THREE YEARS' GAOL.
"PUNISHMENT ACTS AS A DETERRENT." [THS,FBESB Special Bnrtlee.] AUCKLAND, February 7. Albert Wright, found guilty of an indecent act on a male, was sent to gaol for three years by Mr Justice Herdman. "In the Auckland province," said his Honour, "these offences are always before the Courts, and it is my <uty to cheek them. Punishment sets as a deterrent. You have been convicted of vagrancy, theft, and drunkenness, and for this offence you will go to gaol for three years, with hard labour."
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18920, 8 February 1927, Page 8
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