CONSPIRACY CASE
CHRYSTALL SENTENCED. TWO YEARS’ DETENTION. (Per Press Association—Copyright). WELLINGTON, Alay 21. A plea for probation for Harvey Aiaitland Chrystall, who, with Gordon Percy Aston, was found guilty of conspiracy, and of five other offences, was made in the Supreme Court today by his counsel,- Air Leicester. He stressed evidence of witnesses that Chrystall had seemed to be under the domination of Aston. J ustice Smith sentenced , Harvey Aiaitland Chrystall to reformative detention not exceeding two years, for having conspired with Gordon Percy Aston to defraud Hartley Roy Sellers of £6765. Chrystall, who with Aston was found guilty of conspiracy and five other charges was sentenced on three counts to 18 months’ reformative detention, and oil the other two to one year’s reformative, all the terms to he concurrent.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1940, Page 6
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