EPIDEMIC OF BURGLARIES

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1929, Page 16

EPIDEMIC OF BURGLARIES

SENTENCES AT WELLINGTON. Wellington, December 18. 1 Nine of 11 prisoners appeared before the Chief Justice for sentence to-day, they having pleaded guilty to the offences of breaking and entering. His Honour described this phase of crime as an epidemic, which would have to be sternly repressed by the Court. For breaking, entering and theft at Shannon, Gordon Max King and Algae R. D. Mason were sentenced to two vears at Borstal, and Daniel Gilchrist to nine months’ reformative detention. There is a recommendation to the Pris-

ons Board to consider the release of King and Gilchrist at a comparatively early date if their behaviour is good. Grace Herein aia and John Joseph Ryan, breaking, entering and theft at Levin, were sentenced to nine months’ reformative detention. Hugh Simons and William Johnson, breaking, entering and theft at Waroa, were sentenced to two years at Borstal.-

Johnson, who also pleaded guilty to opening a postal packet, also has a recommendation to the Prisons Boaid. Henry Kaiwara, attempted breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime (two charges), was sentenced to four years’ reformative detention. On three charges of false pretences and theft Arthur Willoughby Brassey was sentenced to 12 months’ reformative detention.