A CALLOUS YOUTH.
. (rrr„ association telegram.) DUNEDIN, February 23. In the Police Court to-day, William Kelly, who gave his age as 17 years, was "convicted on charges of attempting to steal money from two shops, and with assaulting a man named Rush. Accused was convicted of stealing a bicycle on November 24th, and was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. "It is very seldom that I have seen such a cool and hardened customer in the dock, and I have never seen one of his youth show suou callousness and deliberation," said Mr Bartholomew, S.M., who sentenced accused to six weeks' imprisonment on each charge of theft,from tills, and to threo months 1 imprisonment on a charge on which ho had previously beon before the Court. Tho Magistrate added that he would recommend the Government to deal with him under the Industrial Schools Act. Accused ' was convicted and discharged on the charge of assault.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19140224.2.24.5
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume L, Issue 14909, 24 February 1914, Page 5
Word Count
157A CALLOUS YOUTH. Press, Volume L, Issue 14909, 24 February 1914, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.