STOLE A BICYCLE

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 146, 22 June 1934, Page 11

STOLE A BICYCLE

The theft of a bicycle valued at £.1 was admitted by a seventeen-year-old boy in the Magistrate's Court today. The Probation Officer (Mr. T. P. Mills) said that the youth bore a very good character, and was looked upon by his employers as "an honest, decent lad." Mr. E. Page, S.M., convicted him and ordered him to come up for sentence if called upon within twelve months, and ordered that his name be not published. • ,

Detective-Sergeant L. Eevell said that the bicycle, had disappeared from Maida Vale Road. Its owner noticed ,i youth riding it around town, and Detective Smeaton traced it to the possession of the accused, who had removed a mudguard from it. His only excuse was that he wanted a bicycle, and as he had no money he decided to steal one. That, did not seem to be much of an excuse, for the boy was working then and was still, working. "I have never stolen anything in my life before," said the accused. He explained that his wages were 12s 6d a week, and that his father was on relief work. He asked for the suppression of his name.

An order was made for the payment "by the accused of ss, the value of the missing mudguard.