ABDUCTION CHARGE
♦ MECHANIC SENT TO GAOL CPBSSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM. 1 HAMILTON, January 24. Raymond Jack Vernon Elliott, aged 26, a motor mechanic, of Hamilton, was charged with abduction before Mr S. L, Paterson, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon. He was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour. “It is a serious offence to lake a young girl without the authority of her parents. It is in your favour that you did not abandon her; but chose to maintain her well. For that reason, the sentence is lighter than it otherwise would be,” said the. Magistrates
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22309, 25 January 1938, Page 6
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