FOR GRIME

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 130, 29 November 1919, Page 8

FOR GRIME

TWO PRISONERS SENTENCED

Two prisoners came up for sentence before his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) in the Supreme Court this morning. Mr. P S. K. Macas.ey, of the Crown Law Office, represented the Crown. CHARGE OF THEFT. George Parker MacDougall had pleaded guilty in the Lower Court to charges of theft, as a servant of George and George, drapers, Wellington, of goods to the value of £55 8s 6d. Mr. H. F. O'Lea'ry appeared for the prisoner, and called evidence as to previous good character T. Forsyth, manager of Te Aro House, said he was "prepared to assist the prisoner. In answer to his Honour, witness said he believed prisoner's lapse was due to drink. His Honour: "I had been in the habit o£ putting down one-third of the crime to drink. During the last few months I have put two-thirds down to it." A. A. Corrigan, formerly generalmanager of the D.I.C, also gave a good character to the prisoner, who was for many years in the employ of the company Mr. O'Leary pleaded for leniency. The whole of the goods had been recovered, and prisoner-had also repaid to the purchaser tho money received by him for the goods. His Honour granted probation for three years, on condition that MacDougall abstains from alcoholic, liquors. "A REMAND A young man-named Jack Powell Dean had pleade_ guilty "to a charge of breaking and entering the premises of Ellis and Manton at night, with intent to -commit theft Mr. Macassey said prisoner had no friends here, his father was a drunkard. His Honour further remanded the case for medical inquiries.