Arthur Patrick McGUIRE and Janet Mary McGUIRE a criminal case in Christchurch 1918http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nzAshburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9471, 7 December 1918, Page 4 Article view LABOURER'S MONEY ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE.
CHRISTCHURCH, December 6
At the Magistrate's Court, before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., Arthur Patrick McGuire, Janet Mary McGuire. Cecil McCullough, and Frederick- John Wormald, all of Christchurch, were charged that on divers dates between September, 1915, and October 29 1918. at Christchurch, they did conspire each with the other by deceit to defraud William John Cupples of certain sums of money totalling Ł194 4s.
The case arose out of the desire of the complainant Cupples to obtain the release of a girl named Lizzie Hines from the Mount Magdala reformatory, of which institution she was an inmate.
The case for the police was conducted by Chief Detective Mcllveney; Mr Hunter appeared for the McGuires and McCullough, and Mr Alpers for Wormald. Mr Cassidy appeared to watch the case on behalf of the Mount Magdala Reformatory.
.................... [there is a long report which follows].....You would have to think that this Arthur Patrick McGUIRE was not closely connected to the Milton Postmaster Patrick Daly McGUIRE