THEFT OF SHOES FROM SHOP

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 231, 27 June 1938, Page 5

THEFT OF SHOES FROM SHOP

Man Overtaken In Street How a man walked out of a boot shop with an odd shoe on was told in the Magistrates’ Court at Wellington on Saturday, when Walter Leonard, Clarke, labourer, aged 43, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of a pair of shoes from a shop at Courtenay Place. Mr. A. M. Goulding. S.M., was on the bench. Sub-Inspector J. Dempsey said, that on Friday afternoon accused went into the shop and asked for a pair of shoes. He was much under the influence of liquor. ■While he was being fitted the salesman noticed that he had ,a pair of brown shoes under his coat. When accused stood up the shoes fell to the floor and the salesman recognised them as a pair that had been banging, in the doorway. The price ticket was still attached. Accused left wearing the shoe he had been trying on. He was overtaken by a constable. and when asked for an explanation said that the shoes had been given to him by a man in the doorway of the Sb Mr. R. Hardie Boys, who appeared for accused, said that his client had not been in any trouble during the past nine years. He was married and was at present on relief work. He was willing to take out a prohibition order. Accused was convicted and fined £3, ip default seven days’ imprisonment. Indecent Language “This woman’s language caused the neighbours to pull up their yindows and call ‘Hush’.” said Sub-Inspector Dempsey when Minnie Walsh, aged 60, pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language in Abel Smith Street. She also admitted a charge of behaving in a disorderly manner. The sub-inspector said that accused had a qujrfel with a man, and ran out on to the street, where she used the language complained of. “Her whole past shows that drink alone is her trouble,” added the sub-inspector. Asked if she had anything to say, accused said she hardly remembered being arrested. The man had used bad language. The magistrate: Then ~ou used some. Accused: I don’t remember. He was more drunk than I, and ought to be here, too. On the charge |of using indecent language accused was convicted and fined £3, ip default seven days’ imprisonment; Time to pay was refused. On the other charge slig was convicted and discharged. Other Offences William Steffert, labourer, aged 68, who pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing three ties and a pipe from a departmental store, was convicted and fined £J. Detective-Sergeant N. McLennan said that when he committed the offence accused was slightly under the influence of liquor. JEIe had not been in trouble before. For behaving in & disorderly manner while drunk William Alexander Millar, labourer, aged 30, was convicted and fined 10/-. Mr. R. Hardie Boys, who appeared fori accused.’ said that bis client had shown indignation at being thought drunk when he really was.