WOMAN BURGLAR.
MOW YORK, JllllO 20. A woman «•!inr<j;o< 1 at a New York ]>olico-fourt yesterday with burglary pleaded that ‘'My glands made me do it.” Her doctor testified that she was suffering from “hypothyroidism.” This disease, he explained, is an affection of the thyroid gland, causing a lack of certain oils that secrete in the glands of the larynx, and is sometimes responsible for criminal tendencies. The magistrate said it was not deal' to him how an affection of the gland could have any connection with a person's ability to differentiate right from wrong lmt doubtless the medical fraternity knew best, lie released the woman under recognisances to enable her to undergo treatment.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1921, Page 1
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114WOMAN BURGLAR. Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1921, Page 1
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