NAPIER SUPREME COURT
By Tolegraph—Press Association Napier, June 10. In the Supreme Court His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir liobert Stout), ih addressing the jury, said that the number of prisouors was unusual. Napier never had many criminals, but this time the number was large. There were nine cases for the grand jury, compared with'five and six for the two prior sittings. The pumber was large for tho district, especially during the war.' Ho did not know the cause. Some of the crime wns duo to drink and other causes. Perhaps criminal persons would travel to places where they knew that they would bo favourably treated by the common jury. Crime'would increase where, criminals were allowed to go free. Tho certainty of punishment was preferable to! soverity of punishment in dealing with crime. His Honour flion, proceeded to deal with the various-eases. ' Joseph Sweeney, for horse-stealing, to which he pleaded'guilty,-was (sentenced lo six months' 'imprisonment. ■'" Charles Scott, who liud pleaded guilty to eattle- ' stealing, was admitted to probation. Pihirhirn Moana, charged-witli obtaining money by a false pretence, was found guilty, but sentonce was deferred.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 225, 11 June 1918, Page 7
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184NAPIER SUPREME COURT Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 225, 11 June 1918, Page 7
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