THEFTS BY YOUNG MEN.
BECOMING TOO PREVALENT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, May 5. “It is growing monotonous to see young men enter the dock day after day on charges of theft,” said the stipendiary magistrate this morning, when dealing with the case of Athol Sutherland, 18% years, charged with a series of thefts in Wellington and Christchurch. There were also charges of passing valueless cheques, which accussed admitted. The first theft took place in Wellington on April 12 and the last in Christchurch on April 26. Accused, who, in a statement- said he was a law clerk, admitted all the charges and, in granting him probation J for three years, the magistrate remarked that, unless such cases were firmly dealt with, the idea would become prevalent among young men that they might steal with impunity. The present case, however, was not one for imprisonment. Accused needed to be under the supervision of the probation officer.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1922, Page 5
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155THEFTS BY YOUNG MEN. Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1922, Page 5
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