SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 190, 7 May 1919, Page 3

SUPREME COURT

PRISONERS SENTENCED FORMER JOCKEY IN TROUBLE In the Supreme Court yesterday morning, before His Honour , the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), three prisoners crime up for sentence. Mr.- J. Pvendeville, of the Crown Law OBice, appeared for, the Crown; The two lads William Norman Howell and Ernest Georgei Braizer, who were remanded on Friday until yesterday, were again in the dock. ' They pleaded guilty_ at Otaki to obstructing the railway line at Paraparanmu by placing a gate across the line, and sentence was deferred -• in ordov that inquiries might be made as to. whether work could be found for them, away from ono another. Mr. P. W. Jackson, who, appeared "for the lads,' said that arrangements, had been made whereby either of tliem or both could be found suitable employment in..the.country,.or one of the lads could remain at homo. Howell had been helping his father, and , Braizer. was employed on the same farm. ~ His Honour, said that Howell wii's mbat to. blame! in respect to the'offence. He was son'y to seo the lads in their pre-' sent position. ...They. hud. jeopardised the lives of the, people travelling in the train, However,'.he' would riot seii(l them to gaol, and ho could not grant thorn probation. 'He would convict and order them, to ,como up for sentence when called., ripori, and eaoli must pay; £A 3s. within six months .towards .the, costs of the.prosecution,• and His Honour ordered them to accept the work, in' the country, and not leave their- employment for two years without the consent of -the probation officer. He advised them to read Rood books, and try to make themselves useful citizens... ; .SENT TO ROTO ROA. ■ Mt. J. J. M'Grath appeared for Charlie Jenkins, a former, well-known jockey, who pleaded guilty to breaking and en- . teiing -and theft at Bulls, and who had been in hospital in custody since February. ;; Mr.-'M'Grath suggested the : propriety of sending Jenkins to the inebriates' home at Roto Ron. One or two of bis friends who had known him in his better days-— ■ .His Honour: He is one of the victims of' our driplc traffic. "Finding himself hard up with no food for his family, he went into this store and stole <£2 Bs. 3d. in money and 1-llb, of corned beef. The man is Buffering from alcoholic, poisoning and I think the proper thing is.to send him to Roto Roa. Perhaps it is not his fault; for many lads brought up as jockeys have not made good citizens. Not, all jockeys, however, have turned 1 out like that. Jenkins was 'sentenced to "eighteen months' detention at Roto. Roa.