“SOCIAL MENACE”

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 37, 6 May 1927, Page 9

“SOCIAL MENACE”

SEVEN YEARS’ GAOL WOMAN SENTENCED JUDGE’S CONDEMNATION "People of all classes have resorted to you in order to escape from their responsibilities. You ore liable to imprisonment for the rest of your life. Taking into account your age and infirmity, I oannot do less, in the interests o* society, to which I think you are a menace, than to sentence you to seven years’ imprisonment.” Hannah Matilda Dalton. a frail, JJ ly Woman < who is partially para'JjJ’ was pale when his Honour Mr. <tice Stringer sentenced her at the ch r me Court yesterday on three a <ti ?e ? °* having used instruments on Worn ‘ G Woman and on two married

wom k * ence ' va s given by the three inst by a detective who found sa-ri ameats a * her place. Dalton had v. lo him, “For God’s sake, if you ♦k ' respect for a mother, give PliM The detective refrrnTv T hese are what stop women becoming mothers.” TVi» r * i . n © er » for the prisoner, said: acr witnesses against Dalton are i ces in fh© crime which she is are m have committed. There aro reasons why the evidence of drvnKf 1 * 1 , ea should be considered with ü bt and caution. the jury, his Honour said witn*o nless the Ul *y disbelieved the the ft S fi? S ey would be disregarding the Sr 1 * ey had taken if they found hand }®° ner guilty. On the other Hess*. Was true that the wittheir * WG . re Parties to a crime, but dieted lestltnon y had been uncontraQUe^H°v Ple in their view on the Hon " abortion.” continued his that rh' am hound to tell you only a Practice of abortion is not of verv Y? r y se ricus offence, but is full hi a aisast rous results for the public. shouldvS tilat is . clearl y proved there You m, ? . no ml scarriage of justice, and thnf ' cnow these things happen. throa»h ♦v? any P e °P le lose their lives may ahA > # practice of Persons who tion or monetary considera°Tt many People lose their 10 Would a sreat menace y °Ur lf you were influenced by Person.’' 1 mpat hy with an accused , ®ment^ l IS e " < * uap t er * °* an hour’s reof guilts j® ury returned a verdict tion ta with a strong recommendaand infi^l* Cy ’ on accou nt of the age Mr sw Uy of the prisoner, had a h-il-s er . sal<J that tlle woman had His str hSSlo for existence, tut Ud th „ n ? ur said that counsel had U>e c A ° b ? St defen ce he could under B fisoner “^ ea - Addressing the * Warnin- ' lou know you had *ere acaimt.ti , years ago. You cannot OI ; that occasion. You y'feinatie trade L haVe made a hent f rom s aae ln abortion, as is evi&a<t thn cnnL Stat omenta of witnesses e correspondence found."