A DIFFICULT CASE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13284, 16 June 1936, Page 5

A DIFFICULT CASE.

1 HIUSiaU lU H SUPREME COURT. Electric Telegraph—Press Association C-H RiS IVH U RUH . J une 15 Two young men. William John Davidson and William Malcolm I: tiqe Xorthcroft in the Suprei e i oux*t this morning for breaking into a shop and theft. Davidson was sentenced to twelve numbs' imprisonment. and Lcitch was placed on probation lor two years. It was stated that Davidson had Ik*c*u released from i Borstal institution only last December. File suggestion that prisoner suffered 1 rom a I orm of klcptomauia. was made by the judge when sentencing Harry Thomas Betts, a .ed AS years, for housi breaking and theft (four charges*, housebreaking with intent to commit theft (lour charges), and attempted house breaking w ith intent to commit the'lt (two charges). Iktts was sentenced to three years' hard labour. “4 ours is a very difficult ca"c/’ said his Honour, to Betts. “You are l.vhirc me* lor sent**nce on ten sopar—atc charge's. ami have admitted. : 11 ' •ik ! ■i , into 24 different honed Vou have lons list. You have had reformative detentieui for three years and recently 15 months* hard. lalwMir. sou liail only been Televised w 1 1 « n you set out to commit *!»»■ i - ies, ot burglaries. They are not e»f a dange*rc.us character, but rather an aggravated i«'rm of si.evak thie'ving. It 'dins to l»o a form of klcptonianja. t..-t as ict> is < r<le"d at prcM'nt t-lmre i*• no adequate treatnu nt. lor this condition. You cannot u will l» 'cnteined to tlire*c Ye*ars % hard labour.” Three youths who hael committed burglary were «-» li sent* nc« d to thri-o ars' il«*i- 'ti. n in a Borstal institute. Tin v wee 1 V i! H<dW v