ASSAULT ON WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 November 1923, Page 5

ASSAULT ON WOMEN

THREE YEARS’ SENTENCE. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 9. George Ayre, who broke into the /Kiosk at Otaki; and chloroformed a, girl, appeared at the Supreme Court for sentence. . , . Judge Reed said that prisoner had pleaded guilty to a very serious crime If either of the young ladies in the Kiosk had been in a delicate state ol health,, accused might easily have been arraigned on a charge of mur der. There had been, considerable deliberation in what accused had done. Prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for one year, to be followed by detention of two years for reformative purposes. DISGUSTING PHOTOGRAPH. \ J- /■ Arthur Alphonso Silvester Joseph Everett, for indecent assault, Was 'sentenced to five years’ hard labour. His Honour said that in prisoner s possession was found a book and o number of photographs. He had examined these and they were ol a most disgusting and degrading character. Prisoner collapsed when leaving the dock. THEFT AND FORGERY. Alfred John Scoon, for theft, was ordered to be detained for reformative Judge took into consideration that accused had given every assistance m clearing up matters. Gerald Leonard Knowles, false pretences and forgery, was ordered two gears’ hard labour.