“SHE MUST STOP.”

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1925, Page 4

“SHE MUST STOP.”

WOMAN SHOl’-LII'TKR. WKUd.NGTOX. July 27. “She’s got no family; she’s got everything site wants, and yet steaks like this. What is the court lo do? I don’t want to send a respectable woman to gaol. I’ll line her £2O on tile first charge, and convict her on the aeon ml. Her husband must stop her allowance.” These remarks were made by Air !•'. K. Hunt. S.M.. at the .Magistrate’s Court, on Saturday morning, when a married woman minted Harriet .Borough pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing clothing valued at £2 Bs. ’•This woman is in comfortable circumstances,” said Chief-Detective Kemp, “hut site went about this thieving in a systematic manner.” lie said that the accused was detected with a bath-mat in her possession, and when accosted she was found to have the articles •mentioned in the first charge in her hag. She admitted stealing the articles, and when her house was searched further articles were found, which -she also admitted having stolen. “Shop-lifting is very prevalent." said the chief-detective, “and the penalties inflicted seem to have no deterrent at all.” Air AY. Perry, who appeared for the accused, said that she had recently undergone a serious operation, and he submitted that she «a- nut responsible for her actions. Referring to the fine, he said that the burden would fall on the husband. The magistrate: Well, let him take away her boots. He must stop her from robbing shops.