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At the Cranbrook Police Court, Monday. before Capt. Moore and Mr T. B. Jebson, a hopper, named John Charles Millar, was charged with stealing a pair of trousers, value 4s 6d, at Staplehurst, on Saturday, the property of Erskine Piper. The prosecutor stated that the trousers were on his shop counter on Saturday night. He was called to the back of the shop and saw prisoner outside. He afterwards went outside and on returning found the trousers were gone. He questioned prisoner, who denied having taken them. Witness sent for the police, who, on searching outside, found them very close to where prisoner had been standing. Ernest Daynes stated that he was in the prosecutors shop Saturday night, and saw prisoner take the trousers and put them under his coat. He followed him out-side, and called to prosecutor. Police Sergt. Hawkins deposed to finding the trousers close to where prisoner was standing. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said that he was drunk at the time. He was sentenced to one month's hard labour. |
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