SUPREME COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 700, 9 May 1916, Page 11

SUPREME COURT.

THIS AFTERNOON'S CASES. : SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT. j David McNally and Frederick Harris Saunders appeared for sentence ,on charges of theft and receiving ; stolen goods. Mr A. T. Donnelly, who appeared 'for holh men, said thai Saunders was '35 years old and married, with one ichild. He had lived in Christehurch all his life, except for four years in jTimaru. For nine years he had been employed by Strange and Co., for j 10 years by Aulsebrook and Co., and latterly by (lees, Ltd. McNally was 33 years old, and married, and had been employed by Recce and Sons I for between nine and 10 years. j Early in March McNally enlisted, and | when he was arrested he was under j orders to proceed to camp. The jgoods had been recovered except for 'about £ls worth, for which restitution could be made. j His Honour pointed out that both | men occupied positions of trust. Each prisoner was sentenced to !six months' imprisonment with hard (labour. FORGERY. , Vivian James Adlam, 25 years old, j w r ho had previously been convicted of theft, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour on each of two charges of forgery—one committed in Decern-1 ber and one in April. Mr Cuningham appeared for accused. AN HABITUAL CRIMINAL. Alfred Genet, a man of middle! age, was put forward for sentence i for false pretences, to be dealt with as an habitual offender. Prisoner handed in a written statement. In answer to his Honour, Mr Raymond said that prisoner was 44 J years old, and was a hopeless of- ! ; fender. Between 1900 and 1915 he | had been convicted on 14 occasions,; for a variety of offences, including ! theft, assault, and forgery and nt- j tering. He was at present serving a sentence, imposed by a Magistrate, for theft, and was put forward to be dealt with as an habitual offender. 'An order declaring accused an habitual offender, and directing that on the 1 expiration of his present sentence he be detained in a reformatory prison under the Act, was made by his Honour. A SOLDIER SENTENCED. Richard O'Brien, who appeared in khaki, was put forward for sentence on a charge of attempted carnal knowledge. Mr A. T. Donnelly, who appeared to apply for leniency for prisoner, said that O'Brien had been in camp I for three months before the offence was committed. He had been in | Oamaru on iinal leave, and was on ! his way back to camp when he com- \ mitted the offence. He was 33 years of age, and up to the present his character had been good. Counsel! pointed out that the evidence disposed of the suggestion made by the girl that force was used to her. Mr Raymond said that accused's character hitherto had been good, except that sometimes he indulged in a little drink. His Honour said that the offence was a serious one, and there seemed lo him to be no reason why he should depart from the usual course. Prisoner would be sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour. (Proceeding.)