PREPARING FOR A WEDDING.

Patea Mail, Volume XLV, 14 January 1921, Page 1

PREPARING FOR A WEDDING.

An extensive stock of articles, said to have been collected for her “bottom drawer, ' ' was seized by the Sutton police at the lodgings of Edith Mcrrctt, a shop assistant. The list included seven table-cloths, eight table centres, eight bottles of scent, three gold brooches, three gold bangles,, several other gold articles, nine pairs ucav shoes, 50 tablets of soap, nine tubes of tooth paste, ami many articles oi clothing. The woman was charged at Sutton with embezzling £1 17s fid received lor her employer, the OAvner of a Eanc> goods shop. She Avas also accused with stealing during the past year a music case, tAVo brushes, and a purse. A detective said ho bought a handbag for £1 17s fid, and the accused aftcrAvards said that she had not put the money in the till because she Brought it would cause contusion in reckoning. It avus produced from a mackintosh at the back of the shop. Respecting the theft charge, she said she had bought the brushes; she said she had taken the music case -to carry something in, and had forgotten to return it; aud the purse belonged to her. , Eoplving to comments from the. Bench ‘on the “bottom drawer" list, she said: “I bought them all. I have been collecting these things for a yearin the hope of getting murrrod. She Avas bound over under the First -Offenders' Act.