A dramatic confession was made at H.M. Police Court last Friday, when Mr. G. W. King had before him Jacob M. Cilin, mining engineer, of 3 Dixwell Road, charged with the larceny of a bicycle from a shop in Yangtszepoo Road. G. Timeef, a witness for the defence, before the clerk had time to swear him in, declared that Cilin was not guilty. Witness, who is also in custody and awaiting trial at Mixed Court for a similar offence, said it was he who committed the theft.
At the outset of the proceedings, Mr. R. C. Faithfull (prosecuting) said that the defendant, who appeared on remand, would now be charged with the larceny of the bicycle from 1497 Yangtszepoo Road, the police having amended ithe charge which was previously one of obtaining the machine by false pretences. witness has been three times con-viered at the Mixed Court. He is a bad character and now it custody awaiting trial. If Timecf were the man who pawned the bicycle why did he not say so at the police station when the defendant was charged?
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