TEN YEARS' GAOL
A VERY BAD CASE.
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AUCKLAND. This Day. " I look upon this as one of the worst cases that I have ever had to deal with," said Mr. Justice Herdman in- the Supreme Court, when sentencing James Baldwin, aged thirty years, to ten years' hard labour and a flogging of ten strokes for criminal assault on a girl seven years of age. Accused expressed his willingness to be sterilised, but his Honour said he had no power to make such an order.
Sydney Murphy, taxi driver, was found guilty of manslaughter, having run down and killed Mrs. Elizabeth Sharpies and driven on. Subsequently he practically denied all knowledge of the occurrence. It was, his Honour added, a very grave offence, showing how reckless disregard for life by a person in control of a motor might lead to a tragedy. Accused was guilty of wicked negligence.
Arthur Trouson was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for obtaining money from a woman by fake pretences.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 31, 6 August 1923, Page 8
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167TEN YEARS' GAOL Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 31, 6 August 1923, Page 8
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