ALLEGATIONS OF THEFT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20479, 3 February 1930, Page 14

ALLEGATIONS OF THEFT.

GOODS FROM CITY SHOPS.

MAN AND WOMAN CHARGED.

Following upon their arrest in a city i shop on Friday evening, Henry Peed ; McKeating, aged 34, cleaner, and a married woman whoso name was suppressed, appeared on charges of theft in tho Police Court on Saturday, beforo Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M. The accused were remanded on bail until next Thursday, Chief-Detective Hammond stating that other charges involving goods to tho value of £25 or £3O were pending. Accused were charged with stealing from one shop three frocks, three pairs of stockings, three boxes of powder, a bottle of perfume, seven cakes of soap, two fans, a nail-brush, a powder-puff and two cigarette-holders, to a total valuo of £7 7s 6d. From another store they were alleged to have stolen ,i pair of women's pyjamas valued at £1 9s 6d. In asking for a remand tho chief desaid that there would be other charges. Tho woman was living with her husband, and McKeating was a boarder at their house. Accused had been drinking and stealing together. Mr. Sullivan, who appeared for tho woman, applied for bail for both accused. It was tho first time the woman had ever been beforo the Court, and Major Gordon, of the Salvation Army, was ready to look after her. Mr. Hammond said that every article stolen was for the use of a woman, and the greater part of the stolen property had been found in drawers in the woman's house. . Mr. Sullivan asked for suppression of tho woman's name, saying that he was making the request mainly on account of her husband's position. In any case, he had a good defence for the woman. "Tho defence is that the man takes the blame," Mr. Hammond said. " Ho has been quite straightforward about the matter." Mr. Sullivan objected to this remark. The magistrate agreed to suppress the woman's name. Bail was fixed in one surety of £SO for each accused.