THEFT OF A BROOCH.
YOUNG MAN'S ADMISSION.
"MAKING A WELTER OF IT." [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORREfiniTDENT. J HAMILTON. Friday. A plea of guilty was entered by Lech' more Mem, a young man, \V 0 was charged in .the Hamilton M Court to-day with" the theft of u diamond and platinum brooch, valued at V23PI, th« property of Violet Lucy Quinr, «. widow. Evidence was given that the accused, who had frequently- been an inmate of the hospital during the last, sir months, stayed at Mrs. Quinn's boarding-house. The brooch was missed from. its biding place. A fishmonger named Babich said he gave accused £15 for the la-ooch. "I pinched the brooch because I haven't long to live and I wanted to make a welter of it," said accused, who admitted the theft and added tnat he spent the £15 on beer, tajis and medical expenses. He was committed for sentence. ■
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18577, 8 December 1923, Page 10
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