ROBBED HIS ROOM MATE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3527, 14 July 1920, Page 7

ROBBED HIS ROOM MATE.

VVHANGA REI, July 121.

_-U gthe Whangarei Magi.~;n':ite‘s Court Zl. man named Emmanuel Wilson was charged with stealing £27 2/ in cash, also a silver watch,- the propcrty of George Sndlez-_ The evidence went to show accuse,d.= shared a rcmm at '\\'aipun:L with Sadler on Wedne.<day last. Sadler went to bed about 10 p.m.. accused not being in at that time. Sadler had a wallet of notes amounting 10 £26 10/ in his possession, which he put under the mattress. In his pocket he left. 12/ in silver and his keys. which opened his suit: ‘case.

In the morning he found the yvallet and the other money missing. ‘After info:-v:‘i.lg The police at Kawa Kawa he late-1' found his watch was missing frbm the suit case, and identified :1 watch taken from accused as his prop -'rty.

Senior-Sergeant Hollis gave evidence of meeting accused on al‘riV:ll of the train fro\ln the North on Thursday. o\Vin,9.‘ to :1 communication H 022: the Kuwa. Kawa police. ACCus(:‘d could give no satisfactory explanation of how the amount of money he had came into his possession, or cf the silver watch either. At the conclusion of the evidence accused pleacled guilty and was Committed to tho Auckland Supremé Court for '.<o‘ll- -