TERMS IN PRISON

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 278, 19 August 1932, Page 13

TERMS IN PRISON

Prisoners Sent to Gaol CHARGES OF THEFT Breach of Probation Three prisoners were sentenced in the Supreme Court yesterday for breaking and entering premises, one of whom was also charged with a breach of probation. William Wallace, 23, labourer, who admitted a charge of breaking, entering and theft, and a breach of probation, pleaded that he was unable to get work. He had tried to get into a relief camp, but was told he would have to wait for a week. The probation officer said prisoner was only admitted to probation in March. Mr. Justice Reed passed sentence of 18 months’ reformative detention on each charge, to be concurrent. Arthur Kennedy, 27, labourer, Wellington, who pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking, entering and theft, was sentenced to 12 months’ reformative detention. Leslie Joseph Murphy, 23, labourer, who appeared in the dock wearing blue spectacles, was charged with breaking, entering and theft, and also with being in possession of housebreaking implements. He pleaded guilty, saying he suffered ill-health and could not get work. Prisoner, who came out of prison early in July, was sentenced to eight months’ hard labour, to be followed by one year of reformative detention. Herbert Leah Paterson, 29, labourer and clerk, pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery and uttering a cheque and two charges of attempted Uttering. He said, he was out of work and came in contact with a man who had influenced him to commit the crime. His Honour remarked that prisoner apparently had a confederate, and passed sentence of 18 months’ reformative detention. George Thomas Woodward, 39, grocer, Petone, who pleaded guilty to the theft of goods, was admitted to probation for two years on paying the costs of the prosecution. Counsel for prisoner said accused was appointed manager of a shop at a salary, but did not receive all his wages in cash. A considerable sum was due to him, and he thought he had a "colour of right” to take the goods, which had been recovered. He had a wife and three children. Ha suffered from a disability, having lost a leg in the war.