YOUNG MAN’S LAPSE.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1923, Page 3

YOUNG MAN’S LAPSE.

CAREER REINED. [tlV Tt-'.I.I'UI! M’tl - i’EK IU'.K.XS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCiIERC 11. t at. A sail -toiy <1 the lapse ef :. voting man who was heading towards a brilliant on rcei was told at the .Magistrate’s Court tin- morning when Lionel David I’age. aged 2:1. pleaded guilt.! to a charge of stealing one hunk from Isitf’s Ltd., and further with stealing a hook r ained at !.!- lid from Wl.ilcombe and Tombs. Chief Detective Cameron said that on Satuiday neeii-od went into 1-itt’s and from there lie went aere-s to Whitcomb ;> and T'otnhs. When he cajm" out of there lie was approached by the m-magor of i-ilt’s who a-ked hi 111 about the book he hud in his pocket. Rage admit !<-• 1 that ii oaine from [silt’s and ihat he had not | aid for it. It was found a!-:> that he had a honk m hit'll he hail ("ken out ( i Wi’iiei mho and Tombs. Mr AI pei s. who appealed for accused. saiii that Rage wa-a brilliant young mail who would, in ordinary circumstances have been a 1 liiversity graduate after this year’s examination-. Illcareer had been an extritordiinirv one from bovhor.d. and he was considered one of the first class characters tinned out by his school. From school he went to the Enivor-ity and his career t here was just as good. Rage would t,> punishi'd beyond all proportion to the naiure of his olfenee. He was ruined as far as his profession of law was concerned and he would le haired front entering into it. It seemed that the olfences were the result of a sudden impulse as Rage had accounts in each of the book shops and if he wanted the hooks there was nothing to h.av - prevented him buy them. Mr A 1 tiers thee called evidence as lo character.

Mr J. R. Ounningham. who emjToycd accused, said that his chara-ter waa line one and he wnuhl he jitepariu to trtisi him again and keep him hi "You set difficult ami a painful task ill sentencing yen.” said Ik-. Magistrate to accused. “You are a young man who has had till ike '• d-

Vantages of life, mid you etmimiitcd two .shoplifting oll’enees. There is no l'easo,, why I should treai you difih'icntlv from a woman who steal- fiIUTV nr a young fop who steals (Tcthing. Slmpkecpt'i’s must he pndectod and impviscmneiit is the only imni.-liment.” \ sent once of seven days imprisonment on each charge was impe-ed. the twins to he eniieurrent.