CHARGES AGAINST RANGI. Auckland, December 9.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 427, 11 December 1889, Page 5

CHARGES AGAINST RANG I. Auckland, December 9.

At the Supreme Court this afternoon Edward Rangiuia, better known as Rangi, was chained with having on September 15th, broken into and entered the residence of Mrs Dinah Clark at Mount Eden and stolen therefrom a quantity of drapery, Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr Alfred appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and asked fchafc the benefit of the First Offenders' Probation Act should be extended towards the accused. He urged in mitigation that the prisoner was an aboriginal native of good education. He belonged to Napier and Gisborne, and when he came to Auckland he was received by several religious bodies and their hospitable treatment had to a certain extent affected his mind. The prisoner was also only married about a fortnight before the crime was committed, and as the articles taken were nearly all dress good?, no doubt the native's love of finery had caused him to wish to see his bride handsomely arrayed. He would ask under the circumstances that the prisoner be granted probation. Hia Honor said " I certainly do not think the First Offenders Probation Act was intended that a man may commit one crime, and not be punished. I have looked into the case, and I must say that I consider it bad, and I most certainly refuse to put the prisoner on probation. At the same time I do nofc wish to act hurriedly, I shall not paas sentence until after the adjournment for lunch. Upon the Court resuming, His Honor said : "I look on this as a bad case. It has been urged that you are a native but you have had a good education and there is no excuse of ignorance. It is also urged that you were received by those who were religious persons. What do we find, a most ingenious and careful robbery by means of false keys. You also risked the character of another person, by depositing stolen property upon his premises." — His Honor added that he could seen no excuse for prisoner's conduct and he would therefore be sentenced to imprisonment for 12 calender: mouths,