GRIME PUNISHED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23721, 30 July 1940, Page 4

GRIME PUNISHED

VARIETY OF CHARGES ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE PENALTY FOR TWO OFFENDERS A number of persons for sentence for various-offences came before Mr. .Justice Callan in the Supreme Court yesterday. ''Robbery with violence is an offence of which the law takes a serious view," said His Honor, when sentencing two Australians, John Terrence Green, carpenter, aged 23 (Mr. Aekins), and Charles MoKenzie Ross, showman, aged 26 (Mr. Robinson), to 30 months' imprisonment, with hard labour, for stealing with personal violence a watch and chain and Ss in money from a retired farmer.

Allan Howard York (Mr. Terry), aged 31, v and Gerald Alston Lewis (Mr. Dickson), aged 29, both of whom were charged with housebreaking, were sentenced to eight months' imprisonment with hard labour. His Honor commented upon the fact that, while Lewis entertained at his home a man and his family, York broke into their house. Although amateurs, morally their offence was more reprehensible than that of many professional thieves.

Imprisonment with hard labour for two years was imposed upon a Maori aircraft mechanic, Hohepa Tamihana Hapi, aged 30 (Mr,. King), who had pleaded guilty to burglary at a city jeweller's shop and the theft of diamond rings. His Honor said the accused had twice been in trouble for theft and been placed on probation. He had misused his talents and education, and tho only result then could bo a term in gaol. Walter Joseph Brophy (Mr. Sullivan), aged 46, married, was placed on probation for four years under special conditions, on a charge of indecent assault upon a male.