SENT TO BORSTAL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20232, 16 February 1934, Page 7

SENT TO BORSTAL.

Girl Preferred It Rather Than Army Home. A STRANGE CHOICE. The strange case of a seventeen-year-old girl who had the choice of two years’ detention at the Borstal institution or six months’ at the Salvation Army Home, and chose the Borstal, was heard in the Children’s Court this morning. “ Foolish girl, you know what you want, a good scalping,” said Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M. Chief-Detective Dunlop said that the girl was yesterday convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within six months if called upon, on condition that she stayed at the Salvation Army Home. The charge was of obtaining goods from a city firm to the value of £4 5s Id by falsely representing that she had authority to operate on another person’s account. This morning she left the home, and was later intercepted by Constable J. B. Kearton. She said she was on her way to the police station to give herself up, as she did not like stopping at the Salvation Army Home. The police had no alternative but to bring her before the Court on the original charge. “ I don’t like to send her back to the home,” said the Magistrate. “ We will take her back if you think it is the best thing for her,” said Adjutant V. Wood, of the Salvation Army. “ She might be a disturbing influence,” said the Magistrate; and then to the girl: “ What are we to do with you? Would you like to go back to the home?” “ No,” was the firm reply. “Two years Borstal,” announced the Magistrate.