POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 20720, 17 February 1931, Page 9

POLICE COURT

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17.

(Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.)

TWO YEARS’ BORSTAL,

Rose Preston was charged with being an idle and disorderly person in that she had msumcient lawful means of support. Defendant pleaded not guilty H lO mother of the girl stated that she was a widow, with five children. The girl, -the oldest, was just on nineteen For about eight months she had been in service, but during the past month she had done no work. Recently she had been keeping very late coming home sometimes between o’clock and 2, and one night she aid not come home at all. She gave no explanation. On Sunday night she came homo at 12 o’clock and threatened to break every window in the house, and referred to the rest of the family in objectionable terms. She had come home under the influence of liquor. \\ itness had no control over the girl, who on Sunday night smashed a window. Evidence was given by Constable M’Kenzio as to the reputation of the “‘llio Magistrate asked the defendant if she wislied to give evidence or to deny the allegations. . „ Defendant: Will it do any good. The Magistrate: It depends on the opinion 1 nave formed of you. .Defendant admitted that she had been out late several nights but had not been out many nights at all- bhe was not everything they said she was. _ The Magistrate said it was obvious what the position was, and it was a very painful case. The girl was obviously in need of very strict control. A term of two years in the Borstal would be the best for her. GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE. John Thomas Hartley appeared for sentence on charges of breach of his probation, and of tho theit or £4 los, an amount which ho had fraudulently converted to his own use instead of accounting for it to Messrs Donald Reid J. L. White appeared for the The Magistrate said the defendant did not appear to be entitled to any consideration, his conduct having been quite unsatisfactory while on probation The only thing to which consideration could bo given was the youth of accused. Had ho been within the Borstal ago he would have been sent there, and His Worship hesitated to send him away for reformative detention. It wa* with a good deal of diffidence that he had decided to give the accused a fur ther term-of probation, but tho conditions would be very different on this occasion. The accused would bo released for two years ou probation, provided lie was prohibited during the term and that be did not frequent racecourses, or billiard rooms, or associate with people objected to by the probation officer.