MR BADDELEY'S SENTENCES.
The oorreßp"ndent of a oontpmpnrary Bays;— Mr Baddo^y, Assistant Resident Magistrate, has O'ime In for censure from the newspapers for the harsh manner m which he has been dealing with prisoners brought before him at the Police Court, Yesterday, he sentenced an habitual drunkard to twelve months, and fined a ponr foreigner £10 with coatß, which brought the sum up to £12 14a for alleged cruelty to a dog, and ordered an old man to gaol for a year beoauso he had no means of support. Twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labor, Is becoming a standing penalty for what used to be considered sofficlently punished by a week or so In gaol. There Is (aays the " Herald ") something very dreadful m the thought of the terrorism 'hat might be exercised by the capricious use of the power of rounding up to Oourt thoae who may be uingled out from their fellows as having no lawful means of support. Mr Baddeley's sentences are unnecessarily severe, and It Is time the Minister of Justice Interfered.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1778, 1 March 1888, Page 3
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176MR BADDELEY'S SENTENCES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1778, 1 March 1888, Page 3
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