SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1931, Page 6

SUPREME COURT

PRISONERS SENTENCED. " (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WIvLLINGTON,; October 22. ' Prisoners sentenced by Justice MacGregor at the Supreme Court to-day : Leonard Charles Trickett, breaking and entering a dvvellinghou.se at Wanganui r with intent to commit a crime, to nine months. Isaac Johnson-. 21. breaking. entering a dwellinghonse by night at Redding with intent to commit a crime, two months, to be served at the expiration. of a .sentence he. is: at., present; under-. ' ' '•'<?' '- going. ■■■- ■■ .*■ . , ... Arthur, Gordoh Ivaie, breaking, entering and theft at Palmerston North, to twelve months. Hector Clarence Linton, 21, two charges of theft of a -postal packet as, a postal officer tit Oliingyiti,-' two years: Borstal. .John Alexander Robertson, three charges of faise pretences at Nelson,: eighteen inontfis on each charge, sentences to be concurrent. Joseph Wright, five charges of forgery and uttering at Wellington to three months oil each, sentences to be concurrent. ’ George Lester Ralfc, indecent assault on a girl at Wellington to four years. The Judge said the prisoner had previous convictions for offences involving dishonesty and drunkenness, and now appeared to have given .way to drinking methylated- spirits. The offence he had, committed rmjst be followed by a severe penalty. Bernard ■Yjtct.or (flatties att'empfi‘o theft from’unwell inghouse, three charges of theft from a dwellinghonse, two charges breaking, entering dwedinghouse by day ami theft; breaking and entering a'dwellinghonse by night and theft, breaking and entering dwellinghonse by n ;gl,t with intent to commit a crime, to nine months on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent.