PERILS OF THE STREET.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 January 1918, Page 5

PERILS OF THE STREET.

HOW SOLDIERS ON LEAVE ARE VICTIMISED. Illustrative of the lure to soldiers on leave was a case heard at Westminster of robbing an Australian of ten guineas and his papers, the prisoner, a young woman named Alice Williams, having concealed the stolen money ip her hair pad and her stockings The soldier, who had recently returned from the front, was the worse for drink in company with the prisoner at Strutton-ground, Westminster, when challenged by an Army sergeant to produce his pass. “I have his pass and his paybook,” said the prisoner, at the same time handing the sergeant a £1 Treasury note and three notes which she said was all that belonged to the soldier. Taken into custody, seven £1 notes were found in the back of her hair, and others In her stockings. “It is everybody for themselves,” was her observation when charged.

Prisoner said she tflad been in the prosecutor’s company for several days, and she was minding the money for them to have a good time.

Mr Waddy thought, temptation had boon put in her way, and for this reason he passed the light sentence of a month’s -hard labour.