Told The Truth: Court Embarrassed
A little boy who would not tell a lie upset legal procedure in a Bristol Juvenile Court recently. He admitted receiving six balloons which had been stolen by another boy—aged six. The “thief” was too young to be charged with larceny and the ‘receiver” was therefore, advised by the Court to change his plea to “not guilty.” He flatly refused. “Go, on say ‘not guilty’ like the man says,” urged his mother. “But I did know they were stolen,” insisted the boy. After a fruitless urging from the Bench, the Clerk of the Court substituted the new plea himself and the case of the modern George Washington was dismissed.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 41, 21 September 1949, Page 5
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