Clue Outside The Window

NZ Truth, Issue 1229, 20 June 1929, Page 7

Clue Outside The Window

(From. "N.Z. Truth .'s " Special Auckland Representative) . T^E fact that a spoon, the subject of a charge of attempted, .-theft, was found outside the window of a room which she had used after being searched, was the turning point m the case against Cecilia Grogan m the '-Auckland Magistrate's Court. Silver had been missing before, said Rita' Watkins, a waitress at the tearooms, and Grogan was suspected. Another attendant' stated that she saw Grogan slip the spoon into. her handbag and reported the matter, whereupon the police were called •• m. 7 -.' :■'■".'■' 7-- " ■' . ''.• j : ••''.'•' Despite a search of the handbag and a parcel, Constable Bowman. was .unable to find the missing spoon. After the search, Grogan was permitted to. usethe dressing-room and the spoon was later found out-, side, the window. ' . - In the box; Grogari'strenuously denie^' the theft and stated, m reply to her counsel, M.r. Readdy, that- she' demanded ;to* be searched by a woman. , , ■ "'• - ■"' "f 7 7 '■.'■'-. ':.'' •-;• , ; Cross-examined by Chief-detective Hammond; she refused to -tell where she got four new handbags foundvln her room. ' 7 7 ["The police had not enoughsense to bring them m yesterday," saidthe chief-detective, "and, of course, they were missing, this morning." Mr, F. rt. Hunt, S.M., decided that Grogan was guilty; and fined,' her £2, in ••.de"fa"u|t,"j seven days, while 15/- witnesses' expenses were • ; ; allowed 'the' 1 police..-' ■ ...-", ■■■•-.•'..-' ■ "... - ' '.A ;' A : A{ '\-.