CHANCE THROWN AWAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 69, 22 March 1915, Page 4

CHANCE THROWN AWAY.

BURGLAR BREAKS PROBATION.

William Knox came up for sentenei" by Mr. justice Hosking thfc ihorning on the charge "of "breaking and entering at 2 Devonport in January, and the theft of , - "■'•''■■ silverplate to the Value of £5. Knox . - had, after his crime," left" by the Xavua , l --i for Sydney, wherti he had been arrested. Mr. J. R. Lund on appeared on behalf of '"A\ the prisoner, whose record showed that he was 43 years of age, and that he had been before the Court as far back as 1882. He had once been declared an habitual criminal, and his probation ?5 license had been cancelled. He had been 7' 77 released once more on license, and nine days later had committed the offence that was the subject of the standing--.-'7-7-2? charge. To Mr. Lundon's suggestion that Knox had been the "victim of a singu-7 larly trying series of circumstances, and that reformative treatment would be 2 justified, his Honor said: "He returh. to gaol as an habitual criminal. It is quite inconsistent with that fact to; suggest reformative treatment. After his two lapses in his long career of - crime I should be a simpleton to accede to the application." Prisoner was sentenced to two years'- "7 ; imprisonment, with hard labour. ■_ ; -.-.-.