The Waring Taylor Frauds.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 35, 9 July 1885, Page 4

The Waring Taylor Frauds.

THE SENTENCE. OF THE COURT.

I William Waring Taylor was brought up for sentence at the Supreme .Court this morning. . A considerable amount lof interest was evinced m the proceedings by >the gene^l public, the body of tjie Court and the largo gallery being ckiwded, ■ -Amongst those present were several ladies. As soon as the -Chief Justice had taken his neat the Deputy Registfa'r (Mr Cooper) culled, upon Mr Garvey, the Gaoler,, to bring forward \Viiljaui;, Waring Taylor. .Perfect ailenco, r^igtied during. the time .the, ..prisoner aHvanp«d to,th« fropt of the. dock. hja wallced- slowly 'towards' : Vti« warder tljie accused was., the ; cynosure : of all eyes. .Dunng.his inearcfiratiqn iv th« 'ijerrace teaol" Taylor has grown • innch stouterj aud.'his whiskers audmyustaehe hHye beeomo/ uiuclr longprr As' .lie ajivanc<;'d'to the prisonfer's.statid it was s^en; th.at;he was _ •treiuliii.ug m every limb and weariug. a very anxious look. , Ejur.ing the few, minutes he wwars r obliged t0 appear before 1 tlie public he leant hbayily; aganisttho front of the dock, and held one hand ijp to his face, as it to conceal his agitntipu._ I After^he prispl3.gr had taken hia stand,,, T Mr Shaw, "who appeared, for. the accused, 'asked whether his Honour, would allowhim to say a few words m regard to the prisoner, .. .. :_,.-. , . ; . I His Honour replied that he should be. hiippyNiohea.r anything Mr Shaw might f have tblsay m the raatter. - ■■•'.:■ ] Mr Shaw then addressed the Court as ! fdllp^v;s :-^-Pn behalt ot the .. prisoner, I. venture to, remind, the Court jthat , ttAere ' are • one' or. tVo , circiipstances -•WJhich. may yery, fairly '■ be ■ .considered, to ■bein' his ; faVour-^-at' least s6 fas as ; ;/ a 'jiriitigation of his sentence is concerned. ■I am aware i that your discretion m apportioning the sentence is absolutely iin.th^same^ timlß, I V'feel: f'sure that you will carefully weigh the 'sikrrptind.incr circumstances ibojfch ;for and ;vHgains^,tlie . prisoner at, the' bar.' Your Hoii'triffj the ' is', an, old. 1 man. informed, m. his- 66tli yeaiv Ojut- of -that life ■ he hk& spent ! sbmV '43 ; years m this < city.' -I' .'am- 'aware 1 that' in 'reminding youi- Honour that during the i greater; part of. jthat.time , he had. • th.c '.■felteern of his feUow-citizens^^ riay..ro3[seif ' topeir to "the rejoinder that he could nevpr i have been able to commit the crime but ; for the trust reposed hi him. At the time .l caiinpt/\help';tHinMrig that "iri deciding the amount, of sentence your ''HoiiojarwiU tajce into rconsideratipn that; V^thc prisoners Career during^O odd yeara was absolutely 'free ■' from : tainj;; ; Agairi^ ypur ) Honiir, Iwbald submii'that whkt- ' imajibe heawyt : punishment for one ttia'rt |may be a very trifling iiriatter for.another^Those who, Are; familiar '-ftfith the crimi- , .nal^class' fin t d that to . a .hardened.! ,crimi r; I f nal gaol ' life is nq hardship Whatever, i but to a man brought up and accustomed •tq such a life as the. wisoner has been living an element of torture must enter jvhis soul when he discovers himself incarcerated m a prison^; TKat, T submit, is faii element to' be^talcp'ninto 'considoraJ"ti^.n m dealing with- the case.- -In the pries.eniinstanQaa he.avy .sentence would \{h^ absolutely 'crushing t6 the' prisoner. In fact, l go so far as to say that the prisoner has already been punished "beyond the reach of further 'punishment.', •'-i-be-liove that those ■ who prosecuted m this v "matter)haye no .d,esire-that the CourJ shjotfjp. e^cercisq.any .severity m .passing . sentence on .the, prisoner. ...At. t the same, time' $ ; c&niio^' l^elp; Recognising the fact" thp.fi ' your' S6hotir : is 'here tp k ■vindiica|;e thfe ends v of !ju,'stice. ! - I feel- corifide^t'ihat m I apportioning; the sentence y6\V ! wiil' ••entirely -lay.. aside thie) evidence ; before yoji m regard tp^the.cQnviictipn guashed,^ and also upon the other that raJgoVhayje tieen preferrqd. Prisoner . hab only been' convicted upon one ihdictThais' all I have' to say; :; 1! '; * HistyHortour-^Mf 'Tafor^ before your' counsel's address,'^!' had carefully 'con- 1 siebrejd -vy,ha}t sentence shtfnldbe; imposed ; upon ypu^. .pndftUibtedly^the.firs.t feeling I h ad" when the jury.. convicted ybu was, tbt very severe punishment ; shpuld ( be iimoaed. .Pur^ei* m '*{\\e' 1 '^matter, however,' 'haMhdTiced'nie to think "tnatthei'endk -ot justice may be served ■-vyithout .going- to the 'extremity I firstfel; bound to go. In.- apportioning:, the ' sentence, I take into account your age. 'Thkt is really the only circumstance m your favor m mitigation of the sentence. Th^re are no other circumstances, m my \6.pijriion, which would justify me m mitigating your sentence. There is no reason whjy I should take into consideration what . yod have bjeen. All I cati say is that the offence of) which you have been found guilty is-a'n extremely grave one, but more so when committed by one whoheld 6iich a position of trust as you once occupied. The sentence of the Court , is that' you- be sentenced to five years' p.enal ■ servitude. r ' '. ; . The prisoner was then removed.