CONVERSION OF CAR

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 451, 5 June 1937, Page 4

CONVERSION OF CAR

YOUNG MAN BEFORE COURT Bench Takes Lenient View Pleading guilty to a charge of converting a car to his own use, Sydney Joseph Albert Proctor, (aged 22, farm labourer, of Douglas, appeared before Messrs W. Mclnnes and H. C. North. J’s.P., at the Stratford Magistrate’s Court this morning. Sergeant Anniss stated that accused wlas employed- by Mr Alfred James Emeny at the Douglas brick works. Mr Emeny drove to Stratford l yesterday afternoon and on his return told accused to drive the car to the garage. At 7.45 p.m. Emeny found that the car had disappeared from the garage, that there was a light In Proctor’s bach at the brick works. No one in the neighbourhood had seen or heard the car, and as a result of a complaint to the police. Constables W. S. Hughes and W. Rae intercepted the car at Lowgarth at 10 o’clock, Proctor being at the wheelr Th e Sergeiant added that as the result of the incident Proctor had lost his job. He had never been before the Court before. ’ Accused stated it was necessary for him to go ito Stratford and he took the car without asking permission. He intended to return it. The Bench stated that the offence was not a serious one, and in view ot the fact that it was accused’s first offence he would be convicted and discharged.