PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 250, 10 July 1918, Page 6

PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME

—» PRISONERS SENTENCED. In the Supreme Court yesterday morning, before llis Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert, Stout), four prisoner; were presented lor sentence. !i i-i.-o ul them were lads, John Reginald Tnylon (16 years of age), John Do.-mim O'Hagai (17 yews), and Arth.ir Main (17 years) who had pleaded guilty to charges oi breaking and entering and theft. Mr. J. Prcndeville, of the Crown Lm Office, who appeared for the Grown, sale ' that the two vornger lads were stil under the jurisdiction of Hie Kducatioi Department. Main had been discharged i from the jurisdiction of the Department last month. His Holiour committed 'laylor am ' O'Hagan to the Weroroa industrin » School, and Jfain was ordered to com< ' up for sentenoe on the tecond Mondaj • iu February, to report each month bj ■ letter to Mr. Mills, the Probation Of--1 fleer, in Wellington. His Honour mti 1 niatod to the youths that if they offend L ed again they would be sent to prison • They had. been foolish, and he was giv ing them a chance. ' Thomas Whitoley, a. labourer, M yean } of age, had pleaded guilty to two charge: r of false pretences committed twelvi , months ago last December. He wa: l under the influence of drink at the time and when ho came to Ms icnses. accord , ing to his own statement from the dock ' ho realised that ho must lnve dom something wrong, so he changed hi' . name, got employment, und had a goof reference fro.n his employee. l His Honour reievrred to the fact Ilia prisoner was already a habitual crimiiia with a long list of previous conviction: against him. He would, however, onli sentence him to a short term of impri sonment—three months—so as to givi him an opportunity of coming before tin Prisons Ho.urd.