SERIES OF BURGLARIES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20620, 9 August 1932, Page 7

SERIES OF BURGLARIES.

FOUR MEN SENTENCED. IPKISS ASSOCIATION XXLEGJUM.) WANGANUI, August 8. "This dass of crime is becoming altogether too common, and it is very disquieting to find young men like these going about the country as they have been doing entering shops, damaging property, and taking goods," said his Honour, Mr Justice MacGregor at the Supremo Court today, whejn imposing terms of imprisonment ou prisoners, who had pleaded guilty to.charges of breaking, entering, and theft. "I see 110 reason for extending probation." Herbert Vivian Walkington But trey, a labourer, aged 23, with 17 charges against him, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, and liis Honour directed that the prison medical authorities examine limi with a view of determining whether his mentality was normal. Thomas a farmer, aged 30 years, was sentenced to one years ' imprisonment: Victor Robert Ward, a labourer, aged 21, to two years, 'and Clarence William Davev. a labourer, acted 24. to two years' inmmonment. Tlicm> four were concernoal in a series of IS burglsiries which occurred in W«iiernnui from Dcce'vhpr. 193'. to Julv. 1932. Olnrenfp Amos Woods, atred 24. ami iTfnnpis Tlinmas T*nrran. a"od 99. both were each to nine rnnntbs' iwnrisonment on ellipses relnfijiT to the attempted Vx-enking and pnferintr of r> store nt T?-°tn. near W.-,n.vonni (Unv',-,,; VVmin''' "*f ■•("!'• r+liTwas sentenced to ine year's imprisonment on a charge of carnal knowledge.