SUPREME COURT

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1927, Page 10

SUPREME COURT

PRISONERS SENTENCED

ONE MAN GETS TEN YEARS

Eight prisoners who had pleaded guilty in the Lower Court to charges of crime were brought before his Honour Mr. Justice Eeed, in the Supreme Court to-day, for sentence.

In sentencing William George Cundy to ten years' imprisonment with hard labour for assault on a male, hh Honour said the case was a very bad one. In 1911 prisoner was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for interference with boys, and had been allowed out on license, and, according to the police report, before the expiration of' that term prisoner committed the offence which he noiv admitted. •,

Appearing for Thomas Kelly, 28, a labourer, who had admitted a charge of indecent assault on a female, Mr. T. C. Cleary said that accused was a young man, of low mentality, and he had been so practically all his life.

His Honour said this was a case in which the protection of children was involved, and a sentence of two years' reformative detention was imposed.

"The crime was due Jo a craving for alcoholic liqucyr," said Mr. W. E. Leicoster, who appeared for ■William Mawson Channen, who admitted a charge of theft at Wellington.

His Honour said that in view of all the circumstances in this case prisoner would be let out for six months to see if he could resist the craving. Bonds must be furnished for his appearance at the end of the period specified.

Walter "Worthington, 38, a baker was sentenced to two years' hard labour for forging and uttering at Napier. His Honoijj said prisoner had a bad record. .

Joseph Francis Ward, 46, labourer, and Albert Joseph Bell, 43, labourer^ wore each sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour for breaking and entering and theft at Palmerston North.

Harold Joseph Whittle, alias Harold Tobin, 25, motor mechanic, who admitr ted a charge of theft of a motor-car, and of breaking and entering at Feilding, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with hard labour. His Honour said that accused had numerous previous convictions recorded against him.

Mr. J. WV Scott, who appeared for Joseph Pyrtle Howe, 38, carpenter, who had admitted a charge of theft at the Upper Hutt, said that accused had hitherto borne an excellent character in the district. His Honour admitted accused to probation for two years, on condition thr^ he made restitution of the amount stolen, in sums to be .fixed by the Probation Officer.