SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1931, Page 5

SUPREME COURT

(By Telegraph—Per Pies* Association ) WELLINGTON, September 1. Prisoners who -had pleaded-guilty to offences, were sentenced to-day/ at the Supreme Court by Chief--r. Justice Myers: — ' ■ • V- '' V. v Percy Francis Simmiss, three charges of breaking and entering by night,/and theft, twelve months’ reformative de- r tention on each, charge, the sentences to be concurrent. Louis Francis Ohaolett, breaking and entering by night and theft, two years at Borstal. Roy Veysev, postal officer, theft of postal packets, twelve months’ hard labour, to be followed by two years’ reformative detention. . : Herbert Berrington, three- years’ hard labour, on. charges of breaking and enterng, and theft, and twelve months’ on each of several charges-of theft, the sentences to be concurrent in each case. . *., Alexander James Ohurton, two years on .charges of breaking, entering and theft, . and twelve months’ , for theft and sentences to be concurrent. James MaoDoniald, perjury, eighteen months’ hard labour. His Honour said that probation was out of the question. Atho] Jordan Ralph Buckley, for as saul£ causing.- actual bodily harm, was fined , £lO and ordered to pay costs £4 12s, in default two; months’.’ James . E'dward Blanchard, bigamy, eighteen months’ hard labour.