PRISONERS SENTENCED

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 December 1934, Page 2

PRISONERS SENTENCED

TOWN CLERK IMPRISONED [PER press association.] WELLINGTON, December 19. The following prisoners were sentenced to-day, by the Chief Justice: — James William Burton, 20, Charles Arthur Revell, 21, breaking, entering, theft two charges, two years’ reformative detention. Rangi Martin, forgery, six months’ hard labour, cumulative with sentences being served. Neil Campbell, burglary, eighteen months’ imprisonment. Herbert Monteroy Tansley, theft of unemployment funds at Waipukurau, two years’ reformative detention. Christian Mathieson Gronn, in respect to the same transaction, eighteen months’ reformative detention. James Rodney Reardon, sending a telegram of threat to kill, ordered to come up if called, within twelve months. In this case, it was urged his intention was to stop a woman drinking, and there was no intention of carrying out the threat. The Judge took the view it was not a case for sending prisoner to gaol, but he warned him he must behave. Prisoner has to pay the costs of the prosecution.

As regards the Waipukurau prisoners, eloquent pleas were made on the ground of the pressure both.men had been under financially, but the Judge said it was quite plain the circumstances were such as to prevent the benefits of probation being extended to either prisoner.

While counsel was speaking, the Judge pointed out there were really a series of offences over'a period of ten months, including forgery. The Judge remarked that Tansley, who was the Town Clerk, really drew in Gronn.