INHUMAN BRUTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 60, 18 August 1906, Page 8

INHUMAN BRUTES.

Stiff Sentences on Two Horrible Degenerates.

Tie shocking depravity of which alleged human .beings are periodicairy^discoverod' to toe guilty dyes an insight into the natural bent of some people m the direction of crime and the depths of degradation to .which they descend. Man is indeed a aueer animal, worse than beasts of ithe field at times, and- when he isthat low he is an absolute danger to the community and should be cut off from association with his-fellow. men, Two atrocious 'cases of criminality. disclosed at the Christohurch Supreme €ourt showed what brutes; exist m our midst. One low looking fellow of about 36. named John Henry Eagleatone, who follows the occupaiiion :of ploughman (he is now pursuing some other avocation at Lyttelton) was charged with attemptedfoeastiality on Mr Hoban's farm at Rotoiti. He had cone there from iTiniaru, and when he was discovered at his awful game and sacked, made a start for . Christchurch tut was arrested before he had got far. The details were of a most revolting character, and the jury adjudged him guilty.. In sentencing the accused Judge Chapman said he had been convicted on evidence of the clearest possible character of having attempted to commit a most, disgusting offence. He would order his imprisonment for five years. The other offender was a Swede named Robert Nordberg, charged' with committing an. unnatural offence at Ethelton on IJuly 6, upon a little boy aged 3* years ; there was a second count charging him with indecerit assault. It was an abominable case, and the ICourt was cleared. The jury found ; against accused (defended by Mr Harvey.) m the second, count. His •Honor asserted his agreement wrth ithe jury and said that it might be some satisfaction for them to know that certain evidence, which «jp.as not admissible, proved that the crime had 'been committed. He sentenced the accused to eight years' hard labor*,