CHARGES OF THEFT.
A SAFE DYNAMITED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. At the Police Court, Charles 'Murphy, 24, and Archie Taylor, 33, were charged with the theft of four motors on July 14 to 2b and with four charges of breaking and entering and theft at Greenlane. Mt. Albert, Auckland, and Pokeno on July 9to 20. At Pokeno the safe was removed from a store, £6O cash and goods being stolen, the total value being £496. A farmer near Pokeno said he heard three explosions about five o’clock on Monday, July 21. At daybreak, Murphy informed him that accused’s car was stuck on the road, witness dragging it out with horses. The police found a safe on the roadside damaged by gelignite. A garage proprietor at Newmarket said he saw one of the stolen cars in the street and watched it. Murphy went up and began pouring benzine in, but became suspicious and ran away. Witness followed him into a tramcar and handed him to the police. Taylor, who pleaded not guilty, was committed for trial. Murphy pleaded guilty and was committed for sentence.
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1922, Page 4
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185CHARGES OF THEFT. Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1922, Page 4
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