SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1925, Page 1

SUPREME COURT.

BV TET.F.GR APH —PRF.SS ASSN., COPYRIGHT sexttalTiffexcf.s. flogging offered. CIIRTSTCHERCIT Sept. T. “Your ease is a shocking one.” said his Honor in addressing Arthur Godfrey Halstead. “In 1013 you married a- widow with a young daughter. \on had criminal relations with that child who gave birth to a daughter. t hat was in 1915 and you were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for bavinir bad carnal knowledge with that chill. Now von have pleaded guilty to lmvin<r had carnal knowledge of the child which was born in 1915 and i« your own daughter. Tt was evident that imprisonment. Ims not had any effect upon von. You will be sentenced to five years’ hard labour, mid mil be flocroeil once with ten strokes. On hearing the sentence prisoner collapsed and had to be earned out ol tllC “SoLETF.LY SHOCKING.” ••Your case is absolutely shocking, said his Honor, addressing A Ire I Frederick Gwatkin ”Vou have pleaded guiltv to carnal knowledge of a child not yet fifteen years of age. ami another twelve and a bait yen'., tin latter vonr own sistcr-in-aw. ’ion forced yourself on those children and perpetrated your beastliness and crime in the presence of both of them. The sentence in your case will have to k an exemplary one. Tlie one regret I have it that through the form of ui(l'ict»uent 1 am unable to order you to be flogged. It is fortunate foi >°« that von are not charged with indecent assault as I would then he able to order a flogging. Hn the first ehaige von will be sentenced to five years hard labour, and on tbe second to two years’ bard labour, the sentences to lie cumulative.