THEFT OF CLOTHING
DOMESTIC ADMITTED TO PROBATION (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 27. “I think this is a case where the trader is partly responsible—it is putting undue temptation in a person’s way to allow £5O of credit when a simple inquiry in the telephone book would disclose an imposition,” said Mr Mazengarb, when defending Fiona Marion King, aged 32 years, a domestic, who was charged with the theft of a musquash fur coat valued at £5O the property of C. Smith Ltd., and two men’s suits and a bowler hat to the value of £8 10/-, the property of Hallenstein Bros. The police stated that considerable forethought had been shown. The coat was in good order and an expenditure of £3 3/- would make it as good as new. When located the man with whom she was living was wearing the clothes, but the hat had been exchanged at the firm’s shop at Palmerston North. The accused was admitted to probation, the conditions being the restitution of £3 3/- and £8 10/-.
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Southland Times, Issue 23342, 28 October 1937, Page 8
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173THEFT OF CLOTHING Southland Times, Issue 23342, 28 October 1937, Page 8
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