CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18590, 26 June 1922, Page 9

CITY POLICE COURT

Satubdat, June 24. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) Theft of Money and Liquor.—Doris Watson, who was before the court on Tuesday last on a charge of stealing £5 10s and two bottles of whisky from Watson’s Hotel, was brought up for sentence. —Mr'Bartholomew stated that Ensign Coombs’s (female probation officer) report recommended reformative treatment fair accused. It was, in his opinion, a case where a considerable term was required. The woman would be detained for reformative treatment for two years, and be recommended for transfer tc Point HaJswell Institution. Vagrancy; Self-destruction Intended.— George Keith Barlow was charged with being deemed to be an idle and disorderly pewon, haying insufficient lawful means of support.-— Chief-detective Bishop informed the court that accused had written a letter to a friend in Ashburton intimating his intention of suicide. The police being* notified. Detective Beer had traced accused, who admitted having written the letter. He had stated that he had _ attempted to do away with himself by drinking a small bottle of iodine. He had further said that he might possibly try again later. He had stated that he had no friends, nothing to do, and no money.—The accused (a young man) was remanded for seven days for medical observation. Breaking and Entering.—John Hargraves, on remand, was charged on five separate informations with breaking and entering, with theft, and forging and utter, ing.—He was further remanded until next Friday.