CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 210, 4 September 1924, Page 4

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

SENTENCES AT HAMILTON. A COSTLY PRISONER. * (By Telegraph. —Own Correspondent.) ' I HAMILTON", this day. In the Supreme Court tO-day a youth ; named Leslie Shadgett, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the store of Charles Chalmers at Kinohakll in August, 102*2. and to stealing a horse, the property of Arthur Fairfax, also a saddle and bridle belonging to Henry •Shaw, of Kinohaku about the same ' _ date, came up for sentence before Mr. ' Justice- Stringer to-day. His Honor said he had intended to place prisoner on probation, but the fact could not be overlooked that he had put the Crown to tremendous expense, £99 iv all. He granted probation for five years, conditionally on accused refunding £10 to Mr. Chalmers at the rate of £1. per week, and £50 Ito the Crown in such sums as the Probation Officer declared. His Honor ■ made an order for the return of the horse, saddle and bridle, which have I since passed, through several hands, to their legal owners. An Undesirable Immigrant. A young immigrant, Cecil Allan Crosby, a recent arrival, who two days ago was found guilty of forging a cheque made out to "Rose Bros." blattering it to read "Rose Bros Held.' came up for sentence. . Mr. Gillies, Crown Solicitor, said the only thing known against accused was that he stole a shirt from his brother-in-law at Frankton, although it should be mentioned that wherever accused had worked petty theft had been reported. , In answer to his Honor prisoner said lie had only one relative in this country, a sister in Frankton, who took absolutely no interest in him. He added that he was an assisted emigrant, and was_ persuaded to come out to this country, but hid had a rough spin from the time- he landed, and had not been wanted from the start. His Honor: You certainly are _iot wanted if you arc going to live dishonestly. Everybody is wanted who is prepared to work. - Mr. Gillies mentioned that prisoner had still to pay back to the Government £10 10/ owing on his passagemoney. Prisoner said that, had he not beeu detained in custody so lon_, he would have paid the first instalment of this sum, £12, before now. His Honor told Crosby that he had not made a very good start. However, he would give him a chance to redeem himself. He would be placed on probation for three years, conditionally on paying £25 towards the expenses of the Crown in such instalments as the Probation Officer saw fit to declare. H's Honor gave the young man some advice as to his future behaviour, and cnj pressed the hope that this .would justify the leniency extended to him.