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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1938, Page 8

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DANCE HAUL THEFTS, i LABOURER DISBELIEVED. E | r I SITGeBmOU OF PEBJTXT. i | Because 1 illr. F. K. Mtmfc. S.3f. T considered tSat Leslie Creorze Tuild. had s gone into- tSe witness Box in. tie Pylice >1 iCbort tins morning and perjured SimtSe magistrate sentenced Sim to | M days' imprisonment on one of two jeSaxges of theft. f ! JwlsL a labourer. aged. 29. pleaded i 'not guilty to- eSaarges of stealing a i lady's Sandbag containing 5/T and a } i powder - eompaiet. of a total' value- of j ' LS/S, «tt.l » purse, mirror, ponder puff i and 4d in money, of a total vatoe- of j 5,/Z, befonginj; to two. giria wSo Sad ! attended a dance in. t&e Orange- HaH «t i [Saw Tears JSa®. p | Evidence was given; tSac tSe two girls ■left •feSeir Sandbags on a seat while- tSey [were dancing; and on their return found r tSat the contents were missing- Judd ' came umler saspicion wiien. Se was seen " 'picking up a bivg and. placing it on die ' seat. A constable- was sent fur, and Indd e offered to> Be searcS-ed. He took; off Sis • j coat m tile supper* room and was seen - by tSe constable to- be placing something c jingide Sis sSirt- A moment later a lady's i powder compact feii tiiroagS tSe- bottom |of JuddTs trousers. TSis was identified j by one- of the girls as Ser property. Judd t | explained tSat it Sad Seen given to Sim I to- trrrnif 1 by a girl wSom Se Sad danced i wxtS that evening. In one of Sis pockets ; was found a mirror, on. the Sack of j which. was the name and address of one |of tSe girls. TSe constable also said ; Jhidd attempted to Side a parse inside :Sis sMrt. i Mr. Aekras. who appeared for acensetL : called JudkL TSe latter said Se Sad a ifew drinks before going to- tSe dance Sail oa New Year's Eve. He denied steal- | iirrg tS» articles,. and said tSe powder ' | compact Sad Seen given to Sim to m rnd. I Asked to- explain Sow die mirror came ito> be; im Sis pocket. Judd said Se did 'not know it was tSere. Cross-examEzied by Sub -Inspector Fox, I Jmldi admitted Se Sad Seen, previo-eelv '' convirted and placadi on probation for 11 ; theft . "Wn-V Bbmtr TBf&jr dj* yuir go in tSe : witness-box and esnnnxtt pfflsjmry,. thereby ; destnoycßgr *m eSaace off my dealing wEtifc .. iyon EemientJjr?—E dSEnffc steal fefie tflinffl-. y. "Itfk year prafary lint eanuennad ~ I about."" said Tnagwferaife. "It "was a _ mean -fjQj gui tn- a. dance SttHi and l $ucaD titiSegjae: Seßiogmgr tw gjrfe.'*' , JtuM was sentenced to M daysT i. on one cSarge and on tSe [other Se- was admitted to probation for (521 moitfeflßi.