LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 97, 17 January 1908, Page 9

LAW REPORTS.

: SUPREME COURT. PJUSONFRS SENTENCED. , Several prisoners who.vwere/awaiting »sen-. tence were dealt with by Mr. Justice Button yesterday morning. :■ " Mr. M. Myers appoared'-for the Growir in the various cases , M —f , p- 7 HORSE STEALING ' ' Alfred John- Wanstall wasisentenced to 18 months', imprisonment witlwhard-'labournfor-stealing a horse,- the property! of' John Hicks,' Feilding. horse was-taken out of ; a- paddock belonging to'prosqcutir's-fatiier.j i. ':■■■■ THEFT OF .MONEY* '. - v :A youthful offender name 4 San)uel.jErnest. Gray, of Awalsino, labourer> had.ipleaded guilty ai New., to the .theft of £30, the property .'of Sydney .Nordernj.'was represented by Mr. Herdman', who appeared on behalf of Mr. Gray. . The probation offiV 1 cer's report showed that- pVMoner::haid: been' addicted tp drink, which,,Jfid,.,to vtlie : ,offence, : being committed'. His oner to!probation for two.' years' ott' condition 1 that he abstained >froif &rfnking "intofifcat- 1 ing liquors, and reported" hifi&elf .-. ; : once :in'. every; two weeks' duririg--..tlip; ; once in .every month during r the,.sec6)id,:y l eari, also that he should not'Bo "allowed bjjt ;after,eight'. o'clock rat night, during' J the-'-penodi-An order, was made for. tho restoration 'to prosecutor of the sum of "'£l3 i ' 3s 1 J, 1 foilhd'in prisoner's 'possession. r*>r ' - FALSE John Lewis was dealt .with. oil. a, qliarM pf. .false pretences.' Prisoner represented -nitti-,' self to a certain lady, at: as'ya 1 warder from tho Wanganuy/GaoT,!>andßsaid'i be. came from the 1 gaol-,.witlL[.a-,Doto,rifrom someone at - the gaol, who "knew 'the"lady,, and who was in need of an„ajdvance of,*£2." Prisondr handed' tUe; lady 311e 'aide's 5, advanced £I.' He went toHhe hOiisff againnext day .armed with -alleged.! to'' conio from' fhe" '• £$kra(£?sjj £5. The lady' became' sUspifciOUS," 'ifta're-' ported'the matter to ; His _l Honour" characterised the offencalias mean one; and imposgdjnay'sentence of .18 months' imprisonment hard .labour. ;. . . AN iNDECE^T'' : AGT. ; •' , John Smith,.alias Andrew 'Guthrie, pleaded guilty to having committed A i-grossly indecent act ; in the yard * of : a dwelling: in. Tiiranaki Place on January 3.- <His";H6nour. characterised prisoner's jibudiic.t as.esceedingly dirty, and pointed out that .the : . man .hadi . beon'accused, of a somewhat''^iiniJar'offcnce at Lyttelton. - \Tho, Court '' ! wdiM , '' J ferred to imposo a ishort 'torm':'of;-"imprison- 1 merit and indict a< flogging, did not permit the adoption.of such.a course,, prisoner would \be sentenced' .l'o". 'twelve' months' imprisonment. ; . • , BREAKING AND' ENTERING >■ < • John Mitchell, . committed-breaking/ and entering the-house of Walter Simmons, 1 ' Mangataro, New, Plymouth, on. January 4, I and stealing the sum of £3 6s. 6d., was sen-1 tonced to _12 months' "imprisonment. " His Honour, said/it was a pity to-see so young'a man in such a position. Prisoner was ordered to return to : prosecutor the sum lof • J £2 18s. 3d., which was, found ( in hfs posses-1 sion. ''. ' '' V FORGING AND JTTERING , A young Maori, Hape f Jfyiara,:,2? years.pf age, committed' at Feathcjrston for three charges of forging ■ and''''iittonilg'>'BKeqfies,! was brought forward.' 'Xcfciisecl? asMd 'for ' loniency on the ground, that Jie;was' a'oripplo-' unable to get about and earn his own living. His Honour said it was apparent'-that prisoner was a cripple, and ho,wa?.sorry, tot see him in the present position": would'ba Sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. , " FALSE TO A: ERIEND „ > !' Robert l Raiikiii, a'; recent arrival- from .Aus--trnlia, committed for soht'eiice from Wslhngton on January 8, for jtrpju;,;Jolm. Hennessey, was- 'February. 10 ( in order that; inquiries'-'might &S-mailerinto his provious character K /irJt/Lappears.i. : thiit Hennessey wfts ampte ofvßankinfs, anion, being ordered into tho hospital; handed himhis money for safe keeping Rankin put in a 'Statement that drink,yras tlip pa.pp.o leil to the offencb;' Ho Ws preparOd-'to'work and make the money good. - , Mr. Myers pointed out that .tho . qffenco was a particularly meaii 'oiie, prisoner having loft his' jiiato to come out"of hospital, aftor an illness,' without V pcnny,-whilst lie* himself had left Wellington without informing Hennessey of his whereabouts;''' Wheiv arrested .prisoner -denied;baring: received-.thp money, and. his. present "state ; of. contrition appeared to have originated as a result of a.. few days in.gaol. ~ .—■ ' " ■