LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1169, 3 July 1911, Page 3

LAW REPORTS.

SUPREME COURT. SIX PRISONERS SENTENCED. YOUXG OFFKNDEES. On Saturday morning his Honour Sir. Justice Pirn, siltin? in tlio Supreme Court, sentenced six prisoners convicted of various offence?. Air. T. Neavo appeared for the Crown. A ycuiug nisin, William Stanley 'Wesley, described as a steward, in whose behalf -Mr. 11. 1\ O'Loary appeared, was brought forward for forgery and uttering. Mr. OM.eary asked for probation for the youth, who had been in Now Zealand only four weeks prior to (he commission of the offence, fie had a brother, age<l 10 years, for whom the prisoner's incarceration would be a most unfortunate thing. The Judge admitted tho prisoner to probation for two years, and ordered him to pay the costs of the prosecution, £2 Bs. Recent Arrival. Patrick Connolly and William Henry Cattermole, men between the ages of 30 and 40 years, had committed a theft from the steamer Drayton Grange. Connolly stated that tho offence was his first. He would like to have a chanci; to get Homo', where.he hM a mother living. Caltormolo put in a written statement. Tho police report described Connolly as a sailor who had arrived here in December, 1010. He had been ouco convicted for deserting from his ship. Cattermole had arrived here in May last, and had no convictions against him. Each prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Common Theft, William O'Brien, a labourer, middleAged, had pleaded guilty to theft from a dwelling. Ho also was a recent arrival in the Dominion, having come from Australia. He had been twice convicted of theft. A sentence of 12 months' hard labour was imposod. A Rouyh Life. A bright young man, Leslie Evan, twenty-three years of age, described as a camp labourer, came up for sentenco on three charges of forgery and uttering. Mr. Neave said that Ryan had come from Victoria. He had previously borne a good character. Since his mother died (when he was It years of age) the accused Jiad lived a very rough life. Tho gaoler stated that accused was by no means a lazy lad. His Honour released tho prisoner on three years' probation, stipulating that he should pay the cost of the prosecution, ,£3 is., and that he refund the amount of the cheques. X2G Us., in instalment! of «l'l a month, commencing on August 1. ° ■ Not a Good Character. John Bradley, 19 years of age, a labourer, had nothings say when brought up for .sentence on a charge of brcakin" and entering. The police gave Bradley a . character that was not good. Ho had thrice been convicted of theft from hotels-at Palmcrston North, Pahiatua, and Auckland. Me was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and was ordered to bo de-