SENTENCES AT HASTINGS
INDECENT ASSAULT CONVICTION. “WOULD CONSIDER FLOGGING.” By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hastings, Last Night. Four prisoners were sentenced in the Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Blair this morning. Arthur McCrory, postal official, charged with the theft of £362 from the public accounts, was sentenced to reformative detention for a term not exceeding 18 months. His Honour said he took a lenient view on account of McCrory’s frankness in confessing. Desmond Kenny, Whakatane, labourer, aged 23, found guilty on Tuesday of indecent assault, was sentenced to reformative detention for a term not exceeding 15 months. Donald Arnott, aged 30, farmer, and Margaret Minnie Ethel Gladys Bell, aged 23, domestic, charged with attempted rape'on a girl under 16, with attempted carnal knowledge and with indecent assault, were found guilty on the last count and each was sentenced to reformative detention for a term not exceeding three years. The judge remarked that the jury had taken a merciful view and had a verdict of guilty been returned on the first count he would have considered a flogging for Arnott.
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1933, Page 7
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