SUPREME COURT
WELLINGTON SESSIONS '.By Trleervn.ph—Pres* AnaociaUon) WELLINGTON, 25th July. George Thomas Gordon (27), a carpenter appeared for sentence before the Chief Justice on a charge of breaking and entering and theft at Lower Hutt. Tlie case had a serious aspect in the fact that the prisoner had intended to burn down tlie place to hide up traces of his crime. 11 is Honour could not overlook this, lie said 1110 sentence he proposed to pass might he regarded as being on the lenient side. It was two years’ hard labour, to he followed hv detention for reformative purposes not exceeding two years.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 26 July 1929, Page 4
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