UNDERCLOTHING STOLEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12621, 4 December 1926, Page 20

UNDERCLOTHING STOLEN

WOMAN APPEARS AT COURT SUPPRESSION OE NAME ' REFUSED. ••The Act limits the power of suppressing mimes to the first oftcuce, mill there are two offences here,” said ilr E. Pure, S.M., to Mr M. E. Euekie, at the Magistrate’s Court y.-rsterdny. "If this were one offence 1 would 'nave power to suppress the name," ho added, “but as two offences ware committed I cannot grant your request." The request for suppression was made in the case of Ivy TVorsfoUi, who pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing underclothes and stockings to the total value of £3 Ts Sd. the property of Eleanor May Cox. Chief- Detective Ward stated that accused was working for Mrs Cos when the articles were stolen. She s.'nt them to relatives in the country. AVhen interviewed, it was found that accused had taken other articles. Her previous character had always been good. Mr M. Luckie, who appeared for the accused, stated that she came from a highly-respoctnble family, and that she stole the articles in a mornent of impulse. She did not steal them for her own benefit, and the sister to whom tliev were sent had no irloa at all that thov had been dishonestly obtained. Counsel asked that the ease might be treated leniently. All the nrtioles were recovered, hut one article valued at 15s was now ancaleabl'*. Accused wns convicted and ordered to come un for sentence when called upon within 12 months.