A YOUNG THIEF

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1623, 30 July 1887, Page 4

A YOUNG THIEF

Marjory Hughes, aged about nine years is a .mart young girl. She wan on board the North expres., and when asked for her tloket by the guard, sho said her father had it, and he waa m the smoking carriage. This c o r y was found to be untrue, and Bhe waa lefi at Gore, with the intention of sending her back by the South express. Mr Hanßon, the fetationmaster, took pity oa the little waif, ancl to il_ her to his house and a 'tended to J er wants.. When the train was due he brought her over, ar.d, an it wa. a cold day, he took her m the offioe and made her ci. by the 6 re, then eoinjj; abou . his duty. The clerk m the offioe had ocoa.lor. to leave the room for a moment, and during his abao_.ee, wl.ich oertainly did uot last a minute. Miss Mar pry made a dart for tho till and abstracted theroftom a five-pound vote and some silver, She was duly paoked off ln the train, and shortly after wards the money was missed, A telegram wassent, and the girl was examined at Edsndale, but stoutly denied everything. When the train arrived at Inveroargill, Marjory was taken to the general mamge.'- fffije until the polico were commnnicaled with. Pn'-Merjory is slippery, and managed to get on the Bluff train, whloh wa. well _n Its way before she was recaptured. She was again brought back, and this time a professional searcher waa employed, with the result that the mleslng money was found concealed m her. armpit. Sho waß brought up before the Court on Wednesday at Invurcargil), and plaoed on probation for a month. Marjory is indeed a Bmart girl. — " Mataura Ensign,"