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INCORRIGIBLE YOUTHFUL aliTHIEF-■7GETS SIS MONTHS' GAOLMBefore Mr. J, W. Laldkw, P$Lt at lie Albmy Police court yesterday, a youth mined Walter Bead CroBsin ghain, sged l”j pros diarged witt stealing from Wymali the sum of £3 13/, also a pair of trousers, pair of braces, and a silver match box, in all Taiaed at £10 JSfS, the property of Thomas Barlow, at Toonallo.ot Station, on January 21. EcrEPant Prior cfiectcd the arrest.Sergeant Prior gave evidence that about 1U5 pm. on Monday he saw accused at the- Afbury Railway station. Asked him where he had been lately* He said 'Vojckjng for Bam Mnclure/11 Witnessasked when he left there and accused saidJlt;TMs evening”. In reply to other ques-tionE, accused said he came into Alburyon a bicycle and was going to Cootamun-dra by train to try and enlist. Accusedsaid he had been “turned down1 twice imd he wag going to have .another go, Witness took accused into a room at the station and said “Hare yon a rail ticket for Cootaxmmdra? Accused handed to witness a second-class ticket from Albary to Sydney (now produced). Accused eaid he paid £1 0/ or il 12/ (he was not sure which) for the ticket. Accused also said he had about £3 more in money. Search^ed accused and found one £5 note, four £1 notes, 11/6 in silver, and 3d. in coppers: also a silver matchbox and a certificate of discharge as a reject. Witness produced all these articles* Asked ^accused wh erehe got the inoney and he Kttd he bad earned it. some at Sam Madure's and some along the truck cutting wood. Accused said he got the matchbox from hk mother and it had belonged to one of his three brothers who were drowned. Witness then brought aceui^d to the lock-up and entered the charge In reply accused *iid “Yes; that's about it.”To Sergeant Kondey: The other articles mentioned in the charge were added that morning. They were also the property of Barlow.Thomas Hugh Barlow, boundary rider* employed at Toonallook Station, said he knew accused, who came to Toonall oob Station on Saturday last. Accused was at the station on Monday. Witness leaded in the hut about 1GG yards from the house. The hut had four rooms. Witness occupied ohe room and accused occupied one alongside him au cg Batnrday. Accusedwas employed as groom. On Monday witness left some clothes in the hut, consisting of a pair of navy blue trousers, arid a pair of braces. In the pockets were a £o note, Four single notes, and about 12/6 in silver, also a silver matchbox. The matchbox produced belonged to witness,and was the one he left in the trouserspocket. His £5 note was a bit worn? but witness did not know the number of it. Last klw bis property about 7 p.m. on Monday evening. Did not look to see if fcha money was all right Missed the trousers about 9 p.m. last night. Also missed a pair of boots, which were under the? fable in the room. Looked for accused and could not see him, Hext saw accused at the police station that morning a Do tit 9 .SO. Identified the trousers which accused was wearing; also identified the boots as his. The tioo^rs were worth about 36/; braces about 2/6; boota about 5/: matchbox about 5/. Accused was asked who the trousers belonged to and he answered meaning witness/. TTiedoor of the room was not locked. Accused web wearing his trousers now in thedock.. ^ ^he P3f.: Accused came to the station looking for work. He was given a feed and pot on*Constable Cleaver said that about 9,30 that morning at the police station he saw the accused and said frHuIla* where have you been?” Accused said he had been up at Wyjimh. Constable Favne said to accused f*Hand me your hoots.” Accused did this. Barlow was there and said^ They're my boots” Asked accused where lie got the trousers and braces he was Wearing? Accinod said “They belong to khta man” (indicating the prosecutor). Wit ness asked about s matchbox that was in the pocket of the trousers. Accused saidTTes- the police took that from me last night.Tho PJSf. said that had been made out.Accused elected to be dealt with brlowsDandSoulD.p.mroutDforWaDforThuhroTlt;unsackandIp.ITApJOCm■»OL21 I■ btiext1tOGI12.IGcno1kefTOOiJsntmthjfsdJO-t*/EELtfIEIIItvQlCACUEillIE0:msiri,'Cftw04jUt□1Sia puma facie casesummary imsdictioii and pleaded guilty.bergeant Kurriey said accused had been sentenced on 3Fay H at the Albury Police court to IT days1 hard labor for stealing a dog and to a similar sentence (tobe concurrent) for stealing £5 6/. He served this sentence. He 'had also been sentenced at Waggs to a term of imprfeon-inentThe PJLr to accused: you been out of gaol?Accused; I iFflj, released; alwut threewecbs before Christmas.Tbe P.M.: TIiih is the hoy wfio was ore me on May n, and on whoai rusei made rEprescntationg to. the Ministermstiqs, I Waa .then very reluctantHow long haveforio send him to gaol, but ^ the W stood. He iras not a first ofiender, and I had nowas likely so stronglyoption but to do w- I did not think lliat detention in an crdiuarv £aot would doturn eld J good, J kner:heto come back again. I feltabout it that I -wrote to the Minister andrepresented the case to him, Bnggestii.g that it irould be desirable that accuser! be sent to an inatitntion similar to the Boistal -InstitiitioDS in BngJand- Here he might be dttemcd for from 12 months to two or three years under proper discipline. Once a boy been in g^I for a few days or months there Is not much vliance for him. On the last occasion aposition was found at Bowm with Mr. O.ilore for accused by the police, who wentto a lot of trouble* Hi? only stayed there «i little time and left.To Accused: I hare made up my mind to sentence you to a considerable term, f warned you on the laat occasion. The police also went to a lot of trouble to try and help you.. The sentence will not be a vindictive one. \ would send yon to an institution if I could. I would sug-•iort that yon be released on license and r-en to the Emu Plains Irrigation Farm.1 bay© seen you several timea in gaol and warned you before you were released. Unless yon are Uklt;m m hand strongly \qu will develop into a dangerous criminal You will be sentenced to six months Imprisonment with hard labor in Albury gaol, and T will represent to the Minister that it would be_ advisable io send you tothe Emu Plains irrigation Farm,The P*1L also ordered tlie goods and the \railway ticket (on which refund can he ' fi.ibutineiij iu Lti retumeii to zh prOtlt;e-ciitQrTIn briiipng the case under the notice of Lhe Minister, Mr. Laidlaw recommended that- secured was a person who might properly re seat to a Borstal Institution as established m England^ imder the fTi*e-vcntiori of Crime Act.JJ Imprisonmcut, he held, in the cess uf a young and impressionable hpy, only familiarised liim with what out to be the mystery and horror of a prison. The result waa to rob the prU son of its terrors, and the boy of any hred □f self respect he might have left. Such j a system, in hus opinion* in the case of ! juvenile delinqnency, iv‘as ineffective in ’ t, he extreme, and would not abate any1 criminal tendencies in a young offender, I Tlxe Borstal Institution referred to is an institution eslabfehed for the reception of. youthful offenders* They are subjected ; to discipline* education, and physical train-! mg, and kept away from the cratamimt-1 ing influence of oM and hardened crimin* | ak* They are taught trades, and the! period of detention ranges from 12 monkbaio two or three years. Youths betweenthe ages of ]§ and 21 are handled in these institutions and everything is done to givetnem a fresh footing on the road to a. re-epectelll* and useful I\
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Albury Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times
Albury, New South Wales, AU
Wed, Jan 23, 1918
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