SUPREME COURT.
| -TAPIER SESSIONS. By Telegraph.—'Press Association. Napier, June 10. Hia Honor in the Supreme Court, Sir Robert Stout, in addressing the grand jury, said that the number of prisoners •was unusual. Napier never had many criminals, but this time the number was large. There were nine cases for the grand jury, compared with five and six for the two prior sittings. The number was large for the district, especially during war He did not know the cause. Some of the crime was due to drink and other causes. Perhaps criminal persons would travel to places where they knew that they would bo favorably treated by the common jury. Crime would increase where criminals were allowed to go free. The certainty of punishment was preferable to severity of punishment in dealing with crime. His Honor then proceeded to deal with various cases. Joseph Sweeney, for horse-stealing, to which he pleaded guilty, was sentenced to six months'. Cliaries Scott, who had pleaded guilty to cattle-stealing, was admitted to probation. Tihihira Moano, charged with obtaining money on false pretences, was found guilty and sentence was deferred.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1918, Page 2
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184SUPREME COURT. Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1918, Page 2
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