PRISONERS SENTENCED.
THREE DECLARED HABITUAL CRIMINALS.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day.
Three criminals with lengthy records were declared by Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, this morning to be habitual criminals.
Two of them, Roy George Cudby and Charles King, appeared for sentence on charges of theft at Hawera and New Plymouth. In addition to having served numerous sentences 'in New Zealand, they had records in England. The third was John Thompson, who appeared for sentence on a breaking, [entering and theft charge at Petonc. He had a list dating from 1924. The sentences in each ci'uie were two years' (hard labour.
Other prisoners sentenced were: Geoffrey Conrad Spencer, theft from dwelling at Kaetihi, two years' probation; William Tc Moananui, breaking, entering and theft, at Wairoa, eighteen months' reformative detention; Samuel Smith, breaking, entering and theft at Napier, eighteen months' reformative detention; Ronald Scott Barker, five charges of breaking, entering and theft, at Hastings, four years' reformative detention; Jim Davis, aged 20 years, theft at New Plymouth, two years in borstal institution.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1935, Page 5
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