use. lie is guilty of theft, ' the inspector urged. Beaming that McDowell had be., locked up since Wodnesdav the n,--istrate dismissed the charge