AN OLD OFFENDER.
John Burke O'Brien, on remand, was charged ori Thursday at Ljttelton, be fore Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., with having attempted to commit suicide on January Bth. Though the accused when previously charged admitted that he was so ashamed of being in the lookup that he wished to make away with - himself, he now pleaded that he had no intention of committing suicide. Sergeant Rutledge gave evidence as to the two attempts accused had made to strangle himself. The accused expressed the utmost horror of gaol, and almost collapsed when the Bench decided to sentence him to three months' imprisonment. He recovered, however, and expressed the utmost gratitude when Mr Bishop explained that he would not be sent to gaol so long as he behaved himself properly in the Samaritan Home, where Mr Smail undertook to take charge of tho man, as soon as he has completed a sentence of' one month's imprisonment which he is now underfoing. Mr Smail said the accused had een in the Home previously, and had conducted himself well while there. In closing the 'case. Mr Bishop said to Mr Small: "I don't envy you your charge."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 6912, 21 January 1901, Page 4
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195AN OLD OFFENDER. Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 6912, 21 January 1901, Page 4
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