FLOGGING ORDERED.
IN FOUR CASES. THE JUDGES SEE- NO OTHER WAY,
THE CRIMES.ACT. 'PECULIAR FLAW NOTICED. "< , .. ...• (By Telograpli.i-l'rcss.Association.!. ■', ....:;.. Auckland, February 21 ; ,! Flogging was ordered in four instances: \: by his_ Honour M,r. Justice Edwards when , .... •passing''scntenco at.. tiuf jStljijrcnio' Court .' to-day during the/present' 'criiljinal sos- • sion. The Gl'and' Jury/i'n view of tli6> > largo, number of- indecent-assault: oases...' includod.in.tho.caleiidar, recommended tho uko, of the lash,' mid 1 tho effect, of- the sentences passed by his'Hoiibur to-day will' thus be to jcarry- out that reebnvmen-i dation.. His Honour,.in passing.sentence, commohtedou tho fact that-imprisonment'' •-' alono.had failed to pet asa deterrcnt.nnd flogging was tho, only remedy;'for' the evil. ; Tho first' prisoner placeil.'-in" l tlip box , for scntenco, was Thomas Hammond, a' '■'• young man who had boon convicted of .'■ behaving Indecently; to: a littlo girl.' " His Honour remarked' that prisoner- :'..> stood convicted (and most properly con-, vioted). of one of- the most heinous crimes,-'. '<■■ deliberately, committed, that-it wa'sVipos-" V .-',: siblo to commit, The Grand. Jury, whom ':• ho (his- Honour). took- to ■'■ represent: ilia V-■ community' at'large,' .had. fccommen'di>d' ■'", that offences of this natttvo should'! be punished by the lash... It Was the opinion!-. » ; of-' the G.-afld Jury, and-'it-was his, (his': f; 'Honour's)! opinion also, tliaty if- anything, ~, would prevent this'class. d£: criiuo.iVwas:.' '.' clearly the lash.; He. intended, in all theso.-.,'.' eases,:'to .inflict a Hogging,:and ho desired '•':', to-.ask .the pre'ss.toj givo. piximincnce : , 10..-.,i'. his intention. Ho'"wished.'to emphasiso, - the fact- that the number of strokes, which; .■ - Jio intended to order in-the present, case,■ ;i----must iipt lio taken hs an indication of tlio;--.'..' number, that would lie ordered in futuw, ■'•'„ In fnturo the limtibcr of strokes, that 1 would be -ordered-, would .-ha, materially. in-> cr-MPed,'and.would lie severe pu'ni.shment i; k . instead of only, a'severe, warning as in tlio ')■ present instance. " : . ■■'■'' ■'.'Pri.soufir,;,waS:then-sentenced to.; thrsA ,'■■ years'imprisonment w:ith one. flogging of ' ten strokes with t)ie,l,ish, -~ ,'> : , ...,,'.•; ..The'next.'prisoripr- was 'an man., \- n.-imed. Rob;rt Connprj who'; had ' b*eti ..'.'' found giiilty of indecently''assaulting a, .-'■.. little gjrl at:Devohpert; :'•..': ,i,.' .'■ "It is! always di,stnftff,«l to. order, ; a ■ ;. l' person'{b;i»"flo'iijefl-/' saiit.'liis'.nohour- in.''J.',-, passing 'sentence, '."on'iP It'is, "a,' reiiieily:.-., that 'should absolutely,' neecsfary,'' 1 l lt, is still' hiore: ■'-'" .repulsive.' l6'"'or'dyr: ll|a ' llogttiiig. of ■; ' an' old'• mail',' wlids>V age' should' (nftko . him' "* tho, ' prol*<Stor "'' of«'.' v.;' instead oFth'fl defi.cy'(if-theni.'. Lest the' ,' p'itblid. think it inhumane,: to -floj ,d hiaii ■'-,'. of prisoner's ajjeiT'Svp.ulii- like'to, nidko , , if uerfectly clear, that* - wheh" flogging is .■ ilifljetejl/i a gaol' siirgcOn,'is always'.'in '' : ntteud ; aiioJ, t 'n:ii(l''liq , is rtfiufed l;y law'tn. ].., stop if if it, is, beyotid the; endurance o!•'■■.:' the'' prisonw.' '[ ' Irt the', 'prpreiit QasC the :: . ciroumstaiKes. nre.' :so;bad: as; \ they. were, 1 ]!!! the' previous, case,' but 'the, ,■; fact..that'the, prisoner (on ' account of .: liis ycafc).is.bciiig'mo'rQ leniently .treated .-,. iiiiist not be' tak'en'by.'criminalß as a, pre-"- / oe3eJit*.tliat"th'oy'will lw leniently, treated' in future;". The senlcucrs'miist bo.taken ...'', as"• a-"warning.' p'vei 1 and ovef-agaiji •;.•■' bal warnings have, been.given to prisoiicrs. l - : griilty of tliis 'abnormb.l, practice." but they'■ have failed, and'.it. is, quite, clear;'that :;■ practical; punishment "is..!tlto ' only • Ihinif.. U: thiafwilh's'ugpres'sT-it."',""'' V " '"-.- .'" ,:■■-.',: :.-'A'.'seiit'eiSce 'of "th'ree.'years' imprison. \\' ■meat wnth oho, ffoggin'|'of'five.'laslies' was. ■ iii(licted:"' : ; ■'''."';"'"'' '':' '. ,'■,- '.-!,
