A WOMAN'S LAPSE.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1916, Page 5

A WOMAN'S LAPSE.

TOURIST DEPARTMENT CUCTtB, PLEADS GUILTY. By Telegraph.— Pre??, Associ*tTo* Ohristchurcii, Last Ni^ht. At the Court to-<!«y Con* stance Moon, who war. at one timn cm* ployed in the Christehnreh ),ur«iu «l, the Tourist Department, appeared ill"; answer to a olinrg' l of forgery, Tlt» charge set out thai on or shout Mav 10. lftlii. at i'hvHk'lnnvh, the attWtd did make a false document, in that. «ho did alter an enlrv in a Iniik ]ia«n-bontf 'from £l.l 10« to .t'iKi tO~, knowing it to be false, with the intention thilt it should be used or acted upon as gehutiic, And thereby commit forgery:.

Tho following statement by the ac- i euscd was put in:—"(1, liurrell Avanuc, ; Thorndon; 12/12/15. I admit filtering a■bank receipt at the Christcluij-ch agency, j At the time I wrs terribly upset and 4, worried about a shortage in cash, and i in n moment of weakness I made tho ■ alteration, thinking to shield my father, < who,, though I knew he had ndt appro* priated any of the money, was reapon- , sible. I am truly sorry for having dott : such a silly thing, but I did not realise for one moment the seriousness of tha : offence, and I have suffered very much, 5 and trust you will not deal toft harshly, ' with me.—'(Signed) Constance MoSa." i Accused pleaded guilty, and was r* ? rounded for sentence. Bail, which tns-i forthcoming, was fixed for ft ceased «|' £IOO, and two sureties of £6O c^h,