SAVED FROM GAOL.
HUSBAND'S COURT PLEA,
WIFE ACCUSED OF SHOPLIFTING
A young husband who sat in Marylebone Police Court, London, stared with dazed eyes at the dock. His wife, standing there, had just been sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment. A small red belt lying on the counter of an Oxford Street had tempted her. She took it.
She protested to Magistrate Snell that she was not guilty. This was her first appearance in a police court. But her dogged denial of the offence made her position more serious.
The husband rose and pleaded with the magistrate to alter his decision. Mr. Snell was adamant —at first. Then he suggested that the husband should have a talk with his wife.
A few minutes later a young wife with tear-stained eyes reappeared in court. "I am sorry." she sobbed to the magistrate. "I don't know what made me do it. I have been ill with my nerves."
The magistrate was not now adamant. Ho cancelled the prison sentence, substituted a fine of £5. A young husband, probably with an abiding hate for small reel belts, led his wife from the shadow of gaol:
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 175, 25 July 1936, Page 4 (Supplement)
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