POLICE COURT, TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2030, 11 July 1885, Page 3

POLICE COURT, TE AWAMUTU.

Wki>\fm>\\, 7th July.— (Before Captain Kutheiford and Mi W. Taylor, J.P. LVRtFW. l'ji»\\ \UT) Hown I. (It) and Thomas Kennedy (11) weie ch.irged on the informatton of Constable Ry.m with the larceny of a pun, shot, powdei, caps shawl, shut, Ike, of the \alue of tJ2 10-., thepioperty of Hop.i te Rangianim. They were also chained with the larceny of one horse of the a alue of £3, the property of Chaile-i Ogle. I'iisonois pleaded guilty to both charge's. Kdw.ud Howell was then charged with the laicen\ of one lady s Middle, tho property of \V. A. Cowan. Accused pleaded guilty, and desired to be dealt with summarily. The bench commented vciy strongly on the case, and said it was discredit.ilbo to the prisoner's patents to allow them to be guilty of such offence*. The court re pretted the prisoners were o\cr tho ago to be sent to the training school, as that was the best place for boys, like the accused. It was not advisable to send boys so young to gaol, and, as this wab the fh-»t offence, they \\ ould impose a hue of £ I in the case of Howell ; in default, one months' in - piisonment. Kennedy was fined £2 10s ; in default, one months' imprisonment. The couit would not sentence them to be whipped, though they behoved it would ha vo a most saint. u y effect, foi the reason that this was then first offence, and they would get tho chance of leforming ; but they would be dealt with moio t.e\erely if brought before the court again.