Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2057, 2 June 1896, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

[By Telegraph.]

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CriRiKTOEunoH, June 1

The criminal sittings of tho Supreme Court we c oneu?d before His Honour Mr Justice Deimiston this morning Frederick Cooper pleaded guilty to three charges of forgery, sad was sentenced to four yeisrs' imprisonment. James Pearson, a li-.d, {leaded guilty to housebreaking, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve months, John Houghton pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the premises of the Farmers* Co-opera-tive Association, and waa .sentenced to two years'imprisonment. Henry Bam-tt Rose, a young man, pleaded guilty to housebreaking and robbery under arms at New Brighton, and received a sentence of eighteen months' imprisonment, Robt. McEvny pleaded guilty to breaking and entering at Lyttelton, and was sen'onced to nine months' imprisonment. London, May 31. A petition is buiri't got up, asking th.it tha loaders and all the Reformers should bo released upon payment of fines. President Krusccr in replying to Mr Barnato, (-aid that lie was doing his utmost to obtain a mitigation of tho sentences, nnd that he would pursuo a righteous course. Capktow.v, May 31. Three thousand women of Joluunie3« burg have signed a petition for the release ot the prisoners. Pi'.ictohia, May 31. Phillips, of the Reform Committee, denies the existence of the letter alleged to have bean written by him, suggesting the bribery of tho judge.