Supreme Court.
, I Yesterday, at the Wellington > Supremo Court, the Judge refused to ) allow Amos Burr convicted of forgery and peijury, to probation, as it did 1 1 not apply to men of liis age, [ j The crime he said was a very . I serious ono and merited a very j severe penalty, but under the circum- > ' stances he would only impose a sen , tence of six months imprisonment ; ; without hard labour, with tha alter- > native of a fine of £100. > '; In the aftv-rnoon an order was : made suspending the imprisonment on condition that £50 cf the fine be ' paid in cash, and two sureties given , for the. .payment of the balance > within seven days. ) The conditions wer<? complied wiib, ■ and Burr was released from custody. ) , Thb sureties wore Mppsrs George E. Smith and Fdward Albert Burr. i .
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Manawatu Herald, 15 February 1898, Page 3
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138Supreme Court. Manawatu Herald, 15 February 1898, Page 3
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