THE COURTS-TO-DAY
cm: POLICE COURT. (Before H. Y.’ Widdoweon, Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness.—A first offender was finnrl IQs, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. Admitted to Probation.—Vera Willis ('Mr Irwin) was charged on remand with stealing a lady’s dress valued at £5, the property of Nellie Kolle, and on a second information with stealing a brooch valued at £2 10s, tho property of the same complainant. —At the suggestion of tins Magistrate the two charges wore combined, as the articles wore really stolen at the same time.—His Worship said that the Probation Officer reported that the conduct of the accused was not altogether satisfactory. It had, been recommended to him (the Magistrate) that tho girl be given a chance on certain conditions, one of which was that she should not remain in her present home. Mr Gumming had reported that this was a case in which the girl was drifting. There were two courses open; on© was to send tho girl to the Industrial School, and the other was that sho should be dealt with in such a way that sho would be placed 1 in tho hands of someone who will look after her. He proposed to adopt the second course. Accused would be admitted to probation for a period not exceeding two years, during which time she would be under the entire direction and control of Mr Gumming, who would be empowered to decide whether she should at her home, and also what situation she would take. The stolen goods were to be restored to the owner.—Chief-detective Bishop said that when the case was previously before the Court an erroneousimpression had been conveyed concerning the arrest of tho accused, in that it had been stated that Detective Hammerly had walked the girl to the station and that he carried tho stolen garment over his shoulder. This was entirely wrong, for she had been brought from Green Island in a taxi direct to the police station.*
Truancy.—Henry Guyton was fined ss, with costs (7s) on each of two informations charging him with failing to send his child to school.
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Evening Star, Issue 17034, 3 May 1919, Page 5
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348THE COURTS-TO-DAY Evening Star, Issue 17034, 3 May 1919, Page 5
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