THEFT OF JUMPERS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 122, 25 May 1928, Page 11

THEFT OF JUMPERS

]' UNUSUAL DEFENCE RAISED An unusual defence was raised by Mr. P. Jackson in the Magistrate's Court to-day on behalf of; Sylvia Shaw, a married woman, who . was charged with the theft of two- lady's.- jumpcis, of the value of £4. Counsel admitted I that by mistake1 the defendant, took a ■parcel containing the jumpers from the counter of a jeweller's shop, but submitted that as her husband forbade her to return them she could not be convicted of theft. ' . '. .. Mr. E. Page, S.M.: "Do you say that in law that excuses you on a charge of theft1? .. . She topk no. steps whatever to advise'the person to. whom-the jumpers belonged that she-had taken them." ' : - Counsel said that her husband had refused to allow her to go back to the shop, and as she was mare or less under his domination she could not do anything else but obey him. ; Mr. Page: "If she had gone backand said that she had taken the goods •by mistake and that her husband would not let her return them, there would have been an end.to the charge, against her." ". ' Mr. Ja.ckson pointed out that the defendant had made no use.whatever of the jumpers. Her husband had left her about a week after th,e incident and she had not seen the jumpers since his departure. : Mr. Page said that a conviction would have to be entered. The defendant would be ordered to come up for sentence, if; called upon,- within twelve months.', ■■ ■„;■..' ■ \-•■'■■■■!...