THEFT OF SHOES.
SHOPKEEPER'S REQUEST, TO
BENCH.
(press Assocnrio* uuebbmc.) AUCKLAND, September 6. After a woman had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment to-day for stealing _ shoes, the shopkeeper asked the Magistrate (Mr F. K. Hunt) that no order be made for payment to the pawnbroker at whose place the stolen goods were found. He alleged that pawnbrokers who bought new shoes were practically receivers of stolen property. The Chief Detective protested, and stated that the shopkeeper hung his wares right out in front of the shop. The Magistrate: You should chain up your boots. The shopkeeper replied that he had even wired boots together on a pole, and boots, pole, and all had been stolen. The Magistrate declined the application, but later remarked, "There's something in what he says. These dealers shouldn't buy new; shoes.;"
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 6 September 1930, Page 16
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