§ 62. Mr. Thorneasked the Home Secretary whether he can give any information as to the charge made against Frank Kelly, a butcher's manager, of Wendover Road, Harlesden, N.W., who, on 30th September, gave boys £20 to steal drapery from their employers for him; and how the boys were dealt with?
§ The Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Peake)I have made inquiry and am informed that Kelly was convicted of receiving property valued at £100 which had been stolen from certain stores at Burnt Oak on 19th August, and also, in conjunction with two boys aged 16 and 14 and their mothers, of conspiring to receive and steal the property of the stores on various dates. Kelly was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment; the two mothers were fined £50 and £30 respectively; the two boys were bound over and placed on probation.