"MUST FACE THE MUSIC."

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18926, 15 February 1927, Page 6

"MUST FACE THE MUSIC."

THEFT OF CLOTHING. SUPPRESSION OF NAME REFUSED Bo?au>e. lie was about to marry her. ,-i voting man asked Mr E. !>.; Moslcy. S.M.. in tlic Lower Court yesterday to suppress tlie name of a young woman wlio admitted a theft. His Worship, however, refused to suppress the name on the ground that no reasonable excuse was put forward. The young woman, Doris Grey, aged tl years 'residing in .Spreydon, was charged with having stolen a pair of stoekir.g-i ('valued at 12s) belonging lo Eva Barlov-, and further with having stolen a dress whieh was valued l>y Kthel M. Austin, who owned it, at £3. "I would: ask that she be remanded for a week," said Detective-Sergeant .1. Biekerdike, who conducted the ease for the police. "There are enquiries to lie made about her She is single, Imt I understand that she lias, been living apart from her people." From the dock prisoner asked if she could have bail, which Mr Moslcy granted, accused iu £IOO, with oue surety of-£IOO. .."May 1 have my name kept out of the papers.!" she asked. "Well, wJty?" the Magistrate wanted to know. "Why should I suppress it.' If you can give me a good reason for suppressing it I will consider it. . . . But you should have thought of. this before. You knew you were doing wrong f suppose when you took these things.'" Grey: "Yes.' .... But I would like to have it kept out." '"lf you can give me a reason I will give it consideration. How old aro yotif" —"Twenty-two." , His Worship shook his head. "If you were a young:girl it would lie a differ-' out thing. But you are twenty-two years of age and should have known : better." '•----- Then the young man who was sitting: near the' dock' stood up and addressed the Bcne.li. . "Keep it out for my sake,; then," ho asked. "Who are voir?"'Mr'Moslcy enquired. The young man: "I've been going with her for some time now, and we're going to.get married It wouldn't be very nice for mo if the name went iu tho papers." - "Well, you're able to stand up and face the music-,'.' said his Worship. "You know what you arc doing, I suppose. When arc you getting married ? " The young man: "I don't know yet. We haven't properly fixed it up.'. . . . She's been, a good girl and she's never been' in trouble before." His AVorship to -Detective-Sergeant Biekerdike: "What is known about herf" . ' "Nothing. Sir," was the reply. "She admits stealing the stockings and she states that she assisted another girl to steal tho dress. The other girl will have to bo seen and a statement obtained from hen" f'But she has good-references," the young man assured his Worship. Addressing the young mail, Mr Mosley said: "I am sorry, but I think things will just have to go the ordinary way. .... Sho knew what sho was tlciiig' when sho. did theso, things. If I sufpre'sscd her name without any special rcasoii. it wbfildjhake things very easy lor others who! commit • |frimes. . . instead of a dozen or so.of .this sort of crimes there would. be hundreds.,.. . . >. It is.;in the interests of• thei'public and for its protection that her name should bo published in tho papers, and that she should be known. What would you say if I wanted a maid and I applied for one and accepted her becauso she has good references, not knowing about this business ? You see, sho would bo in my home and I would be ignorant of it all. .... I am afraid I cannot scu my way clear to suppress her name. I have no good reason for doing it." The remand was granted.