SUPREME COURT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 18, 17 December 1938, Page 15

SUPREME COURT

PRISONERS SENTENCED. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 15. Prisoners sentenced by Mr Justice Quilliam to-day included Frank Albert Uholdcroft, aged 20, a labourer and motor-driver, for breaking and entering with intent to steal, and attempted breaking and entering. He received two years’ reformative detention. It was not his first offence, and the probation officer’s report was unfavourable.

Graham Gibson Douglas lticc, a motor salesman and clerk, for failing to account for money, and forgery and uttering, received two years’ reformative detention. To counsel’s plea, the Judge responded: “Are you aware that he forged the name of a young girl in an office, who might have got into serious trouble? He did not scruple to risk thq reputation of a

young girl by forging her name.” Addressing prisoner, the Judge said he had set about in a very deliberate way to rob liis employer. He had a bad record,- and his previous convictions showed 110 must pay the penalty of his crime.

Cyril Kempt, aged 28, a theatre manager, on three charges of theft as a servant, was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within two years.

“You and your like must learn that crimes of violence will not be permitted in this country,” said Mr Justice Quilliam in sentencing Howard Lee Do Grut, aged 22, a bootmaker and farm labourer, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering, and robbery with violence. Sentence was three years’ hard labour for roldiery and two years’ hard labour for breaking and entering. The Judge also took a serious view of the case of Malcolm Paterson Nicholson, aged 39, a cook and porter, for wounding with intent to do grevious bodily harm. He declared that the use of a knife would not bo tolerated in this country.