THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17608, 10 November 1922, Page 5

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. (Before His Honour Mr Justice Adams.) PRISONERS SENTENCED. Six prisoners were sentenced »*J** Supreme Court yesterday, on various cnarg™. ADMITTED TO PBOBATION. Cyril Edward Hobba (Mr B. S. appeared for sentence on charges of M»" at night from his employers and from u» father. _ v..^ Mr McCarthy said that the young nian had had practically no home lire. He had enlisted at tho ago of 16 years and served wita the forces 3 years. Counsel submitted trial the war service must have affected the mind, as ha had been eoins about «itn an old revolver boastin? tow many P»P» he had shot. He had r.o mother and bis father had not been able to control »»»%.*" McCarthy asked that he might be ordaved to come up for sentence when railed upon as his father wished to take him to another The Crown Prosecutor (Mr A. T. Donnelly) eaid that although it we« not a. case for imprisonment, thei* might bo difficulties in carrying out Mr McCarthy's suggestion. Tho offences did not indicate a criminal inmd. i His Honour admitted' aecuW to probation i for 3 veers and stated! that if circumstances nroso which warranted a variation of trie order, the oriscner could maio application. Ha would also bo ordered to pay tho coats of the prosecution. BKEAKINU AND ENTERING. Godwin Percivcl Germ, a young man (Mr E. W. White) appeared on two charges of breaking, entry and theft, at Akaroa and at Oxford. Mr "Whit© eaid that Cenn had committed an absolutely senseless offence by taking: ft camera from a. ©hop a Akaroa. Ho had also taken a four-ahilling piece from a shop at Oxford, but he was not in need of money at the time. At the time of tha ofreno:s ho was on probation for a similar offence. Mr A. T. Donnelly, Crown Prosecutor, stated that accused was more weak-minded than, criminally-minded. . The case was a difficult one. His Honrur held that it would bo improper to releasa Genu on probation a second time. The best thing to do in; the prisoner's own interest would bo to commit him for reformative treatment Wr a period of not more ihan three yearn. INDECENT ASSAULT. Frank Moreton handed in a written statement to his Honour, when "he eppeared on a. charge of indecent assault on. «• ineJe. Hi* Honour said the offence in respect of which tha prisoner had pleaded guilty had ft tondency to contaminate and demoralise youth*. It could not bo looked upon as ft light offence. Accused would be sentenced to one vear'e imprisonment with hard labour. '•A FINAL.OPPORTUNITY. Treavo Gardiner, alfto a young man, appealed! on ft charge of theft of £5. He pleaded that he had stolen the money to Bend hi« -wife to a. specialist at Dunedin, for medical treatment. Mr Donnelly said accused had been convicted in 1915 and in 1917 for similar offences. The Probation Officer asked that the Court should l deal as leniently as possible with him, but he" did not recommend probation. Gardiner had lr*d ft difficult time; his wife was ill, and ho had two'.chiMren to maintain His Honour remarked that the man seemed to have endeavoured! to make good since the last conviction. He would bo admitted to. probation for three years. It would be his final opportunity. FALSE"-PRETENCES. Edward Fr-anda Niokolfo (Mr Hepburn) admitted a. lengthy list of preyioua convictions for dishonesty, when he appeared on a' chargo of false pretences at Bangiorft. A sentence of two years' imprisonmnt with hard labour was imposed. His Honour said that the prisoner was now liable to be dealt with aa an habitual criminal. UNGBATEF.UL. "William Alexander Dickie Anderson Duncan (Mr Hepburn), a recentlly-arrived iminigraat, was required to show oaufee why he should not bo sentenced for having broken and entered at Eangiora. Mr Hopburn said that drink was at ths Bottom of the trouble. The prisoner, who was willing to take out a prohibition order, had made full restitution. .':..■. Mr Donnelly Stated that aocuaed hod been a- nominated passenger to Hew Zealand; His Honour, in sentencing l accused to one year's imprisoment with liard labour, said, he had! been assisted to immlirrate to New Zealand and ho bad repaid the hospitality of his adopted country by entering upon a career of crimo.

MAGISTERIAL

THURSDAY. (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) ■'.■ DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined 1 10a in default 24 hours' Imprisonment, and a Statutory first offender 20s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. - ■ . . '.DESERTION.. ■ ' Edward McArdle. pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and of having deserted from the. 5.6. Kini. Mr R. C." Aberuethy, for the: Union 8.6, 06., said thS ship had been held, up' for two days owing to the absence of accused. Accused was connoted and fined Ida in default Hi hours' imprisonment on the drunkenness charge. On the charge of desertion he .was convicted and. ordered to be conveyed to his shin. IN OTHER PLACES. INDISdSnOTATE jsstjb or !• CHEQUES, (PRfcS3 ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, November 9. Kenneth Raymond Thontson pleatted guilty at the Magistrate's Court to two charges of fraud by issuing va»ual*ss cheques. It was stated that he was a eof tgoods ealtstiaan, and had issued cheques indiscriminately. He had been sentenced, previously on charges -oi theft and iiaud at Auck.and to sis months' imprisonment, and twelve months' reformat tive treatment. Mr i?ago sentenced the 'accused to three months' imprisonment on eaob charge, the sentence to run cohcurretly with the Auckland sentences.

EX-TOWN CLERK'S DEFALOATIONS.

(PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, November 9. In the Police Court, Wilhelm Frederic* Fryer Raisher, ex-Town Clerk of Heienaviile, was committed'for sentence on seven counts of embezzlement. The accused had fraudulently omitted to account for sums of £2B 10s Bd, 431 2s Bd, £37 17s 10d, £383 1C , JE553 6s 6d, £22 ft 12s 9<i, £229s 12d 9d, and £l2l 2s 4d ' The evidence Stowed that the total deficiencies in the account amounted to £1269 <9a Bd. Baisher waa convicted and ordered to pay oosts on a-charge of attempting to commit suicide.