DUNEDIN CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2823, 22 April 1908, Page 33

DUNEDIN CITY POLICE COURT.

Thubsda?, Apbil 16. (Before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M.) Stealing a Purse. — A young girl named Annie Morrison appeared . on remand oh a charge of stealing, on the 9th inst. a purse containing notes' and coin, to the amount of £7 3s 6d, tho property of George, -Heller. She pleaded "Guilty." — Chief Detective Herbert stated that the girl was on visiting terms with the Hellers, and spent the day named at their house. After she had left the purse and it contents were missed from the bedroom. In consequence of infcimation given to the police, Detective Mitchell arrested the accused at the Leviathan Hotol, where she was staying. She admitted her guilt, and said that a £5 note, forming pa-t of the money stolen, was planted m an outhouse. This, when recovered, had the words "Gone, but not forgotten" written on it. The balance of the money taken— £l 3s 6d— was not recovered. The girl came from Invercargill, and_ although not -known to the police,- wasbelieved to liave bad associates. — Mr Hanlon, who appeared for the girl, said she" was extremely sorry for what .she had done, and could not acoount. for her conduct. Her parents were highly respectable] ptopile, and had promised to lodk after : her m the future. He suggested that she should be cdnvicted and ordered to 'come' up for sentence when called on, provided the money taken vfas returned.T-His.'Wor-, ship made an order as suggested, payments to be at tho Tate' of 5s ner'* week. '••'•''. Vagrancy .—lsabella Jolly', whowas before . the court on Monday last charged with being an idle and disorderly person, and was . convicted and ordered to" come up for sen-^ tence when called on, conditionally on her going to Christchurch to join her husband,^ was again brought up. She had not done' so, and from inquiries made by the police it was found. she had been ill-treating her." mother, who refused to give her accommo-' dation any longer. — Mr Scurr, who ap-; peared for the woman, said that her husband was willing to take her back, and he was m communication with.^ him.,. If. allowed to do so, the accused would proceed to Christchurch without further delay. — His Worship said he would not sentence the woman to imprisonment provided she became an inmate of the Salvation Army Home for a week while arrangements were being completed with her husband.