THEFT OF £50 NOTE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1937, Page 11

THEFT OF £50 NOTE

MISTAKE IN CHANGE

"A SUDDEPJ TEMPTATION"

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DUNEDIN, This Day.

A woman, aged 21, whose name was suppressed, pleaded guilty on remand to the theft, of. a £50 note.

Chief-Detective Young said the owner of the note was' a" woman in' poor circumstances who had-just received .a legacy including this note. She made a purchase at a city shop, tendering the note in mistake for a 10s "note. The shop girl did not notice the denomination, and later gave the note to the accused as change: of a pound note. Later the accused and" another woman wentintb a milk bar and tendered this big note, their attention being drawn to its size when the proprietor said he could not change it. The woman who tendered the note said she had received it in a city shop, and two other women in the milk bar advised her to report to the' police. When found by the police she had cashed the note, but,refused to state where.' '■•■'■

Counsel said restitution could be made. He pointed out that the facts showed : that' the ■ accused ; had no though .. of committing^ theft, but had succumbed- to' a!., sudden. :. temptation. Counsel added that unless tiie £50 notes were'altered there would be endless trouble.

The Chief Detecttve: There are at least two others implicated in this, but they, are brave enough' to sit back and watch this girl get into trouble.

Remarking that the act was that of a foolish woman,. . the .. Magistrate adjourned the case under the Probation Act provided'restitution; was made.