IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11948, 19 May 1933, Page 3

IN THE COURTS

PR ISONERS SENTENCED FOUR YEARS DETENU ON rOk HOLD-UP MEN. * Press Assurin'. lon > DUNEDIN, [May IS. The following prisoners M ' pl 'e smiten ml in the Supreme Court today - - Allan Clive Maiigan, 21, and AN bliam Eion Allan, IS. charged wuh bolding up a taxi-driver Aiitb a involve.-, and also burglary, were each sentenced to four years’ detention in a. Borstal institution. The accused ongagsu a taxi-driver to take them to the outskirts of the city, where they held up the driver and searched liim. The driver struck one with hi s fist, and both bolted. Ail tiwy got was a box of matches. I h-' volver wa s not recovered. The accused said it was useless,, and they bad thrown it away, , Albert Harris, for attempting to escape from custody vvliilo waiting trial on a chargo of, receiving stolen property, received six months’ imprisonment. The accused uas found attempting to saw the bar of a cel! AvindoAV.

COMMON GAMING HOUSE CHINESE FINED. (ProsH A■/*fa* if** l DUNEDIN, May 18 For using premiss s as a cpinut.n gaming house, Charles AVeng Avas finely £lO and costs, and six othr*' wild were found on the premises 20s ano costs. Counsel that the bank iwas being conducted to help Chinese unemployed 1 Tl'.-o magistrate remarked that paka •poo Avas A'cr.y analagous to aH unions, Avhere the draw depended on certain numbers. It was very ..different from fan tfui or playing dice.