COURT NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1924, Page 3

COURT NEWS.

SENTENCES PASSED. [nr Tul.koiiai'ii —i>Kit muss association.] INVKRCARt tfl.L. Nov. IS. At the Supreme Court, before Mr Jiwtirc Sim. the following prisoners were sentenced this morning:— Haldane James Oit, for an attempted indecent act on two hovs, aged eleven and twelve years, received two years’ reformative treatment. Thomas William Allen, for breaking, entering and theft, while on probation, received three years' reformative treat-

ment. Accused made a request to he deported to Tasmania, his home. Ilis Honour explained that he could not order deportation. Stanley Adamson, for attempted breaking and entering Wright Stephenson’s store to get petrol, was lined £2!). Elvdow Lawrence Larsen and Edgar Arthur Petersen, inmates of the Borstal Instil lit ion, were charged with escaping from lawful custody. The Judge cancelled their previous sentence which was half served, and .sentenced each to a further three years’ reformative treatment. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 18. At the Supreme Court. Peter Keevil Johnston was found guilty on three charges of indecently assaulting hoys, and Alfred Saggers was convicted of indecently assaulting a girl. Both were remanded for sentence till Krutov. CHRISTCIICRCII. Nov.' 18. At the Supreme Court. Timothy O’Connell and dames Patrick Naddeii. were found guilty of breaking and entering. and were remanded for senI erne. William Lawrence Smith was acquitted on a charge of the theft of motor tools. INDECENT ASSAULT CASE. BLENHEIM. Nov. |B. Edmund Koley. aged .'ls years, pie,-oi-l'd guilty at the Police Court to a charge- of assaulting a ten-year-ohl girl in the vicinity of Kerry Bridge. Spring Creek, yesterday morning. Accused was arrested by Constable Healey an hour after he committed the olfenee. He was described hv SeniorSergt. Clarkson as a deserter from the steamer Athenie. lie left the vessel at Lyttelton on December 21th. last year. Since then. according to his own story, lie had been working on t lie West Coast, and in llanmer. but. recently he joined a Theatrical Company, with whom he journeyed between Christchurch and Blenheim. The Company reached Blenheim on November l.'lth, and accused was then discharged, on account of his drinking habits. Yesterday morning, apparently, he set oil to walk to Picton, and encountered a Spring Creek schoolgirl, ter. years of age, near Kerry Bridge. He asked her the time, ami then suggested that she should sit on the side of the road with him. The girl declined, and the accused then caught hold of her round the waist. s!li|. screamed. Korliinut-jy at ibis stage, a lad.v happening along, and the licensed then released the child, and made off in the direction of Pieton. The accused was sentenced to two mouths' hard labour.