THEFT FROM TILL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14567, 1 April 1918, Page 6

THEFT FROM TILL.

In the Magistrate's •Cotir.t;. this morn^ '. ing „Alf red;. Charles, Neednam was" , 'Charged;' with the theft on March 31st' ' of- 05 m money, . the property, of Leo. , ■ Doherty, license© of thp Coronation _ Hotel. ... .... ..,, \_ ..,. . . ' f Detective McLebd said that at s>p.m. ;■ | yesterday, m consequence of a com-'.-plaint.,;made, by ; the licensee of- the ■ Coronation Ilotel, he interviewed accused ' 7 with. reference to the theft of £5 'from;' the till. The accused' admitted having , taken,, the money, ,and m consequence - oft;, what he (Detective ' McLeo'd) Avas '. informed! the money, was recovered. f Wjheilv arrested, accused intimated •■his intention to plead guilty. He had not been convicted- beforehand was pre-' „ viously employed on a survey: At Tahora, and..his employers were prepared to . give him work again, i Accused pleaded! guilty, arid elected to !■ be dealt with summarily. He • asked . b for a) chance to make good. .'y Detective McLeod said the accused had an ingenious method of attempting . 1 to conceal his act. He took the £5 „ a extracted J rom the till to his employer, s. Midi. asked! him to give him a cheque for. £6, the; other, £1. being for wages due. . t i His. Worship adjourned the Court fori ; half-an-hcmr .to .enable the .pi'bduotiou iy of the probation officer's report". .-, n Oh .resuming his Worship admitted . :• acqusedl to, probation binder the statutory , conditions , for ,a period,' of twelve i months, Valid, on the special condition ; • ; th'at\a prohibition .order;, .was issued ,'.. against him. The, money was ordered to i be reftvnded; ,.',,; -iV V,- '■„') ' "'.".'