IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12530, 16 April 1935, Page 5

IN THE COURTS

EIGHT MONTHS’ REFORMATIVE. JUDGE REFUTES TRAP suggestion, (Press Association) DUNEDIN, April 15. Colin Raymond Wills. 23 wa s today sentenced to eight months’ reformative detention for carnally knowing a girl under the age of 16 years. Mr Justice Kennedy referred to a statement last week that a document was drawn up purporting to stifle the prosecution provided £l5O was paid to the girl’s father. His Honor said die dicll not accept the suggestion that the prisoner was the victim of a trap SLOT PHONES DAMAGED AND ROBBED. SIX WEEKS’ GAOL. (Press Association). WELLINGTON, April 15 Edward Thomas Firth, 2S and Cecil Roy Clarke 29, pleaded guilty to four charges of committing mischief hy wilfully damaging telephone slot cabinets each valued at £ls, and throe, chares of stealing' from telephones a. total of £2 3s Id. and three ’cash con tainers valued at. 10& Gd each. They were first offenders, am? were each sent to prison for-six weeks. DRUNKEN BURGLARS. TWO MEN COMMITTED FOR . SENTENCE. (Press Association). AUCKLAND.', April 15. Two burglars who, one being armed with a fully loaded revolver -ransack ed an unoccupied house in Eemuera bn 3\larch 29 and stole goods worth £ll7 and then made thcmsolve a drunk b.y consuming a bottl e of brandy a decanter of wine apd some ale,. appeared in th 0 Police Court today, plc.adcd guilty and were committed for sentence. - - • ' ' ’ r They were Henry Lewis Brennan, 42 and William Hdustpn 40, laborers Brennan also admitted breaking, into other premises previously and steal mg goods worth -£4O nnchidingihe revolver.