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State's Best Sheaf-tosser” Pitch-forked
Into A Spot Of Trouble!
“What did you steal that pitch
fork for?,” Detective G. M. How
ard asked a man who had been
seen taking a hay-fork from
Owen’s Store last Thursday.
“To use it, of course,” brightly
responded the suspect—“l’m the
State’s best sheaf-tosser!”
“Well you’re going to be locked up
for stealing that fork,” retorted the
detective
“Will you let me do one thing be
fore you lock me up?,” pleaded the
prisoner. • • „ ,
“What’s, that?,” Detective Howard
queried. ....
“Let me stick the fork m the shop
keeper’s ear!,” was the man’s surpris
ing reply. , • * . ,
Needless to say his request was not
granted, but on Monday Basil Roy
Gibson—for that was his ■ nanae—ap
peared before the Dandenong Bench
charged with the larceny of one hay
fork valued at 11/6.
Alfred Salisbury Owens gave evidence
that at about 12.40 p.m. he had seen ac
cused remove a pitchfork from the
porchway of his shop. He rang the
police.
Detective G. M. Howard told how
he went to the. Royal Hotel soon after
and saw the missing fork leaning
against the wall near accused. He
took him outside and then followed
the conversation reported above.
Detective Howard added that Gibson
had been drinking.
Accused', who pleaded guilty, said
that he was very sorry he had done
it. “I used to work here about 40
years ago—blacksmithing at Spring
Vale,” he added.
“£2 or 14 days,” announced the Bench
after hearing defendant acknowledge
a number of ‘priors.” .
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