PRISONERS SENTENCED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19248, 13 February 1937, Page 15

PRISONERS SENTENCED

NAPIER SUPREME COURT THEFT AND ASSAULT (I'or Press Association.) NAPIER, this day. Frederick William Morley was to-day sentenced to gaol for six mouths, on each of two charges of theft. Mr. Justice Ostler, in passing sentence, said that he regretted that one of the Crown's witnesses was not standing alongside Ihe prisoner. Percy Raeburn Smyrk, on a charge ol theft as a servant, was found not guilty on the direction of the judge.

The jury acquitted Patrick O'Shannessy ol an indecent assault charge. Henry Victor Wright Uarke, au engraver, aged 34, ou two charges of an unnatural offence and indecent assault on a male at Wairoa, was sentenced lo gaol for five years with hard labour,

Keith Stewart Dawson, motor engineer, aged 27, ou two charges of forgery and two charges of uttering and also obtaining credit by fraud at Napier was placed on probation foi two years. Anikanara Rangirangi, aged 28, on two charges of false pretences at -Napier was placed on probation for a year. Albert Thomas Smith, labourer, aged 40, for the theft of a model yacht at Napier was, also placed on probation for ;i year. .foe Waikawa, labourer, aged 32, on two charges of false pretences at Wairoa was sentenced similarly.

David William Mcßirney, aged 34, a plumber, for obscene exposure at Napier, was placed on probation for a vear.