THE BOY BURGLAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3752, 11 February 1913, Page 5

THE BOY BURGLAR.

SENTENCED TO 12 MONTHS’ HARD LABOR.

AND FURTHER REFORMATORY DETENTION.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRIM] AUCKLAND, Feb. 10

The youth Edward Chas. Banbury, alias John Bandley, 18 years of ago, who, among other nefarious exploits, escaped from the exercise yard at Auckland Police Station on January 25. and was recaptured at Devonport a day or two later, appeared for sentence before Mr Justice Edwards at the Supreme Court to-day on a charge of escaping from custody and five charges of breaking and entering committed bn January 20 (two charges) and January 22 (three charges).

Prisoner asked his Honor for another chance, saying he was sorry for what lie had done.

His Honor: You have had so many chances, young man. If you had only misbehaved yourself once I would have some reason to believe you when you say you are sorry. You have done the 'same thing in New South Wales. If you had been sorry then you would have kept clear of crime. Here you have committed so many offences that if I were to sentence you separately on each charge it would take the' extent of two or three lifetimes to cover the period. You are a very undesirable boy, and I am sorry you did not stop where yon were reared. You have no excuse at all. There is a great demand for boys in New Zealand, and they can do exceedinglv well if they choose to, but you preferred to climb up waterpipes into shops to honest toil. Yon have got to learn that you cannot act like that in this country. His Honor added that’ he would take prisoner’s youth into. account and would only impose a light sentence of 12 months’ hard labor on each charge, the terms to be concurrent and would order him to be detained for a further term, not exceeding five years, for reformative treatment.