A CONTRITE PRISONER.
BUCKLEY ADMITS OFFENCES
PROMISE MADE TO REFORM
(Per United Press Association. HAMILTON, August 28. • I am sincerely sorry for having committed all those crimes which resulted from my escape from prison. I now await sentence from your Honor, knowing lull well that I am deserving of no favourable consideration’’’ This concluded a written statement, handed to Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court torday b.v John Leslie Buckley, who recently made a sensational escape from Mount Eden Prison, an 1 eluded the police for several weeks. Bucklev pleaded guilty to charges of stealing £M from a Taumarunm hardware shop, and breaking and entering the premises of the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Taumarunui. In his statement Buckley said he had no excuse to oftev. Imn heartily sick and tired of dishonesty. I have several years’ imprisonment before me, and have resolved that during those years I shall make of mvself a better and more worthy man. A woman member ol the Howard League for Penal Reform has kind y offered to heln me in this. 1 am only sorry that such help ; was not offered me a few months back.” He was sentenced to 12 months, lollowing his present term.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20499, 29 August 1928, Page 8
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201A CONTRITE PRISONER. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20499, 29 August 1928, Page 8
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