HOUSEMAID DUPED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 15, 17 January 1914, Page 17

HOUSEMAID DUPED.

BURGLARY AT M.P.'S HOUSE. The story of how the chance moetiog of a housemaid with ;1 man at a theatre lert lo a burglary'* was told at the Loudon Sessions on December 2nd. when Alfred Ingram (38), painter, and. Harry Paseoe (34), butcher, pleaded guilty to Liu-glaries in C'adogan Place and Elgin Avenue. With regard to the first charge, it was stated that a housemaid, who had a fortnight previously made the acquaintance of I'ascoe at the Lyceum Theatre", was left in charge of the residence of Air A. D. Steel Maitland, M.l*., 72, Cadogan- I'l-xee, in November last. I'ascoe appeared to have known Ingram, and it was arranged that whist. Pa-seoe took the maid to the Coliseum one night Ingram should break i into the premises. A diamond piu and other properly to the value of £SO was stolen. It was stated that although, unlike Ingram, rascoe had no previous convictions, it was believed that he was the moving spirit in the matter. Pascoe was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, whilst sentence on Ingram was postponed In order that the police might investigate certain statements urged by the prisoner.