SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 43, 15 November 1918, Page 9

SUPREME COURT

PRISONERS.SENTENCED;

His Hcnow the Chief Justice (Sir ..Robert" .Stuut.) yesterday morning dctilt will, bVaneio Kobert- Miittlieivs,-l.ornii.Miy dork in I'ho employ of the Bmik of Australasia, Levin. Prisoner had pleaded gnilly to.ii elm-Vge of .theft of £3]n from the bunk. ' " ' ' '~ • Jtr. TF. F O'Leary, ■ for the prisoner, miuio a strong plea for- leniency., pointing out that the- wliolo of the inoii.ey.iiaa .been refunded. ' His Honour referred to the difficulty in dealing will! suck'a case. -The alienee was not spread over, a period, and was .only one act, yet it could , iiot have been committal on the'spur of' Hie"-moment. Nevertheless, -in view- of- tho prisoners position, he•• would allow-the utmost lati-tude'-th^ia-w• permitted, Hβ appreciated the position of prisoner's-family, aiid ho would extend full .consideration to tho excellence of his previous , character. Probation, for a 'term , of-two years .would bo allowed under the.-uGual conditions, lie costs, of the prosecution, £5 as.,, would bo, bor'iie by'.:p'rifon'er, whtf'ni.ust 'rcaliso tlio. -leniency Rrarited him, and ' His' Honour "hoped-tliat this, would help prisoner to redeem himself. -, . ".;

f ...... .cjviiv sessions. ; ■-:■ . ■ A conference between His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Eobert Stout) and counsel in defended cases to lie heard at the sessions-.wi11.--be- held.on Saturday■:morning. tlie prevalent epidemic iris-hoped 4b'-fix dates'.for these cases with a .view to ; obviating'imiieces-. sary crowding.of'li|'rors km] ..others, con-.-cerned. '. " "