ELDERLY WOMAN HELD UP
(United Press Association) PALMERSTON NORTH, July 16. Charges of unlawful conversion of a car, giving a false fire alarm, and holding up an elderly woman with intent to steal her purse were preferred against three boys, aged about 16 years, in the Children’s Court. It was stated that with handkerchiefs over their faces in bandit style they held up a woman, aged 72 years, in the street and attempted to steal her purse, but were frustrated through someone else arriving on the scene. Two of the boys faced nine charges, and the other seve.i charges, of unlawful conversion of cars. Some of the vehicles had been damaged. Two of the boys, who had been before the court previously, were committed to the care of the superintendent of the Child Welfare Department, and will spend a corrective period in an institution. The other boy was placed under the supervision of the local child welfare officer.
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Southland Times, Issue 23254, 17 July 1937, Page 8
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158ELDERLY WOMAN HELD UP Southland Times, Issue 23254, 17 July 1937, Page 8
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