LEWIS'S LAPSE.
Picked up by Detective Meikle-john, a chap named "Walter John Lewis, admitted that he had stolen an overcoat,; a couple of books, a razor and a penknife from a room-mate. Lewis, a laborer, said that- he had been drinking and had pawned or sold the goods stolen. Chief-Detective McMahon said that Lewis was a married man, living apart from his wife and three children. It was" his first appearance m court, and he was receiving a soldier's pension of £ 2 3s 4d per month. . Magistrate Poynton admitted accused to probation for three years, ordered restitution to be made to the tune of £5 9s 6d, and also to cut the booze out.
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NZ Truth, Issue 818, 16 July 1921, Page 6
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114LEWIS'S LAPSE. NZ Truth, Issue 818, 16 July 1921, Page 6
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