GENERAL NEWS
LOVE OF DRESS GIRL OPENS LETTER MONEY CONTENTS STOLEN. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 26. A young girl, who opened a registered envelope, took £2 out of it, sealed it up again, and.handed it on to the rightful owner, was given another chance by Mr H. y. Widdoftlßon, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court. Her name was suppressed. In reply to the magistrate DetectiveSergeant Young said that the accused had- readily admitted the offence. There had been no previous complaints regarding her. The accused had stated that she took the money to purchase a dress. The magistrate said that it was a pity to see a girl like the accused in the dock. She had had a high school education and had done her work well for a good firm. The accused would be given a chance. She was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within twelvd months, and was ordered to refund the £2 forthwith. Under the circumstances, seeing that the accused was young and that it was her first offence, an order was made that her name be not published.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12431, 27 April 1926, Page 8
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188GENERAL NEWS New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12431, 27 April 1926, Page 8
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