THE G.P.O. ROBBERY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 85, 6 May 1909, Page 2

THE G.P.O. ROBBERY

—— I By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, -May .1. lu tin- .Magistrate's Court a young man named .lames Hemingway was charged witli breaking and entering tile Ccucral Post Oll'iee ami stealing CilM worth of jewellery, XriO ill cash, LliO worth of stamps, 'ami a large quantity of cancelled bank note*. The ease, is proceeding. | A I'.UUUUViirS (ONI'IiSSION. Wellington, Last -Night, ltciuingwav was committed for trial iin n charge of burglary. Detective Lewis put in a confession made by accused iv'iu'itiirri'stcd.iiv wliicli Uc staled lmw he liail travelled to. Milling after the bur;laiv. and there fcur.nl he could lix up the caiu-cllcd bank notes. Tlieii he went north and veiled Auckland and Hntorun, returning to Wellington, and Inning a trip to Svitnev. On returning to N'ew Zealand iie went to Chrislehurcli, ami bolted when he found the detectives after him. FITvTHKU OHAIMiKS I'KXDIX(i. .'■ Wellington. Last Night. : Proceeding on finger-print evidence, tin' police live making further charges against James llei\iiingwny, who was before the Court to-day in connection with pealing pos'tnge stumps to the value of tSJfi from the (lovernnient , printing oilier in December, lflllu, anil , fountain pens anil leather goods to the value of .t]4o from Whitcombe and , Tomlw' warehouse, Wellington, in Dc- , ecmber, 1007. !