THEFT OF A RING

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11655, 20 October 1923, Page 13

THEFT OF A RING

YOUTH S second lapse, “PAWNED FOR CAR FARE/' Offering the excuse that he had picked up a gold ring at the Central Dining Rooms, and that he had ro intention of stealing it. Victor Crawiord. aged 19 vears, wa> sentenced to two months* imprisonment, at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. The ring, valued nt IV. belonged to a wait res* at the dining r. "no from the witness-box declared that the ii;g was in a basket iimlcv her bed in a rem occupied by hur/eir amd thren oih-.r voung women. Accused knew the whereabout* of the ring, having been t-hov. n it by the witness heiself. When told that* it was missing ho passed >omo exclamation such as “oh. Gee!’ but offered no further information or explanation. Questioned by his solicitor. Mr W . If. Tu»tin. accused denied Inning known that tite ring Ivlonged to the complain, am. although in a statement made tc Detectives Sinclair and Murch he admitted that he tlmught at the time th« ring was the property of someone in the house. He attached no particular value to it, and alter carrying it round with him fur a few days pawned it for one shilling, as a result of “being in need of a car fare.” The Magistrate. Mr E. Pago, S.M.. said that a conviction would have to Ik* entered. Chief Detective Kemp explained that a**cu-od iv;s already on probation for a theft of articles some weeks ago. HU term was at the time not far advanced, two years being the period. A term of two mooli;-/ imprisonment was imposed by the magistrate, who intimated that ha/, been given chance and failed to taka xSm