£5O NOTE

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1937, Page 6

£SO NOTE

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A girl aged 21, whose name was suppressed, pleaded guilty on remand to the theft of a £.50 note. Chief Detective Young said the owner of the note was a woman in poor circumstances, who had just received a legacy, including this note. She had made a purchase at a city shop, tendering the note in mistake for 10/-. The shopgirl did not notice the denomination, later giving it to accused as change of a pound note. Later two women went into a milk liar tendering this big note, their attention being drawn to its size. When the proprietor said lie could not change it, the woman who tendered the note said she received it in a city shop, and two other women in the bar advised her to report to the police. When found by the police, she had cashed the note, but refused to state where. Counsel said restitution could be made. He pointed out the facts showed that the girl had no thought of committing theft, but had succumbed to a sudden temptation.

Counsel added that unless the JSbO notes were altered, there would be end--less trouble. The Chief Detective:“There are at least two-other implicated in this,- hut they arc brave enough to sit back and watch this girl get into trouble.” The magistrate* remarking that the act was that of a foolish woman, adjourned the easa under the Probation Act, provided that restitution was made.