ROBBING THE BLIND.

Feilding Star, 23 July 1907, Page 4

ROBBING THE BLIND.

» Charles Trenwith, a youth of 19 years, was convicted at Auckland of the particularly despicable offence of robbing a blind man, the victim of his oblique morality being Louis Lovich. Sub-Inspector Gordon, in outlining the circumstances attending the theft, said it appeared that accused was entrusted by Lovich with £5 11s, wit'i instructions to take out a post office order, which Lovich desired to send to his daughter in Christchurch. Trenwith returned to him with a blank form in an envelope, which the blind man received in all good faith and posted. The accused meanwhile went on a drinking bout with several friends, spending some of the money, <and apparently losing some of it. At the Court his solicitor, Mr Burton, explained that the youth was a weakling in will and not particularly strong in intellect his idiosyncrasies being of considerable worry to his relatives, who were prepared to refund the amount or rr.oney involved. The Bench decided to convict, and ordered the accused to come up fo" sentence when required, with the proviso that the money be refunded. Tlve money was paid into Court by accused's sister, and at her instance a prohibition order was nlso made against him.