YOUTH'S LAPSE
THEFT FROM TENT
PROBATION GRANTED
Probation for a term of three years was granted to William Frederick Pussell, aged 18, in the Supreme Court this morning when he appeared before Mr. Justice Callan. Pussell was remanded in custody last week for the theft of £30 from a tent at Runciman.
Mr. Hubble, who appeared for Pussell, and the probation officer, Mr. J. Anderson, stated that, from further inquiries made, they were led to believe that the story told to the Court by the accused was substantially true.
His Honor said that he did not think it necessary to impose Borstal detention. A condition of probation would be that the accused must not enter a billiard room during its term. , „T?J also to P av £25 at rate of a week during his period of Territorial training.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19420223.2.11
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 45, 23 February 1942, Page 2
Word Count
138YOUTH'S LAPSE Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 45, 23 February 1942, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.