AN UNFORTUNATE LAPSE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 30 June 1924, Page 8

AN UNFORTUNATE LAPSE.

LENIENCY EX TEN BE f) TO COUNTS! V OEEEXOEU. James KirKinaii, a voting man of rei- ( table appearance, who appeared before .Mr E. j). Mosley, S.AL, at the Timaru Alagist i a te s Court on Saturday morning, was eiiargcd with breaking and entering the sehoolhouse at Teschemaker Son lenient and stealing 255, a tin of biscuits, and a box of soap, the property ol Agnes Scanned, the total value being .'l2s Gd. He was also charged with the theft of a rug valued at £2 us from Patrick Hines, at Hook; and on a further charge with stealing at Aloivcn an overcoat, and bicycle, tim property of Dennis El.vnn. The accused pleaded guilty to all the charges, and elected to be dealt uitli summarily. Kenior-Sergt. Fahey stated that in response to complaints roe,-Ned, Constable Sampson arrested the accused atWillowbridge. It appeared that act-us-ed was on the road, and received permission to stav tho night ai Air Hynu ;■ place, and when leaving next morning he hail taken the overcoat anti bicycle, lie then went as Inr a> Hook, where he staved the night in Alt' Hines’ wliare, taking a rug with him when lie left in the nn,ruing. From there, ho proceeded to Teschemaker's, and had there broken into the school holism With tiie exception of the money, all the goods laid been recovered. hi reply to the Magistrate, defend ant s 1 atetl that, lie bad commit ted Ibe thefts in a moment of weakness, and while in a half intoxicated condition. The .Magistrate .said that lie would reduce the charges to common GkOi. Accused had never been convicted t’oi hiiv eii’enco involving dishonesty, and tvliilc he intended m lonviet him on Inc present- serious charges, he also iul,■ 111 L ■.'! to exercise the d:-'l et ions ry I,v• ■rs of the Cnurl and admit the ac- , u-od 111 proballon for a period oi am ■ral-'. Accused was ordered to lefr.iin I, ~,i alcoholic liquor- during > la' and also to refund the 25s that. ~i pot been recovered