AUCKLAND CRIMINAL SESSIONS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 64, 10 December 1918, Page 9

AUCKLAND CRIMINAL SESSIONS

HEAVY LIST OF CASES, Br Telegraph—Press Association. ■ • .- '"'Aucklariil,- December 9."■■ The criminal ■ sessions opened, to-clay. Tire cases number 37, against 25 accused, (Hid include'charge's of theft, murder, attempted murder, and manslaughter. Mr. Justice Cooper remarked that' the, list, .though''for no apparent reason, was larger than aiiy brought before' a grand jury during .the two years. A number of ease:; on the list have been adjuurncd till .'February, on account of witnesses, being 'sufferers from influenza. These' cases. include' charges of niurder and., attempted murder. The following hiivo been sentenced:— Wilfred Martin',, n.lias Baker, alias Ashford, on' thirteen, charges of, forgery, uttering, .and.false .pro!vn:es, also theft of a stallion and bridle;, two years' imprisonment and .reformative treatment for a period not. exceeding three 'scars. Tho recont scries of burglaries in tlio city was recalled by.the. r.ppearance of Jaines Davorn, .Edward ■.lames M'G'lclland, diaries' Frederick.' and Walter. NipholaS Papes^jv;.charged, with breaking, ..entering, and theft.. .Whim asked if they had .anything.to say why sentence should not he passed;. all remained silept...with the exception of Davorn, 'who said''he had been instructed to tell the truth:, 'Accused/ with the. exception of-Pappsch, were declared habitual criminnl.v.but haying regard .'to. the fact thai.' they were .'youths,' .' and. the offences .had all been committed at .the sanio time, they were'.sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and .alfo .'ordered that at t,he exnirati'on of/the period they lio detained ..for. .reformative,' treatment for five years. 'His'' Honour... placed Papesch, who did not participate in' the Tiroepwls of the robberies, on Probation for three years, the terms to be in accordance, with the directions probation officer. A'cciiSed''. was.'.-ilsb. ordered ,to contribute '.£H. towards.' the'.".cxnenses of .the .'pro='«i>\ititin'.' at iho 'rafe'.'of ..£ 1 opr. montH. Other., rharees ree«nl),"g vM"]\ nlcas of 'riot'guilty wire entered will bs heard to-morrow. ' . ' " .. '. On eloi"«.n .ch'a"fes of indecent .a.ssault on. boys. ,F6r,!>' , c'.J T olK o'f.-'.MTliakatane.'.«'as sentenced to'■. the*, v'h- penalty, often vparsf.imrr'sopnin'iit. .'"F.or:jji'";srlnr.v. and t'"'ft at. Wljnrjfai'of -..Tih.ii... M-irtin. .a Maori youth. ..was. oi'der*d'.reformative, treatment for-'a.-period not■ exceeding fivs years. -.-.' v '-~-" ■ '■■:; ■• •■ '.-...