JUVENILE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 17958, 3 May 1922, Page 4

JUVENILE COURT

Wepnksday, May 3. j {Before Mr J- R-. Bartholomew, S.M.) j theft of money. A lad of fourteen years, chargee! with the theft of £1 Bs, pleaded trinity. It was stated that the youth had. been employed in a picture theatre to assist in sweeping the place, and had taken the amount in email sums over a period of several weeks, A trap was sot. and the \ boy was caught.—The Juvenile Probation ; Officer said that the lad’s home snu'oundings were good, sand that lie had previ- ( onsly borne a good character. He had spent the money on lemonade and lollies. —His Worship raid it was fortunate the hoy had been caught before theft had become an established custom with him. The case would -be adjourned for six months, and the lad placed under the supervision of the probation officer. If ( he behaved himeclf during .that time no- i tiling more would bo heard of the matter, t DAMAGE BY 1-TEE. | Two boys, aged respectively sixteen and * fourteen years, were charged with wilfully damaging a dwell! ng-ii oiiho at Wli.iro Fiat by setting tiro to 1»i« place and causing damage to the extent of £l2. —The elder boy stated that they went to the place together, got in a window, and that ho lighted one match, and set tire to a mat- j tress saturated with kerosene. Then ho ' put out the fire, and- the- other boy lighted f a match, and they left tho place.— i he * voungcr boy admitted entering tho plate, * but denied*lliat he lit a match at all.-- * After hearing the evidence, Eis Worship decided that “the boys were conjointly responsible. Tho elder was ordered to pay £8 at the .rate of 5s a week, and the father of tho younger boy was ordered to make restitution of £4 by payment of 5s a week. Both boys were placed under tho supervision of the probation officer.— Addressing the father of tho younger boy, <■ His Worship told him that his attitude j towards tho police in the matter had not t been in the best interests of his son, i