CRIMINAL SIDE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1302, 4 December 1911, Page 3

CRIMINAL SIDE.

REMARKS;BY CHIEF JUSTICE. DUTIES OF A JUDGE. .'• . ■A youth nnnicd.Alfred Arthur Hondevson, 1 who had pleaded guilty to. a charge of breaking, nnd entering and theft at Karaka.Bay, came up for sentence in ti-e Supreme■-Court on Saturday before too Chief Justice.(Sir.Robert Stout). Mr. 11. ■IT. Ot.ler appeared for. thu Crown, mid Mr. A. L. Ilefdnnm lor Sho prisoner.' Mr. Hcfilinim asked that his client, bTio was a first off'/nuer, should be admitted to probation. . "ilis Tfonour said: T T.o-.ild. likr. to «n (what'is not generally known " bv those who,criticise! judges) that it is mv dnlv to find out all I can about; lb" character of an accused person, and if I get evidence to state it to counsel. I must not look at only what is proved'in the lower court or in this court, but must also look outside. In this case the only thing against the lad is that the officers say that ho does not appear to appreciate the position in which he has placed himself. Mr. Herdman: I think that ho dees, your Honour. His Honour replied that the information before'; him was that the lad hat! assumed a hoity-toity air, and seemed to think that it was a matter of no importance. The Chief Detective thought that the attitude Thish tccascd had jhcra

was duo tq ihe [netthn.l he (lid uol ■ realise-, his position. Was there any nlacc for liim to [;o to? • . Mr. Hordmnn slated tho'. Henderson's uncle was prepared '." Into' cluirgo of him. , His Honour went on to sny (hut. ho was always anxious to give lirst offender.! a clumcn. Perhaps t:'. time- ho hr.d been too lenient. Tins theft wis. a mean fine— ho, had stolon from people who had been his friends. Tlmt was not very satisfactory. . After'addressing n tew words of admonition to Henderson, his Honour granted probnt'j'n for twelve months, and, at thesiiL'gcsJon of counsel, nr.ilo an order that nreuseil must not bo nut after sis O'clock at night for tho lirst I luce months