Folkestone Herald
26-1-1946
Local News
For stealing articles, including linen, from a
public house, Emily Maude Minton, a Folkestone woman, was sent to prison for
six months by Folkestone Magistrates last Friday. She pleaded Guilty.
Mrs. Dorothy Uden, wife of the licensee of the
British Lion, The Bayle, said on Monday, January 14th, defendant
came into the bar just after 6 p.m. After having some drink Munton went
upstairs, and later when she came down she was carrying a large newspaper
parcel under her arm. Defendant bade her “Goodnight” and walked out. On the two
following nights Munton came to the premises, on the second occasion with a
soldier just before 9 p.m. Defendant again went upstairs. Consequent upon what
she was told witness also went upstairs and found a number of article sewre
missing from a tallboy on the landing. The property produced she identified as
hers.
Miss Margaret M. Savage, Netley Lodge, Claremont
Road, said about 9.25 p.m. on Wednesday on going upstairs at the British Lion
she saw defendant in the act of closing a drawer of a tallboy. She said to
Munton “What are you doing here? I`ll tell Mrs. Uden”. Witness went downstairs
and saw Mrs. Uden.
D. Const. Pearce gave evidence of arrest.
Chief
Inspector R. J. Butcher said on January 20th, 1942, Munton was bound
over for larceny. At Hythe on May 22nd, 1945, for stealing jewellery
was bound over for two years. At
Folkestone on August 24th last for larceny of a handbag at a public
house Munton was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, and for obtaining £3
from the Postmaster-General by means of fraud she was sentenced to a further
four months, the sentences to run concurrently.
Miss
Mayling (Woman Probation Officer) said Munton was an epileptic. She had
endeavoured to get her into a hospital. Drink was the cause of most of
defendant`s trouble.
The
Magistrates, as stated, sentenced Munton to six months` imprisonment.
Mr. L.G.A. Collins presided, with
Alderman J.W. Stainer, Miss G. Broome-Giles, Mr. P.V. Gurr, and Mr. C.A. Wilde.
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