PRISONERS SENTENCED
m Prisoners appeared for sentence before Mr. Justice Ostler at the Supreme Court to-day. Mr. P. S. K. Macassey appeared for the Crown. Alfred Lewis Albert Seymour, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault at New Plymouth, was not represented by counsel, and he had nothing to say. His Honour referred to the accused's bad record, and imposed a sentence of five years' imprisonment. John Muir, guilty of theft of £50 from slot telephones in Wellington, was admitted to probation for two years. Mr. Justice Ostler said that he granted probation in view of the fact that the prisoner was not in good health. A recent arrival from Scotland, Edwin Cowie, who was represented by Mr. P. Shortland, appeared for sentence on a charge of breaking and entering. Counsel described the offence as a foolish escapade rather than a crime, and his Honour decided to admit the prisoner to probation for one year, provided the costs of the prosecution were paid.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250805.2.38
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 31, 5 August 1925, Page 5
Word Count
166
PRISONERS SENTENCED
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 31, 5 August 1925, Page 5
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in