THE ELTHAM CASES.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1915, Page 8

THE ELTHAM CASES.

ACCUSED. WHITE PLEADS GUILTY, | Eltharn, Sept. 10. At the Magistrate's Court this morning the two young men William Keith and Samuel White were again before the Justices of the Peace, Messrs. Dive and Parrot, to answer the second charge of burglary at Wilkinson's store. The police offered no evidence against Keith, and the charge was withdrawn. Evidence showed that White tunnelled under the store and made an entry through the ventilator. Search was made at White's house and revealed groceries and drapery, to the value of £37 5s Sd, and goods were found concealed in the tunnel under the store to the value of £2O «s Id—£s7 lis lOd in all. At the conclusion of the evidence White pleaded guilty and was cpmrniUed for sentence. White is ft married man with five children. He is in a bad physical condition, irequeatly taking fits. The following is a detailed list of the articlss stolen by WhitesFound in House: One box cigarettes, pocket milk oaties, butter print, glass cAurn, boxes tiolet soap, 5 packets tea, iwjoanut, large tin compressed roast t muttoii, 0 tins sardines, 2 5-12 dozen teaspoons, 1 tin Neave's food, 1 packet cornfbvar, 2 dozen table forks, 5 tins baking powder, S packets jelly crystals, 1 packet Symington soups, 1 cake Cuticurai soap, 1 pot Anchovy paste, 2 tins salmon, 1 tin marmalade, 1 tin honey, floor polish, ' 1 tin jam, groivi.il nutmegs, custard powder, 1 71b tin jam, cocoa, pepper, cofi'se, 1 tin cocoa, 51b box tea, 1 jug, •Sllis butter, bucket, 20yds flannel, 72 packets garden sefids, leather bag, gloves, dress manorial, flannelette, 2 pairs boys paut-s, iiiyds calico, 20 yds madaplin, 3 singiets, 12yda lace, 9 yds casement cloth, Uydn velveteen,' counterpane, 1 windotr swia-k, 2 boys 'suits, coat bearer, .W)y.ia nuliata, 12yds lining, Byds flanael, 1 blouse length, <syds poplin, lSyda wtfct, 1 small marble clock, 6 pairs sox, 2iaea uaddle bag, 2yd« overlace, print ieumants, 18yds lace and odd lots, ribbons, 1 pair boots, 1 pair corsets, tape, 4 cakes soap, wringer, 1% pairs blankets.

■Found in tunnel under store: One case apricots, 271' os tin jam, 1 bread board, 8 chair seats, jug, .4 boUles pickles, knife box, cak tray, 4 iiotlsss lines, blankets (£3), 4% yds iwi, doll, corsets, 64yds calico, 39yds madaplin, 4 dozen dessert knives, 1 dozen siilbs of butter, broom, 21bs"Tfaidfea, pudding steamer, crosscui saw, beJgß clippers.