UNFAIRNESS ALLEGED.
1 PRISONER'S COMPLAINT. JUDGE NOT IMPRESSED. SEVEN YEARS' HAED LABOUR. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. When William Thomas, who was found guilty two days ago at Hamilton of an indecent assault on a small boy at Ngaruawahia, came up for sentence this morning, he denied his guilt and complained that the depositions of witnesses had been taken in an unfair way in the Lower Court. He also said he had been found guilty on very frail evidence. His Honor, Sir Alexander Herdman, said he had listened to the evidence with the greatest care, and he expressed the opinion that prisoner had been shown every consideration. He had been convicted of one of the most serious offences in the criminal code, a disgusting and unspeakable offence. He (the judge) had power to order prisoner a flogging, but taking into consideration the fact that he was to some extent under the influence of liquor at the time he would not make such an order. Prisoner was sentenced to seven years' hard labour.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 139, 14 June 1929, Page 7
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