SUBURBAN BURGLARIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1014, 3 July 1930, Page 1

SUBURBAN BURGLARIES

STOLEN GOODS ON VIEW IN COURT SIX OFFENCES ADMITTED A sugar sack, crammed full of cig- ) arettes, a quantity groceries, cloth- ; Ing and miscellaneous goods, were j produced In the Police Court this morning when two youths appeared on five charges of breaking, entering and theft, and one of attempted breaking and entering. The accused were Colin William Glass, aged 17, and Rowland Leslie Rush, aged 19, who had conducted fairly extensive operations in Point Chevalier and Mount Albert. They pleaded guilty on all counts and were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. There were nearly 4,000 cigarettes produced, of various brands, and the total quantity of goods stolen was ! valued at more than £SO. Tho offences were committed between June! 11 and June 22. The premises vis- 1 j ited were the Blue and White Stores. | New North Road, a shop occupied Dy | ! Ada Elizabeth Henderson on the corner j | of Mt. Albert Road and Dominion ! j Uoad, a bootmaker’s shop, occupied by | Charles Bromley, at Point Chevalier, a ' | billiards saloon, occupied by Harry \ Hill, and a draper’s shop, occupied | hv Edith Mary Sharp, also at Point j Chevalier. The sixth charge was of j attempting to break and enter the j Self-Help Grocery Stores Limited, j Great North Road. Mr. Aekins ap- | peared for Glass, and Mr. Glaistcr for i Rush. Evidence was given by the occupiers j of the shops that they had left their j premises securely locked. In some cases they had found that they had had uninvited guests when they opened their shops in the morning. In other cases they were roused by the police yrntrol in the early hours of the morning. The drapery store at Point Chevalier had been burgled in a novel manner, according To the evidence The shop window had been broken and clothing hooked out with a length of wire which had been left behind. JEMMY-MARKS ON DOOR Further evidence showed that a determined al tempt hail been made to enter the Self-Help store. There were jemmy marks on the door. A pane of glass had been broken, and there was blood on the wood where a hand had been inserted in a vain endeavour to open the lock. That attempt had been discovered by tho police patrol. Detectives Hunt and Allen, who had been in charge ot the case, produced statements by both accused, admitting the offence. Some of the goods, according to the police, had been discovered in a bach at Buxton Road. Point Chevalier, where Rush bad been staying. The balance was in the house of Rush’s parents at Miller Road, Point Chevalier. Most of the goods were recovered, but some of the clothing was valueless, having been worn. Both accused were committed for sentence on all charges by Mr. A. J. Stratford J.P.. and Mr.’ L S. Rickerby J.P., who were on the Bench.