SENTENCES IMPOSED.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 189, 11 August 1922, Page 2

SENT ENCES IMPOSED.

BY MR. JUSTICE HBU»tf" EDICTS HEVli^ A number of sentences"w.»i aJ,by Mr. Justice Herdm." Supreme Court, the prison^T*., 7* those found guilty b/jSR a w.,c r ~ad p.eaded Xy*^ THREE MONTHS' HARD LABOUfc round guilty by a j ury of 4^*- | rogue and vagabond, Hugh James oS '* was sentenced by Mr. Justice &SS your freedom, Collins. The » not satisfactory about voi must give you a short sentence, for it 1 a man ,s found in possession of . j!J? breaking implement it must b&SB he intends using it. There i« tSr*" of this son JiufS£}£m lard at the present time and 00**..." hook upon it- lightly." iSaTBg ! 5 v * nv, £ ted of v «y serious crime fat he had offences of touted?*** i failing to pay maintenance. It ™.»! true that as accused had endeS to show the jury, he had taenlE j hard As a matter of fact accused',^? i had been going out working and kemh.. jb!».. ThatwaanotthewwSfig I to S° on - ; --flg "CHILDREN MUST BE PROTECTED. INDECENT ASSAULT CASE, On a charge of indecent ra . girl 11J years of age, John Alfre.l Fir I row, a young man, was sentenced ta two years- reformative treatment, which,.)^ Honor hoped, would include special medical ] cal treatment in order to rid the awo*! lof a disgusting and\icious habit w b'.* I was also referred to in a report aj't» accused when at the Werero*Traini K . Farm. Mr. Singer, who appeared fbrj* j cased, was commenting ■on th.-> inrvi finding when his Honor said that then I was a right of appeal that the jury's Vet. diet was against the weight of evidW j Mr. Singer suggested that accused should Ibe put to treatment including outdoor I physical work in some way. Hi» Honor I said the jury was quite justified in : giving its verdict of guilty. Commenting jon the evidence his Honor sikid that that jof the little girl was given clearly and ■ intelligently and it was rarely that Ml Honor had heard evidence given so convincingly. She identified accused hj marks on his arms and by a belt he wore. "Small children muat he protectd from young men of this kind," his Sonar I went on. "Children are brought up ta j play on reserves and in public and they I must be protected." Accused had behaved jin a disgraceful manner in this insUiKe but his Honor took into eongiderattoa Ino physical injury was done. In pas>Jßf i th.» sentence his Honor said he thoigst accused should be sent to the Lmrcirgill institution. HIS HONOR'S GENTLE HINT; IMPRISONMENT AND A TOTAGE. When...Alexander R. H.-.-Ellis was docked for sentence on the -charge of stealing a lady's ring, reported, his Honor looked through the Court papers for some momenta., "At length he looked up at Ellis and said: "Your case is a curious one, EHis, as.it seems you are in receipt of £150 per annum from Home. However, since coming to Australia, and New-. Zealand last year you seem to have your mind~to follow a criminal career, whether the result of war injury J do not know, and I suppose nobody else does,; I cannot get away from the fact that you have previously been convicted mi New Zealand this year and got three''nwniju, and also you were convicted in Auitrajia. From what I understood-you-to say'teing the case, it is your intention to go back to England towards the end of this year. I think it is the best thing yon can do, and therefore I will make your sentence short to give you that opportunity to go back Home, where I hope you will behave yourself. You are eenteaced to three months' imprisonment." - VALUELESS CHEQUE FIEND. HARD LABOUR TERM IMPOSED. Henry Edward Marsh, who hai pleaded guilty to ten charge* of fate pretences, was reported to have an unfavourable record, having served sereral sentences in Wellington and Waaganui. His Honor said the police report showed that accused had been getting credit oa false pretences all over the Auckland province by means of valueless eheqwa. Accused was therefore sentenced toll months' imprisonment, with hard labor/.