LAW REPORTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2986, 25 January 1917, Page 9

LAW REPORTS

SUPREME COURT

PRISONERS SENTENCED

; 'Five., prisdriers 'appeared before His 'Honour Mr. Justice' Edwards for sentence in.the -Supreme Court yesterday. Milton William Barlow, a lad of 16, ■was brought up for sentence _ on i charge : of ' breaking -' and ■ entering, at 'Stratioril. ■His Honour said it i was always _ a 'painful duty to sentence a boy .to im-. iprisonment, hut dn triis ca6d it. was the', 'hoy! s only hops.,, He had been pre-; viously'convictecl'df theft. He was the istfn :df 'a'drunke'h father.and 'Wad' not been'under '.proper.'Control. 'would be sentenced to an indefinite ;ter-m- 'of imprisonment forpurposes of Reformation, and the Prisons Board 1 would uso discretion ; as to his detention. Prisoner would' be. sentenced to a period of "detention ;not exceeding five ; years: 'industrial School Escapees. JoseplrAu'drew M'Williams and Henry Joseph Allp'orV two youths of sixteen, who had absconded from tho Stoke Industrial Fe?m;: entered a dozen houses, stealing and destroying property valued at '£100, were brought up for 'sentence. From the police reports it appeared that both lads had a bad record, having been, convicted of serious offences oh several occasions, were sentenced to a term of detention: for reformative purposes/not to exceed seven yea-rs. other cases'..' William -who pleaded guilty at.Palmerston-North.', to ft' charge of theft from ; the person; handed in a written, statement, in■'. which he said' ho /had no-intention of: committing a crime.' He was -sentenced to one year's imprisonment, with ted labour. ■ ~' / ..." .'_' ; John Thomas Christie,.tlie young man who ' decamped from : Palmerstan North on a, motor cycle, which he had not paid, for, and which, he subsequently 'sold to ft woman, at Lyall Bay, handed'in a- Written- statement,- when asked if Oio- had anything to say. The money, ho 'said, would be fully paid back, and if lib: were allotted: ten minutes could produce a substantial part of it. Prisoner was. allowed' to do so and,'returned.!with > £20. note' and a £].."note.'' ' ■ .;" ■ His Honour, said-it was' impossible thai prisoner could ; have spent the remaining £34 'out of the £55- ho received for the machine. Prisoner said that ho had no further money hidden, hut,the Judgo was of opinion that he should ho remanded to allow him to find or account for the balance, and hi: was accordingly remanded till February. 5.