BREAKING AND ENTERING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19806, 19 December 1929, Page 9

BREAKING AND ENTERING.

PRISONERS SENTENCED. (PAF.SS A.SSOi;IACTOS TBLBQBAJf.) WELLINGTON, December 18. Nine of 11 prisoners who appeared before the Chief Justice (the Hon. Mr Myers) for sentence had pleaded guilty to offences of breaking and entering, and his Honour described this phase of crime as an, epidemic which would have to be sternly repressed by the Court. For breaking and entering and theft at Shannon, Gordon Max King and Algar B. D. Mason were sentenced to two years 1 detention at a Borstal institu tion, and Daniel Gilchrist to nine months' reformative treatment. There is a recommendation to the Prisons Board to consider the release of King and Gilchrist at a comparatively early date if their behaviour is good. Grace Haramaia and John Joseph Eyan, for breaking and entering and theft at Levin, were sentenced to nine months' reformative detention. Hugh Simons and William Johnson, for breaking and entering and theft at Waroa, were sentenced to two years' detention at a Borstal institution. Johnson, who also pleaded guilty to a charge of opening a postal packet, also has a recommendation to the Prisons Board. Henry Kaiwara, for two offences of attempted breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime, and four charges of breaking and entering and theft, was sentenced to four years' reformative detention. On three charges of false pretences and theft, Arthur Willoughby Brassey received twelve months' reformative detention.