AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

vUBTItALIAN AND N.Z. CAULE ASSOCIATION

i■ i:incf.'s i arty rubbed. NEW YORK. S**; ii'ti.hcr 10,

Lady Muiuilhatteii. Mrs Eiihar.l Norton. members of tin* l’lin e ol Wales parly, have notified the |ieli,e that thieves entered their rooms in the Lome of .Mr .1. S. Condo.i, where they are -laving, ami stole jewels va'llvd at £.l!).The theft "as committed while timy wen* absent at d uller. Mrs Cns'ton also last a quantity of valuables. Tie.* j ,di- e believe it is the work ut ex : erl 11 i is* ve - ait::ut:*d t.i Long i-l.md hv li;e l-resenie of the Rr.iue's j.arty. I.OFB AND I.FOl’i tI.D. .1 EDGE'S HF.MAI’K:-'. NKW YORK, Sej.t. 10. At ( liicagu .Justice Caverly .sentenced L-.-nfolil and l.oeh* to life imj.risonmeiit for the murder of Bobby .Francs, t,-tided on -May olst. Justice Caverly also imj'iis.'d an tuLiitimial sentence of tin* !• years oath on I lie charge of ki(lu.!|i|>ing, to which the prisoners pleaded guilty. Justice Caverly in giving his oj inion. discredited Jibe v. id .•-•plead ,rejeu'ts concerning the mutilation of the victim, lit* added: The Court, however. cannot, lit;:l any mitigating <iicmnstuiiees. it is moved childly by n consideration of the age of the defend.mts. Life- im[ ; isoament may net strike the public imagination as forcibly as death, but tln* prolonged suffering of years of confinement may well be a more severe Bum ot punishment.

du liee Caverly. in conclusion. specifically utilised against admitting the defendant.' to j ande in the future, sav. in.r:—“lf j a role is denied, the puiii.sliliH'lit * i ; l satisfy the ends of_ just ice, ami safeguard the interests of society." ia.v.xsji .vrxsicgcrrgvc* .-Ta