PILFERING BY LADS

Evening Star, Issue 18714, 16 August 1924, Page 5

PILFERING BY LADS

ANOTHER CHANCE GIVEN THEM. Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., hold a short sitting of the Juvenile Court this morning. A hoy of 15 years of ago admitted stealing developing paper and films valued at £l, the property of the Australasia Kodak Proprietary, Ltd. A boy older by a year pleaded "mlty to stealing on July 16 a doll and friction paper, valued at 6s, the property of the United States Rubber Company; on Juno 12 a seven-chamber revolver, the property of Edward Neil Lawson; on July 4 sixteen shotgun and ciyidit Martini cartridges, valued at ss, the property of A. and W. M'Carthy. Chief-detective Lewis said that the boys worked in the same building. It seemed that they had been interchanging the stolen goods. The revolver and other articles were stolen from a case that was stored in the building.

Mr Lock, Juvenile Probation Officer, said that neither of the lads had been before tho court before. The mother of the younger lad was a widow, who had to work during tho day. Speaking of the other lad, Mr Lock said that since leaving school ho had given his people some trouble. There had been trouble about his going out at nights, tie said he was going to the Y.M.0.A., when in reality ho was putting in his time at tho pictures or the vaudeville. Mr Lock suggested that both boys bo given another chance. The Magistrate adjourned the cases for twelve months, the lads during that time to bo under tho control of the Juvenile Probation Officer. In tiro case of tho younger lad restitution to the extent of us 8d would have to be made, and in the other case there would have to bo restitution to the extent of 11s. Addressing tho older lad, the Magistrate said ho had been pilfering pretty freely, and there might have boon serious consequences tor him. Mo had evidently been giving his parents trouble about going out at nights. He (tho Magistrate) was giving him another chance, a condition of this beino- that be would not be allowed out after 8 p.m. unless accompanied by a responsible adult. . On tho application of the Chief Detective, the revolver was handed over to the Arms Office. It was mentioned that there would be a charge in regard to this. The revolver was not, registered, and its owner was at present in Wellington.