SENTENCE DEFERRED.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 247, 29 July 1943, Page 2

SENTENCE DEFERRED.

SOLDIERS BREAK INTO CANTEEN. TIMARU, This Day. Brian Waito Turnbull, miner and soldier, aged 22, and Desmond Frederick Stokes, aged 21, labourer and soldier, who had pleaded guilty in the Court at Ashburton, appeared for sentence yesterday before Mr Justice Northcroft, on a charge that at a military ramp on July 20. 1940, they had broken into a canteen by day with intent to commit a crime. Turnbull said they had only gone into the building to extinguish the light, and Stokes explained that he had been on picket for 10 days and had gone in and out of the building which was not; then in use. On the day mentioned in the charge he had been unawai'o that the building was again being used as a canteen. His Honor: You have both pleaded guilty to the charge. Iu reply to bis Honor, Turnbull said ho had not gone overseas as bo was unfit because of varicose veins. Stokes said be expected to go on overseas service. “My feeling about! you, Turnbull,” said.bis Honor, “is that I should impose a term in the Borstal or something of the sort unless you are going overseas. I feel confident that you are responsible for leading Stokes into the matter.” In remanding the prisoners for sentence at Christchurch next we 3 k his Honor directed Mr Campbell to ascertain from the military authorities the possibility of their serving overseas, and to advise him accordingly.