SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1930, Page 5

SUPREME COURT

PRISONERS SENTENCED. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association* .WELLINGTON, Aug. 1. At the Supreme Court, today, before the Chief Justice, Sir M. Myers, 1 Jack Hawes was sentenced to 18 months’ hard labour, and Joseph Newton to 12 months’; hard labour, for having house-breaking implements in their possession, and for breaking and entering. !

John O’Donnell, for indecent assault on a female, was ordered 12 months’ reformative imprisonment. Charles Patrick McAllister, for forging and uttering, was sentenced to two years’ hard labour. There were several convictions against him, anil he was warned that if lie cam© before the Court a,gtin, lie would be declared an habitual criminal.

Stanley William Findlay, for carry- 1 ing on 'the business of a bdokmaker, was sentenced to nine months’ .imprisonment. There were .previous con4‘ victions, and the Chief Justice" said that he could not allow the law to beflouted, defied and broken with im-h punity, Before Mr Justice. Reed and a in the odse of an. action foi* damage?,; arising out of a collision on Hutt: Road, the jury found for plaintiff,-: Arthur Hirchorn, oh counts, and: made an award of £507 : 12s special , and general damages, against Leonard; .: Mervyn .Wallace, Manager. ; Permission as given to apply for a hew trial. •

Hirechorn who was injured when his motor cycle crashed into the car, v held that, the accident occurred' through defendant’s failure to signal - before turning.