THE OTIRA THEFT CASE

Grey River Argus, 22 November 1912, Page 7

THE OTIRA THEFT CASE

■• ■ «»■ . . PRISONER SENTENCED. Yesterday afternoon, Albert Durant, having pleaded guilty in the Lower Court, was brought up for sentence before His Honour Mr. Justice Sim on the following charges (1) That he did on or about' the. gth day of November, 1912, at Otira, steal one bottle of Peppermint Cure, one bottle Irish Moss, one razor and case, one bottle pain-killer, one bottle Pepso, shaving soap and white lilac soap of. the value of 1.7s cjd, also, the sum of the. property of James Patterson; (2) that, on October 15th at Blackball, he did steal one albert and medal to the. value of ,{5 ios the property of Thomas McGuinness; (3) on October 7th at Blackball he did steal one gold albert and medal the property _.of -Patrick Keaves ; (4) on March Vst., between Grey-mouth and Rcefton, he did steal three books valued at £2, the property of Edwin Ashton. Prisoner was asked whether he had anything to say and responded in tho negative. His Plonour asked whether anything was known about accused. - Mi". Hannan replied that there wcie no previous convictions recorded against him. The report of the I'm bation Officer had been received ami this he handed to His Honour. His Honour, having purused tho ir port, said that the officer was not in favour of the prisoner being admitted to probation. In fact, he case \vas one where probation would , not nm>iy. He would therefore senten' p prisoner to a short term of imprisonment. The -.fii.trnc.'' would be that accused vrould be sentenced to a ' term of three •nnnths nn each charge, the sentences to be ooncurent, and to a further term of not .more than three years refo'rmaive treatment. .".7 7"