IMPRISONMENT FOR THEFT
* —— (P.A.) AUCKLAND. Sept. 20. “Loyalty is a virtue when It is to shield the right persons or objects, but it is not a virtue to protect thieves." This remark was made in the Supreme Court this morning by Mr Justice Callan, sentencing Samuel Kobert Campbell, aged 46, who had admitted the theft of £3OO worth ot goods from a private house. Questioned by his Honour. Campbell was reticent, saying he could not remem-' ber whether he had anyone with him at the time of the crime. He added that he had drunk a lot of liquor. The prisoner was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19450921.2.23
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24677, 21 September 1945, Page 3
Word Count
110IMPRISONMENT FOR THEFT Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24677, 21 September 1945, Page 3
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.
Log in