Will Queenie Make Good ?

NZ Truth, Issue 1030, 22 August 1925, Page 4

Will Queenie Make Good ?

Rather stylishly dressed, tall and good looking, with I an appearance rather of the upper middle class, Queenie I Roberts Lang, for her eighteen summers, looked a picture I of young feminine physique— until she stepped into 'the 1 dock before Magistrate Poynton at Auckland. Then "she fl hung her head rather shamedly, and appeared an artist's fl model of penitence. She was there to plead guilty of hay- fl ing disobeyed the terms of her probation. Mr. Allaij^^ fl Moody championed her against the prosecution of Ch^^^H Detective Cummings. ■ ■■ « a^^^^KT Adjutant Gordon . made it .clear; that Queenie hadj^HUr "probated" for attempting to take her fair youndHK/ but that she had not kept^the terms of release at i^Hßsf actorily. Her conduct had been under suspicionl^Khe Probation Officer reckoned' she should? be -remindj^Hf the conditions on which she was given liberty. j^Knie's . mother had been to 'see the Adjutant and was • jßng to take her home. It was hoped this would haveJße desired effect of saving the young: girl from fiivthjßf trouble.Mr. Moody said that he had., had Queenißremanded m custody for a week, and the impression shJßad received of the interior of a gaol .would have a m^ped effect. He hoped that the girl would be given an oJfrtunity of being taken care of ''byfhev friends and helpfls and thereby saved from. herself. -. :.■.''., ■ The Bench passed out a lecturette on tfk efficiency of keeping on the, : highway^,to righteousness and respectability as contrasted with the consequences of careless con-, duct. *, : Queenie had been saown the leniency of the Court before, and it was not desired to make , criminals of young- girls. At the same time she must understand that she was now on her last chance ; if she appeared ! again Mt. Eden would be her place of abode for some time. She was a young lady of accomplishments, talents and good education and should be able to take the good road m the journey of life. ' . , .. ' « She is to come up for sentence if called upon m 12 - months.