PRISONERS SENTENCED.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 47, 25 February 1929, Page 10

PRISONERS SENTENCED.

MAORI'S BAD RECORD. REFORMATIYE DETENTION IMPOSED. When Sam Ngawhare, a-cd 20. appeared at the Supreme Court to-uav to receive sentence on four charges of "forgery, it was staled by Mr. V! R. Meredith. Crown Prosecutor, that accused had a bad record of convictions fur often, js of dishonesty. Ngawhare had io.ged cheques for sums of Co 10/. and ihree each of £1 10/ in the name of Mr. S. 1,. Simon, of Tauranga. Mr. Justice Kennedy declined to entertain accused plea "to i„. granted probation and sentence of Is mouths reformative detention was passed. WORTHLESS CHEQUES. The issue of valueless cheques for i::j.".. 4-11 10/ and £ 1 10/, brought < Jeoi L 'e Thomas Nelson, traveller, aged 2S. trim: Hamilton, to receive sentence on three charge* of false pretences. Accuse,l ].;..! received goods and ca.-h as chauue t'r m various trade-men. He had be'en c -nvicted on previous charges of iai.se ~-,,_ tences, and wa- at present uinier-oii-sentence of I wo year-. His Honor imposed a sentence of one year's hard labour, to be served at the end of the sentence he is now undergoi; . r . CONVICTIONS IN AMERICA. When dame, Warren Monfgomcr\ and j Percy Alexander Eyes, cainc up :'..:■ j scnt-nce on a charge of breaking ■■mil entering a -tore at Ohinewai. havi.iI "en committed from the Auckland Magistrates' Court, it was stated Om t Eyes had been previously coin':.ted in En-land and also in the Cuited Slat--. Dealing with the suggestion that Eves had a mental kink, his Honor said "no doubt that would be looked into bv the' p'.i.-on authorities, who had power to mm j as they thought desirable.

j Both prisoners were sentenced to two pears' reformative detention. | William .lair.es l'ani-di, aged 10 years. was admitted to probation for "three \ears on a charge of theft from a Xo-.lli-eoto dwelling house. Accused was represented by Mr. Ury.-e Halt, who sn id Parrish's father was dead, and the \ot.th had la.-k.ed parental control. Hi'- 1., - set"dig sin was laziness, hut he had i.il had regular work to do. Now, hoe. ,'\er. i:e had lvtiular employment and eowr-el -übmitted it was a case in w'aieh probation should he granted. Warning l'avri:-h as to hi- inline ..-. uduel his Honor s>id ir had been pointed out that he had suH'ered from tiie la k ot a father'-- control. 'I"hut was all the more reason why he should do hi., best to lighten the burden on his mother.