IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10320, 1 February 1927, Page 6

IN THE COURTS

PRISONERS SENTENCED

AUCKLAND Jlan. 31. The following prisoners were sentenced in the Supreme Court to-day: Leonard David Williams and William Gibson Young, for breaking, entering and theft, th® former to three years reformative detention and the latter to 18 months’ reformative treatment. In the case against Clifton Webb Verran,.for extensive forgeries and there, four charges were in regard to es of the Customs Act m connection u itli a business accused had been runnine;, in respect of which been fined £IOO. His'-Honor said it was impossible to overlook the tact that he had been guilty of a senes of frauds extending ever 18 months. The loss of his position and the disgrace had been great punishment to him, and His Honor said that he was inclined to eixercise the greatest leniency. He would confer with Mr Justice Herdman and the probation officer before passing sentence. Fene Herewini was sentenced to six months gaol with hard labor for carnal knowledge of a girl at Kaikohei. Hera Mokai was sentenced, to three years’ gaol with hard labor for Breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime against, a woman. —P.A. ILLEGAL CONVERSION OF MOTOR-CAB. WELLINGTON, Jan. 31. Samuel Gartfield Marshall, 17, was admitted to probation for one year to-day for converting a motor-car belonging to Dr. Mackin to his own use. Marshall was engaged by Dr. Mackin as chaffeur and had commenced duties only yesterday morning.—P.A. PERJURY CHARGE - DISMISSED, DUNEDIN, Jan. 31. In the Police Court the Magistrate, Mr. Bundle, dismissed the charge ot perjury against Constable George Macartney arising from the now notorious Lockett ease, in which Lockett obtained in the Supreme Court damages against Macartney for wrongful arrest and assault. In holding that a prima tacie case had not been made out, the Magistrate commented on the evidence, stating; “(1) That the evidence of two witnesses, Lockett’s stepbrother and his companion, on the night on which he was alleged to be drunk, was in his opinion impregnated with falsehood, iiavored with malice. These witnesses were'Tortunate that the positions of themselves and accused were not reversed.—P.A. YOUTH OUT ~QF FATHER’S CONTROL. THREE YEARS IN BORSTAL iN'SI lid id's.

AUCKLAND, Jan. 31. , The youth Leslie George Duuu, who recently robbed and burned a block of shops at Panmure, appeared before Air. Justice Stringer in the Supreme Court, and was sentenced to not more than three years’ detention in the Invercargill Borstal Institution. The charges against Damn were arson, breaking and entering and theft. He was not represented by counsel. “A lot of this is on the shoulders of the police,” said the prisoner’s father, who was allowed to address the Court. “He left home on January 5 to go to his work at Westfield, and did not return. The police caught him in Bell Road, Remuera, and instead of holding ETm as I asked them they let him go.” His Honor: But there was no offence. The father: He had already committed an offence then, and they knew it. “He seems to be quite out of your control at any rate” continued His Honor. “The best thing in the boy’s interest and vours' will he to send him to a Borstal Institution where ho will have training, discipline, education and a comfortable home and will be under restraint.” The father: “Yes sir.”—P.A.

BOOKMAKERS FINED WELLINGTON, Jam 31. For carrying on the business of bookmakers George William Wood and George Frederick Leney were each fined £SO, in default three months’ imprisonment. The former was given one month to pay and the latter one week. Both had .previously been fined for a similar offence.—P.A. drunken” AIOTORIST PROMINENT BUSINESS ALAN IN COURT NAME SUPPRESSED AUCKLAND, Jan. 31. A man described as a prominent Onehunga resident, whose name was suppressed, pleaded guilty in the Police Court to being intoxicated while in charge of a motor car. The police said defendant drove down the street on the Avrong side and collided with an approaching lorry. When arrested he admitted he was intoxicated. Air R. N. Aloody, for the defence, stated that his client had had only four drinks on the day of the collision. It was not the quantity of liquor he had consumed, but the vile quality of it, which had affected, him injuriously. The accident, he said, was caused by defendant trying to avoid a vehicle that was standing at a petrol bowser, when the lorry came up and there was a collision. His client was sixty years of age, and had never been before the Gourt before ebsides being in a large way of business. The Bench, comprising three Justices of the Peace, retired for a short period, and upon returning entered a verdict as stated and ordered the defendant’s name to be suppressed.— P.A. [The message is as received, buT the verdict referred to in the last sentence is not stated.]