GETTING ON IN YEARS.

NZ Truth, 5 October 1918, Page 6

GETTING ON IN YEARS.

The theft of cutlery, glasses, and odd light lines from hotels and restaurants has become so prevalent that with the present rise m the cost of commodities it has become a serious tax upon the proprietors of these establishments. It was more as a warning- than as a desire to. punish an offender that the proprietor of the New Zealander Hotel lodged a charge against Josey Williams, a pantrymaid m his hostelry, who had been dismissed for imbibing too* freely, of having stolen f\yo pounds of. butter, a loaf of bread, two knives, two forks and a spoon of the value of 7s 4d. Mr. Hi-'P. O'Leary appeared for the accused, who pleaded guilty. Mr. QjL'eary stated that the accused was : -a widow, who was getting on m years, and who had been the subject of a good deal of trouble. It was owing to this that she had taken to drink and she had stolen the articles mentioned while m a muddled state. Reparation had since been made. Serearit Martin stated that, although the charge was only for an amount of 7s 4d, the licensee had missed goods to the value of £3 or £4, but these had not been found m the possession x>f the accused. Mr. Frazer, after administering a severe caution, admitted accused to probation for twelve months and ordered a prohibition order to be issued against her..