JUVENILE COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12752, 23 September 1919, Page 8

JUVENILE COURT.

A sitting of the Juvenile Court was held tins altsrnoon. Mr P. L. Bollings, »M., presiding, ’ A boy aged fourteen years was charred with having, on September 10 entered the premises of Thomas Austin, a «cond-hand dealer in Colombo Street and .stolen the sura of £75 in cash The aemised pleaded guilty. A statement handed in by the detectives stated that he entered the premises between 12.30 p.m and ,30 p.m. gaining admittance Detective O’Connor and Constable Le Seuer arrested aceused on September 15. when he had only £o 4s 4d on him. A sum of £ll was recovered from accused’s brother, who said the boy bad informed him that ho had found the monev. Accused had paid. £l3 3s 6d in purchasing a comet a. bugle and other articles It was* shown in evidence that accused had five previous convictions against him. three tor breaking and entering and two for theft. Hie accused said that be had given £44 to a boy, but on beino- interviewed by the detectives the supposed recipient denied that be had got a penny of the money. The rest of the m (mey ,lnd not I’-een recovered. ~t Reused commented on the. fact that the Uov had been able to cash a £oo note, the Magistrate agreed :ng that it was extraordinary that such i tiling Frfioiud be Dossilfie Afr Bissett. probation Vfcor. said he could not undertake charge of accused m the home and advised that he should mi° n !it to . an md «stnal institution Tlie Magistrate decided to commit nocused to the Mereroa Training Farm and ordered the monev and articles recovered to b* handed to the dealer A boy of fifteen years of a<r e 'admitted stealing four bottles of perfume. two boxes of rouge and a tooth brush, ot a total value of £1 13 s 3d the property of the D.I.C Accused was shown to be a first offender. On giving a promise to the Magistrate not to ottend again accused was admonished and discharged. He was ordered to return the articles and to pay for certain damage. Two boys of ten years and thirteen years of age respectively were charged V l l2jj 6s from a ladv’s handbag and sharing the money. The boys were admonished by the "Magistrate and discharged.