SHOPLIFTERS OF TWO KINDS
A COURT DISTINCTION LONDON, October 30. In dealing with a shoplifting case at West London Police-court yesterday, Mr. Barrington Ward, the magistrate, drew a distinction between first offenders and what he termed “first appearers.” He said he was convinced that the woman before him was a first offender. The case illustrated the futility of laying down a general principle and sending all shoplifters to prison. The defendant, Kathleen Whelan, 27, a Welsh servant, of Luttrellavenue, Putney, pleaded guilty to stealing £8 worth of goods from a Kensington store. Her employer gave her an excellent character, and said that on several occasions she had been left in sole charge of the house, with access to everything. “In a case of this nature it would be wrong obviously to ruin the woman’s life by • sending her to prison,” remarked the magistrate. He placed Whelan on probation for 12 months.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1936, Page 4
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