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C ENTE AL CRIMINAL COURT-TUESDAY."
BEFORE bis Honor the Chief Jaitioe,
SENTENCES. ' ', ' .;' .
Edward Ro8BD8k8¡ and Tobias Branohe, convicted, of
stealing from tho dw..Hing>bouBe of Henry Solomon, of
Bombala, were brought up for sentenc. ? . . . ;
B?Ia Honor aaid that, though, the prisoner's' had been
moat ably defended, they had been foutd guilty ob the
oleorest evldenc. Their counsel hid reserved two.
points of law in their favour, which would be considered
by the Judges. He regretted that msn, particularly,
Branohe, who bad the reputation of a long Bustained
good obaracter, should stund in this posi'ioo. Whether
be wai the tempter or the tempted, it waa impossible to
say, but it was plain they were both equally implicated
in tho crime.' Snoh crimea , were most dangerous to so*
olety, and must be marked by condign punishment. The.
eentenoe of tho Gourt was, that each of the prisoners be
worked on the roads of tho oolony for five yearB.'
OAOI. DELIVER?. -,
Simon Josephs, a lascar, committed, for. stealing, the
Orown declining to proseoute, was discharge'1. ,
Court adjournod line, die. ' . . '' ' ' .'" -
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