JEWELLER PUNISHED

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 30, 29 October 1932, Page 7

JEWELLER PUNISHED

Maker of Spurious Medals GOLD BUYERS DEFRAUDED By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Oct. 28. In the Supreme Court, his Honour Mr. Justice Ostler sentenced Norris Blaxall, jeweller, found guilty of obtaining money by false pretences, to six months’ hard labour. Blaxall had made and disposed of spurious medals to gold dealers. Counsel for Blaxall said that the prisoner was a married man with au invalid wife and three children. He had been in business on his own account as a manufacturing jeweller for thirteen years, and bis record was a good one. “It is always hard to deal with a case where women and children are concerned,” said lils Honour, “but breaches of the law must be penalised, or else a man with a sick wife and family might be led to believe that he can break the law with impunity. In this case the jury have recommended merey, and I will make the sentence a light one, but the protection of the public cannot be overlooked.” His Honour also said: “I believe you really thought you could not be touched by the law, but I also believe you knew you were doing a mean trick.”