AN EN-EMINE MANAGEL SENTENCED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12862, 10 May 1905, Page 6

AN EN-EMINE MANAGEL SENTENCED.

SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT

BY i I-I.K'.l.'Al'll. I'IUSS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. I.v sentencing Frank Johnson, ex-mine manager, of Nelson, who was convicted in tin' Supremo Court; on Monday of appropriating gold; flic property of the Golden Blocks Company, at Taitapu (Nelsojj). the Chief Justice paid that, Ihe consideration of tho case had j^ivon him Him« anxious thought. Ho had considered the previous good character of the prisoner, and also iho placo of trust occupied by him. No loss had occurred l<> his employers, as none of the missing gold had been sold. On Iho other hand tho crime of which lie had Iwcji found guilty was a serious one. A large sum of money was involved, and there had been si breach of trust. Further, the prisoner had not been subjected to any femptfifion. Ho had a large biliary, and was well off. The prisoner had given evidence and the jury had not believed him. The practice of himself and the other judges was that when tho accused had given evidence and that evidence was not believed by the jury, such eases could not come under the Probation Act. The sentence would bo a. nominal on©, considering the nature of the offence. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.