PRISONERS SENTENCED

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1913, Page 7

PRISONERS SENTENCED

DETENTION NECESSARY. j Two prisoners were sentenced by his Honour Mr. ' Jtietice Chapman at theSupreme Court this morning. Albert Henry Palmer, who was remanded last week on a charge of theft, was again set at the bar.- His Honour said : I have considered very carefully what should be done in your case, and it seems to me that the only thing I can, do is to sentence you to a moderate term of reformative treatmeni, with the object of giving you another chance. Yon must remenjßer that convictions are piling vp 1 against you, and if you do not behave yourself you will, before very long, find yourself treated ad a habitual criminal. Ido not make any promise as to what the Prison Board will do in your case. Yotir offence i» a serious one. The only thing ia that you were exposed to .some temptation. You are ordered to be detained for two years' reformative treatment. SOLICITOR'S CLERK SENTENCED FOR FORGERY. Horace, J. Rickards bad pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery. On his behalf, Mr. C. V. Goulter asked for leniency. He said that prisoner, on coming to New Zealand, obtained a good position with a legal firm; but spent money freely owing to. drink, ' and then forged the cheques mentioned. Cotmeel asked that prorjatton, be granted. Hid Honour: Ido not think I can. I have had so many of these cases of forg* Mr. Coulter: It ijrattfc»iHhere.T#ere other offences. His Honour: There are two charges, with an interval between. His Honour added tJiat when offences were committed under 1 the influence of drink, the offender must be put tinder some restraint. Mr. Goulter suggested that probation with a jprohibition order be ordered. His Honour said he doubted whether this -would 'be effective. He thought it best for prisoner that he be put under restraint for a'-time. He would be sentenced to six months' reformative detention. The charge against Rilstone was then proceeded with. (Proceeding.)