STUDENT'S THEFT.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18208, 20 October 1924, Page 10

STUDENT'S THEFT.

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vSI-ECIAI. TO "THS PUM.") AT OK LAND A young woman student-, ofU*i - land Training College. Mr F. K. Hunt, Conn,, sharped with stealing purses. wiit-aming sums of lint* £1 Is (yd, the property d JJJ unknown. Accused, who is 20 ago. tearfully pleaded guilty three chaqys. ** GTik>f-IX>t<octive Cumntinss mU « tliofts ox tending over a hail been reported. A watef ivnd iu-eti:*xl wa-s caught in extracting u purse from the dopG* another student's cloak in roam. She then admitted two otht-r purses. ' Mr Tone, wlm-appeared f said that her case was a tunate one. .Site was one of a of seven, and her peoule poor circumstances. Shew.* of a salary of £1 17 S <Jd a of thai she had to pay her lecture tees, and in addition hadtel* her books. Kocently she senous operation in hospital. Ill* left without a.nv money, accused to sudden temptation while anE threshold of her educational jL-JS* Accused was a clever girl, r,nd |il victed on charges of theft, ahi *!& lose her livelihood. ' M Mr Hunt: Well, I don't thiafe & steal ' a or lf she ia pngj Mr 1 ong: W ell. lam sure slnp, that the mere appcarwwe accused More you this morninir 3 be a lesson to her. ™ Counsel then asked thnt should bo given the benefit of thftiyti leges of Section 92 of the tl*» Peace Art. Mr Hunt : Yes T will do that. ft. charges will be dismissed under tta section, but if any others oorae yS me for steading from their fSSr students I will give them H dirirk Mount Eden. Don't you think Ml am going to obey that new rule iW tiie suppression of first that .you raid of in the papers? IS!' m rare cases, where the offeftfer* young, do I suppress the name.