WOMAN SHOPLIFTER IN COURT
“SYSTEMATIC THIEVING ALL ROUND DISTRICT” (MXH MBOOUTIO* TXUCOakU.) PALMERSTON N., February 28. Reformative detention for a period not exceeding 12 months was the sentence imposed by Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., In the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court on Margaret Mathleson Soott Hart aged 33, a married woman, who appeared on 57 charges of shoplifting, Involving a total value of £49 18s 7a, end stated to have occurred at Palmerston North, Pahiatua, Levin, Wanganui, and FeUding. Detective-Sergeant Melklejohn told the Court that the accused was arrested at Pahiatua after raiding several shops there. A large quantity of goods of every conceivable description was found. She admitted that she had stolen them. It seemed that her activities had been going on for 15 months. In her room £217 2s 2d in money was found. „ . The Magistrate said the Probation Officer did not recommand probation, which. In fact, the Magistrate did not think he could give. It had not been an odd case of shoplifting. The accused had carried out systematic thieving all round the district.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22339, 1 March 1938, Page 13
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