MOTHER AND SON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 229, 26 August 1938, Page 5

MOTHER AND SON.

APPEARANCE IN COURT. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 25. “it is unthinkable that a mother should connive in such an offence practically enabling her young son to commit what would have been a serious offence. It is very difficult to extent leniency in sueli a case.” This comment was voiced by Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M-, in the Magistrate’s Court when Hilda Halligan was charged that, with intent to defraud, she attempted to obtain £3O from the Post-master-General by false pretences. Her son, Arthur Edward Halligan, appeared on a charge of stealing a Post Office Savings Bank book valued at one shilling the property of Arthur Harold Paddy. Mrs Halligan was convicted and remanded for sentence until next Monday. Her son was remanded to appear on the same date. Detective-Sergeant Holmes said the book had been stolen by Arthur Edward Halligan and his brother. Mrs Halligan took the book to the Post Office, where she attempted to obtain money, giving her name as Mrs Paddy. The accountant became suspfcious and called the police. She signed a statement in the name of Mrs Paddy, but later confessed. - On a further charge of breaking and entering and theft, Arthur Edward Halligan was remanded until the same date.