Mr. A. P. Stokes, who appeared for Messrs. Farnham, Boyd and Ca. Ld., the Prosecutors, said that these thefts had been going on for a considerable time, how long it was hard to say, as the largo stocks of timber kept by the firm made it difficult to detect a shortage, though stock was taken every four or six months, It had been ascertained, however, that be tween Tls. 400 and Tls. 500' worth of That languor, headaches, een: timber was missing, and it looked as if the pains that rack mani a regularly organised system of robbery subjects everywhere dee Was in operation. The stolen property was taken over to Pootung, and it ha been found by the police that a great many of the houses in that village were Provided with furniture manufactured from teak wood. A table (produced) was submitted as a sample of the uses to which the stolen property was being put by. prisoners, who both confessed their guilt. It was very desirable, however, to find out, if possible, who were the accomplices of these men, for there must be curative <3 more than two concerned in the robberies, and it was thought probable that some of "For rs I have suffered the dock employees were implicated. Ho from geute spasms and severe had been instructed to press for a heary attacks of indigestion, Although I had medical advice and punishment. took several different kinds of medicine, i got no relief until Detective-sergeant McDowell said_ the ther Scigel's Cusati ive wood had all been cut up into small pieces bottles of that I felt quite a suitable for furniture making. The referent person, Whenever I ceiver had acknowledged purchasing three feel out of sox14. 2 -ag alto; me relief. Mrs. planks from the thief, who said he was as Parrisoy, Glenside Villa, 1, Ashstea Road, Green Point, sisted by four or five others in stealing Cape Town." the timber, about fifteen planks in all: These planks were 30 fect long, 17 inches wide, and about six inches thick, and it ok would take four or five men to carry
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