•young- mtiji/'wliS bad also" bjJNMi''convicted''' Hc'liand^ I :'''. cd up a aoc'um6n't''(sqttihp; : forth l;lie- feobdj;. i ? ''■ previously.' hy' lihn) : Wrl' ";'.' his Honour's, per.usa], .•'•*'■•.•' "" '.'(-.■'".''■ i; ■''Tlvo'pva'nil* Jui'x,''. said his Hoiumr, ■ after' paper/ "frlib represent ■',■:■,'■'" the. arid gqtid "ffclihs: o£ the', coin-'.'.' "... inunityV.Tinyo;rre'oonjmcnue"d ; that', 'in 1 of* v "staiid coiiv'Y. .* •.'victetli '■'• fh© "offender i "shall," ho "punished ■ • ■-■• ■'•■ ,iyith .: the;, lash, You'' arg. [-> fcenftnfced! ; :.'■ j< : to' H'hreo years*'.impris6iim£i)t' willi,'one''/;.;'.,:' flb'p;|lu'g'of. : leiV.lnshes. J ..!..->. A'.i ■• '-' A""n)ii"n;of"nnc|rtld 'a<;e, named Frank. .<;' Rhodes, 'replied iff:', (.lie.:" negative•when■ '.'(-;.f ,asked ifi ho nad aiiytli.inß to; say> why, sch>'; teuoe;, should riot"' W paSfeejVon him for. '•';,.,' having."coitfim'tted ' hii "offence, siinihr. to' those co'mjmttcdtby"'tlW;piie'v|oui.!pi>i&.,* ;,.' 'oners;' '; ' ' ' ."' •!"■■"." "■"'.'! .'"'"0 '■"■'■;" ' .Yv ■'■ '
.'His Honour 'addressed' tho --A K-: similar terms to. tlic. 4lt*titly. , , sentenced; ;Hoadded-thatlt yiW.liiipos:' /'."; siblc to.tako 'ago'as : 'a' reason.;for' .iiiimun-..''.:r ,: ityVfrom tho lasliiii teso'caics.■■'lf.suon.' ■!■',<, '■■■• an. excuso were, allowed, : it, , would\..i! -?; ; moan . tltat elderly-; offenders" weiilbV,. ; ; '; get.,.' imprisonmont, 'and-' that > they V S:'•■'■_ would- bo more, leniently treated than .' ,7 younger offender's. It. was most.lament.' . ; ! js .able- tliatf offen'eos , of. : t'liiß'.kind .wbrp-.al nioro. frequently— ;. V committed.by.ojderly,nicn.''..A spnWiico.ofi >,' < .three years' imprisonment with onn. flog- 1 , :J gine.of- five lasliosjWjMild.be; imposed,. ■ j' / ;J ;: ',.; Thqmns.Loc'h,- fifty-two, years-'of>;'ago, ;^;''j ; was..placed inl'tlio. liojc.ior. sentence,oh'o» ' ~, cliargej. of. having, carnally. [ a..,g1rt ... ■ under the. age of• sixteen years, ... >..■.;''.:...■ ", Dr. Bamfwd.,Mi>wseuiing.accused,,stat-, ,:..*'.;'V. ed. that,'prisoner, previously, bonus a:,';''..;;; jrood character,; although ho. (Dr./,Bami •/. ■■>■ ■■■;•; for.d)>was fully aware that previous ohaf«S. ■'■'■ ;• actet had littKkaripK QU ; tlieije cas'M, , t'v . His Honour it. haven't; looked'at; his'n*', ■■;:■■ cord.' ■'-"i-,'./''''.' : -': \-';V'->v''Y. '■'' *-"")': ,- - .;'''■:"' Continuing, the Judgo: remarked. that,; owing to a daw' in-'the:.Crimes Act, h»:. ~: "was unable to, crd?rtlio. lash. in. cases in.i, r ; winch 'prisoners .had., been,, guilty of ao-y ; tual carnal knowledge,- whcroa9. In rnac-' ,' cent assault cases (which'word "really'tlio, v ,-'' minor offence, of ■ tho'. two) he..had such' ' '■.'.'■;■ power. ■ Although prisoner -was jfuilty of ... ■-'..- two flhnrges—one of carnal knowledge «nd!' •'.. •■■;;■■',-j Uis .other of Indecent''assault—lie" (liiilt. .' .- -. to mergO; ■-.•;.' \ tho latter, cliargo •'into' tho former ono,l ..■■'■: "Bad-it hot.teen ,/•,: , our.', "you .would' have been liable to bj ■'• ~ .1. flogged," and flogged assuredly you'woulflj; .. ; i, lmve.been with, other prisoners who, really ,: " ■; •ii'iivc merely acted'indecently/ .'■ ; . ; ;_] ■'■
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