THIEF LEAVES APOLOGY IN THE SAFE - The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955) - 3 Sep 1937 (original) (raw)

Tall, fair-haired 37-year-old Ers

kine John Parker, who was recent

ly arrested in Tasmania, admitted

in Perth Police Court today the

It was stated that Parker had left

the State after his crime. The safe

at the hotel where he had been work

ing was locked and the keys were miss

When the safe was drilled open a

letter from Parker apologising for his

theft was found inside. Later the

fugitive sent the safe keys from Mel

The formal charge was that 'at Tood

yay, between July 10 and July 16, be

ing the servant of the Avon Brewery

Co., he stole £92 13s 4d. the pro

perty of the Avon Brewery Co.' '

Parker was given a post as reliev

ing barman at the Kalamunda Hotel

and later was appointed by the Avon

Brewery Co. to the position of. reliev-

ing mnager at the Burracoppin Hotel.

Subsequently he was made the man

ager of the Victoria Hotel at Toodyay.

Some discrepancy occurred in the

hotel's receipts after a time and the

firm's accountant discovered that

Parker had failed to -bank £51.

Inquiries revealed that Parker had

left the hotel on July 16. with all his

belongings. When the books were audi

ted, it was found that more than £90

On August 6 Parker was arrested in

Tasmania and ?was escorted back to this

State by Detective-Sergeant Blight who

gave evidence today. At the time of

his arrest, the prisoner had a little over

After a plea for leniency from Mr.

F. Curran, Parker's counsel, Mr. H. D.

Moseley stood the accused down until