FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINTS.
MILITARY PRISONERS CHARGED. [l!Y TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ROTORUA, Thursday. Two military prisoners from Kaingaroa, J. H. Burns and R. J. Lambess, were charged before Mr. Kenrick, S.M., with preferring frivolous complaints against wardersBurns had complained that Warder Bergen assaulted him, and when he had influenza, had not allowed him milk. Lambess stated that Warder McLeod had made it his hobby to persecute military prisoners. Burns refused to give evidence, and Lambess asserted that he had been reported for idling without cause, and his tobacco had been stopped. \\arders gave evidence in rebuttal of the charges. Both accused were convicted, and fined three months' marks. Lambess was also sentenced to four days' bread and water.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17275, 26 September 1919, Page 6
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116FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINTS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17275, 26 September 1919, Page 6
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