THEFT CHARGE

Northern Advocate, 28 July 1934, Page 13

THEFT CHARGE

RINGS AND NECKLACE 1 ’ORTER ACQUITTED?'V .. V ~ • ► t / i/'w’-A / J U DOE’S POINTE D COMMENT (Per Press Association, —Copyright.) WEL LIN G TON I ,' TKi y • A plea of not guilty was ehftp&d by George Alexander Low, a porter,-, who was charged in the Court yesterday with the theft of•fiycy-rings and a necklace, the property’’ of. . Airs Beryl Steelman. '.'VC ■ : The rings were taken from the; residence of Captain and Airs Stedman by three married women, during Na •■party on the night of ''FebruaiW' V2H V The, women, had pleaded that they -were under the influence of liquor. Their story was that some time "after the party they gathered the jewellery and that Low offered to post it to Airs Stodmah. The three wome’iT victcd of 4 heft "’ in ' ’the U’AlagiVfrate ’a I’Jourt. Evidence was given that the jewellery was wrapped up in a tobacco tin and given to Low, who undertook ,to post it to Airs Sledmnn. In a statement to the police, accused admitted. ( having received the rings;; but ••main-y. Vniiied that he had posted Ihc, parcelr/ The jury returned a verdict of "n’dU guilty, . - ■-••,. “I ran quite understand ’ the (Hfli- .. culty of the jury, but it is just they don’t know as much as you and,,, I know,” said His Honour, looking toward Low, “Yon arc, discharged”;,.;,;’