THEFT FROM HOTEL
FIRE TO COVER TRACKS By Telegraph—Freon Association. NELSON, April 15. Doreen Rachel Makay (18), a waitress at the Junction Hotel at Takaka, appeared at the Courthouse, Takaka, charged with setting fire to certain substances and articles of clothing in the hotel, rendering the building liable to catch fire. She was also charged with theft of £l2 in money and goods to the value of £ll/15/6, the property of Rona Cross, school teacher. Detective Sinclair said he interviewed accused, and the girl admitted taking the money and clothing belonging to Miss Cross, and also to putting kerosene in the bedroom and setting fire to it to cover her tracks. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court at Wellington for sentence.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18545, 16 April 1930, Page 7
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125THEFT FROM HOTEL Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18545, 16 April 1930, Page 7
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