BREAKING AND ENTERING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11745, 23 September 1902, Page 7

BREAKING AND ENTERING.

William Watson, alias William Wilfcins, alias Amos Suttan, was charged "with having, on August 4th, 1902, broken into and entered the shop of F. Train, of Waito tara, and stolen four ipairs of boots, certain tobacco and pipe, one coat, one. pair of dungaree trousers, one pair of tweed trousers and two ringa. Mr Mackay a t p<peared for Ihe accused. who pleaded "guilty." Mr Fitzherbert pointed out that there •wera four previous conviction? against the accused. Mr Mackaf said that since accused was last released from gaol he had worked steadily, "but had apparently lapsed from honesty because of being so near a store. As soon as arrested he made a cJean breast of the affair, and as the man was over 60 years of age, Mr Mackay hoped hie 'Honor would temper justice with mercy, and inflict as lenient a sentence as popr His Honor said that at Wellington in 1879 th« prisoner -was sentenced to 3 years* in 188t in Wellington to 6 years, in 1889, at

Blenheim, to 6 years, and in 1899, at 1 Wanganui, to 18 months. Addressing the ! prisoner, his Honor said: It is plain that you are one of those unfortunate persons who are much better in charge of people appointed for that purpose. The argument that you lapsed from honesty because there "vva* a store to break into does nob appeal, to me. I will have to put you fcome'w'here where you can't break in— ■where you can oji.v bivak oat—if you can. You will be sentenced to o years imprisonment in the Wanganui Gaol.