FOURTEEN DAYS' BREAD AND WATER

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 271, 10 August 1920, Page 4

FOURTEEN DAYS' BREAD AND WATER

PRISONER PUNISHED FOR GAOLBREAKING. By TelesraDh— Presp Asiocin*i:n Auckland, August 9. Tho sequel to the escape on Tuesday last, of an habitual criminal, William Langlcy, from a prison gang at Mount Eden, was his appearance this morning before Sir. Hunt, S.M., at Hie gaol. Langley was charged with escaping and also with having wilfully broken a cell window. Accused pleaded guilty to tho charge of escaping, but not guilty to the minor charge.

His motive for escaping, he said, was to get justice against -lie prison authorities, and to have his complaints heard. He was practically a slave, was not paid for his labour, had been placed in a dark foil, and was denied bedding and blanket?.

Prisoner had nothing further to say, and evidence was adduced from Uio gaoler (Mr. Vincent), who slated that a certain amount of trust was placed in the prisoner. Langley had deliberately betrayed that trust. Witness suggested that prisoner should bo dealt with severely, both for the protection of *ffi' ccis and for the good of the other prisoners.

Tho Magistrate convicted and discharged prisoner on the charge of breaking the window, but on the other charge convicted and sentenced him to fourteen dfivs' on bread and water, with a proviso that, unless he is visited by the doctor during the term he shall be given full diot every third day.