SALESMAN ABUSED POSITION OF TRUST.
SENTENCED BY S.M. ON THIRTEEN CHARGES. “ This is a case of a man abusing a position of trust, without the slightest excuse or without a single extenuating circumstance,” said Air E. D. Mosley, S.M., this morning in dealing with the case of Walter Scott Ettles, a butter salesman, who appeared for sentence on twelve charges of stealing 12161 b of butter valued at £75 14s 4d, the property' of various persons, and one charge of stealing the sum of £2O 7s Sd, the property of the Tai Tapu Dairy Company*. “ There is only* one punishment for such a man,” said the Magistrate. He could not possibly be admitted to probation—and the Probation Officer does not recommend it.” On the charge of stealing money, the accused was convicted and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour. On each of the other charges he was convicted and sen tenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from seven days to six months, the sentences to be concurrent.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19206, 21 October 1930, Page 5
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