PRISONERS SENTENCED AT AUCKLAND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17837, 4 May 1926, Page 11

PRISONERS SENTENCED AT AUCKLAND.

ONE OFFENDER GIVEN SEVEN YEARS’ GAOL. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 4. The Supreme Court Grand Jury found no bill against John Wilson Reynolds, charged, with others, with causing damage to a motor-car with intent to defraud. John Murray Allison, for breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime and assault, was given two years’ probation. Arthur Norman Shalle, for an unnatural offence committed at New Plymouth, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment.

PALMERSTON NORTH HAS LIGHT LIST.

PALMERSTON NORTH, May 4. The Palmerston North quarterly sessions of the Supreme Court opened this morning before Mr Justice Alpers. The Grand Jury returned true bills in the cases of Hazel M’Namara, charged with infanticide, a'nd Herbert Michael Bailey, charged with negligently driving a mo-tor-cycle and allegedly causing the death of a cyclist. Addressing the Grand Jury, his IJonor congratulated the district on the absence of serious crime, saying that the two criminal charges were the outcome ot very unfortunate acts. Considering the diversified interests of a centre of this importance, where so many young men were in positions of trust, there was a remarkable absence of cases of dishonesty. There was an equally gratif3 r ing absence of sexual cases.