SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 284, 25 August 1921, Page 8

SUPREME COURT

SENTENCES IN AUCKLAND CASES. 'By Telegraph—Press Association. \ Auckland, August'24. In the Supreme Court, Walter William Knox was sentenced to ten years’ hard labour for raps." yPrisonei' is a married man, 24 years of age. Alfred Oscar Otto, a land agent, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment on a charge of obtaining £490 by false, pretences. James David Henry, for obtaining money by false pretences from a housemaid at Gisborne, received' three year's’, reformative treatment. Gus Edward Loomb (aged 50) for attempted carnal/knoivledge of a girl at Panmure, was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment with hard labour. Thomas. Henry Loomb (aged 57) lor carnal knowledge of the same girl, was sentenced to one year's hard labour. Joseph Ernest Smith, for theft of Ins employers money at Opotiki, was given five years 1 The Crown has decided not to proceed in the case of James Alfred Martin, charged with rape of a BH’l seventeen years of age in April, 1920 At two previous trials the jury failed.to a o ree. NAPIER CASES. Napier, August 24. In the Supreme Court to-day Baker, alias Barker, alias Ibomas, pleaded guilty to 'a charge of stealing a coa and 3, valued at £7 10s, Accused, who hid a long list of previous convictions was sentenced to six months in prisonment with hard labour, and declared an habitual criminal. Counsel for Harry Cohen, who wap found guilty the previous day on charges of indecent assault, made application for certain questions to be reserved for th ’ Appe Court The questions concerned H’B Honour’s direction that putting a child on promise was treated by the Uw as equivalent to putting an adult on oath, The Judge intimated that he would co sider the points raised, and sentence was . deferred till tolmorrow. Francis John Tnvlor was found guilty of i™ lc< r assaulting a male. The jury added that accuse wns lightly deficient, or a sexual degenerate, lie was sentenced t three years’ imprisonment W\th liaia labour.