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NZ Truth, Issue 1146, 17 November 1927, Page 9

niiiiiiii!iiiiniiinnniinimiiiiiHiMiiiiiiiliiiiliiiiiiiiiuiimiininiiiiini|i)il|ilHliillimiiiiiiiimitiiiiiniii I InliniinmiiiiiiNiiiiiMiiiiwiiiimiiiiimiiinniiniimiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiinHiiiiniiiiiiiniviiiiintimniiiini I undergone a serious operation about four years ago. \ "It is a clear case of kleptomania," stated counsel. "Many of * the article's that were taken were absolutely useless to the woman, and . she kept them stowed away under the bed — unused. "For instance, she took nine pairs of gloves — all different sizes. The ' child's clothing she took was more suitable for a child of five than for the accused's child, who is' twelve years of age." " '. Magistrate: ''The majority of the things she would be able to use, would she not?" , "Oh, yes," replied counsel, "undoubtedly the hose, soap and faceppwder would be useful to her, but they were stowed away and not used." Counsel eulogised his client as a housewife and for the motherly way she had cared for the child, which was not her own, but the offspring of her '■■ 'husband's first marriage. , * iler husband, said the lawyer, 'was a very \straightforward man of good . characfier. He had been unfortunate ill business, when he lost all he" had by taking: any hotel some years ago. He wasAnow working as a porterbarman in\ a city hotel and earning £4a week.i ; . Counsel asked for leniency for - the sake /of the husband and t|ie happiness and comfort of the child. /" ■ " ■ . Mrs.. Mills was remanded for sentence'for a few days and on her later "appearance was fined £20 on one of the six charges, m default one month's imprisonment. On the remainder of the charges she was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within twelve months if called upon. An order was made s for .thei return of the recovered goods with restitution, of £10, the assessed damage to some of the articles that had been used. Fourteen days were allowed m which to pay the amounts. It fs interesting to note the list ' of articles that — m the opinion of Lawyer I nder^— consisted of "many things absolutely useless.' 1 ... ■'■' ' ' • ■ ' v fi Here it is—^a fur, dressing- jackets, jumpers, underwear, ties, hairbrushes, a bracelet, serviettes, gloves, a cigar-ette-holder^ ornaments, artificial flowers, toys, soap, faqe-powder, a bathing suit, stockings, socks, tray-cloth, table- .; centre, sewing sets, overalls, umbrella, etc. ■• _ ' -..■'.', • ■■ : ■ ,