MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1921, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS

—net— HIS SECOND MURDER AT 19

PARIS, Jan. 1(5

A youth named Mallet, aged 19, on trial for his second murder, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years’ imprisonment.

At 15 be had stabbed a companion with whom be bad quarrelled. Owing to his youth lie was sent for this crime to a reformatory, from which he was released a year ago. In August lie killed a girl named Noelie because she refused to let him kiss her.

The girl, with her dying breath, dictated a message asking the judge not to be too severe on the murderer. This saved Mallet from the guillotine.

RECTOR’S THEFTS

LONDON. Jan. 12

The Rev Albert Louis Pam baud. 43, rector of Throcking, near Buntingford, Herts, was lined £lO and costs at Hertford yesterday for stealing three hair brushes and three pencil wallets trom a shop on Christmas Eve. Ho was seen by a policeman in plain clothes and bis wile to be acting suspiciously and after be left the shop be was stopped and the stolen goods were found on him.

The rector, who said be served with Hip Church Army in Egypt and Palestine, asserted that be purchased the things separately, and paid diflerent assistants. He put all the articles into bis pockets because be had to take home a Kill) cake for a party and did not want to carry any other parcel.