SUPREME COURT.

Grey River Argus, 15 July 1922, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

VARIOUS SENTENCES. WELLINGTON, July 14. At the Supreme Court George Alfred Christie and Albert Gooday, for breaking and entering, were given six months ’ imprisonment. Arthur Gordon Kale, for indecent assault, was ordered to be detained at the Borstal Institution ft Invercargill for reformatory treatment for four Reuben Tawhao Kopu, for breaking entering and theft, was admitted to probation, upon strict terms, for two years. William Arthur Woods, for theft was sentenced to three years’ reformative detention. Karl Johan Bartel Sou nd strom ami Phillip Gunn a<lmitted theft of a sheep, but explained that they had be»m camping in rhe back country of Taranaki, 18 miles from the ne-rest village with a butcher’s shop, and had kill'd a stray sheep which had wjijidei-ed into their camp. The Chief Justice said the case was not of a serious type. Each accused was ordered to p- v £4 expenses, ami placed on probation for two years. Raymond Woodward, for disregard of a probationary license, was sentenced to two years’ reformative treatment.

CHRISTCHURCH SENTENCES. CHRIST--HT’RCH, July 14. At the Supreme Court several prisoners were brought up for sentence. William Broome Cant, formerly rabbit inspector and dog ranger for the Akaroa County Council, for the theft of the Council’s money, was admitted to pay £lO towards the cost of exti ■ diting him from Australia, and make restitution for the sum stolen. George Edgar Pengelly, aged 24. with a series of convictions aga'”.>t him from 1907, on charges of breaking and entering and theft, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, to be fol lowed by thre years’ reformative treatment. Thomas Bartlett, for breaking and entering and theft, received three years’ probation and Kenneth Harry Armstrong, false pret-enees, three years’ reformative treatment