SOMEBODY'S NIECE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 156, 2 July 1914, Page 5

SOMEBODY'S NIECE.

NESSIE CARTER'S THEFTS. THBEE MONTHS , HARD LABOUR. (By Telegraph.— Own Correspondent.) C'lffilsTCriUKt'Tl, Wednesday. Xeseie Carter, the y«ung woman who Wite alleged to have obtained jewellery anj other articles by a sin-art trick, appeared before Mr ill. \Y. Bishop. S.M., thie afternoon. *lie appeared young and good-looking, and 'was neatly dressed, Two charges were preferred, ami r-he elected to be dealt witti summarily. She was charged: (1| t.hat on .Tune (i. 1!»14. she obtained from John Dufeu and I'onipany une pair of shoes, valued at €1, by means of falsely pretending that they were to be charged tn the account of Mt. 5 'Henry Cottorill, of Christotaiivh; (2) that on .Tune -20. ~,h e obtained from WaWon and Company, a gold wa<tcii and ring, valued at £13. by faVely pretending that s-he was a niere fff Mrs T. Convliehaw. Detective Tiiohop ?.tated that accused was sentenced on October 30. 101:!, to two years reformative (treatment on cterjree similar to thei-e. flic was relea&ed by the 'Prisons Board after =he ■had s-ervp-d five nif>nth?. made the application, ■which was sujiported by some 'friemfc who h-ad a situation for her. She cleared out from that situation, and her licence -was then cancelled, and a ■warrant for her .irrent issued. The Ma.giftrate: What is the position now *r> far as the Prison Board is concern eu? Detective Bishop: She goes to ■Adding. ton for reformative treatment. The evidence showed that accused had many adventures during the past five week-, duping I>oard.ingboiM"-kce.poT.s and f-hopkeepere by posing as ihe niece of -several well known residents The Magistrate said that on the fir<t dmrjre, of stealing tlie pair of -lioos. he would sentence the accused to three months' imprisonment with hard labour: and on the other charge he would order another year's rcf:ir:n.Uive treatment, acting on t.i" expiration of the precious term.