A PECULIAR CASE.
SETTING A TRAP. By Telegraph —Press Association. Invercargill, Last Night. A peculiar case was heard before Magistrate Crniekshank this afternoon, when Archibald Derbie. a letter-carrier, was charged with sending an indecent publication through the Post Office. Derbie wrote a letter under an assumed name to a girl with whom he was casually acquainted, making a certain proposal to her. She showed the letter to her mother, who took it to a detective. A reply dictated by the detective was sent, arranging a meeting, and Derbie fell into the trap, meeting the girl at night, when her mother and the detective were in concealment near at hand. They listened to the conversation, and eventually the detective arrested the defendant. The Magistrate said that women must be protected from such conduct, and sentenced Derbie to a
J month's imprisonment. j
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 203, 16 January 1913, Page 5
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141A PECULIAR CASE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 203, 16 January 1913, Page 5
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