COURT NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1930, Page 3

COURT NEWS.

SERIOUS CRIME, By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) • WANGANUI, Aug. 14. Found guilty by a jury on three counts of incest, Theodore Frederick Herman Noffke, aged 49 years, was to-day sentenced to six years imprisonment with hai'd labour, by the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, at the Supreme Court at Wanganui. Noffkej,, who was recently employed on a contract at Karioi, lives at Rangiaun, and is a native of Halcombe.

MAORI ACQUITTED. WANGANUI, Aug. 14. On the charge of perjury, the jury, after five minutes’ retirement, found Jerry Hokopaura not guilty. FINE OF £IOO FOR BETTING. AUCKLAND, Aug. 14. Pleading guilty to a charge of keeping a common gaming house. Francis Brewer, aged 43. described as a plasterer or clerk, was fined £IOO, in default three months’ imprisonment. In tHo Police Court,, a. fine of £25 1 with the alternative of three months’ imprisonment, was imposed on Jack Malone Hammond, aged 37, a carpenter, who acknowledged having assisted Brewer. Mr Kelly said that though Brewer had been before the Court three times previously, he was always regarded as an honest man. The Magistrate said “I do’not want to send an honest man to prison, but this sort of thing cannot go on. I will again fine him £IOO.