SUPREME COURT-Criminal Sessions.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 77, 9 April 1885, Page 2

SUPREME COURT-Criminal Sessions.

(Before lUa Honor Mr JußUoeou,,.' Tp.ua Bills were found by the C,n»d\ yesterday ..gainst Thomas Robert B horse-stealing; V rank Barker, n^w*?' wounding ; John Br<_ Wn , +*U£bfk tent to murder; Harry' Jd^^figg i_g; Robert Shannon, larceny. Up Emerson, stealing from i j_,',.' Duval forging a_d utter^S^' Purcell, burglary ; John T 6rmS. W* stealing ;■ Richard- Haekett _~„•' hor* uttering; Robert Pender_r__ __ _ Pi A Maori Brooi^ZßfJSjfflE was arraigned upon an fadict_*J2__* him with breaking Bnd enterbe!____. ing-house of Te Whare« r T.g» January, and stealing therefrom, ,0| handkerchief, shirt, stockint_T_.jl)oc'!st black lead.-Prisoner plead .fn n ,ai««<* Mr Williamson, Crown SoSr^ the case for the prosecution -.nv'i.I*^ deposed that he left hia house •♦ ti '** on the 25th January, for the «___* gum-digging. He was away Cr* rf weeks. On iris return he found_ «_.l* home had been ransacked, two bosnim!'™ and the things enummted stowl^ r/fie of the boxes.-Ngawhare %*** Ramsftsy deposed that prisoner &SK house en a Monday in February __£__ tho noise about- a shirt. He __!._. lie cave her a white shirt to __$!__• for him. Saw a small b«* of W$M not think they were stolen goodp^-l_„T was sworn and made a simUar etata* Constable Moar, accompanied by _3_ officer, made the arrest on the afijgg -The jury, after due co_saltaU<» S the prisoner guilty.-Sentence defend Larceny op a WAicH.-Joh"& beck pleaded guilty te eteali™ ____ watch on the 12th March, andSffiSJ todkb^r" XmonthS>P^D£^ Lakcksy.— Maria Long wasciarmdmi. stealing on the 9th of .ehttSlS watch, locket and chain, a f_i_L pendant, and 15s in silver, thSS of Antonio McCallum, chief'S__ tho ss. Arawata. Prosecutor^ that on the day in question uK came on board and asked him to v her bave a lie down, a. shehadhadnoiW for two days. He allowed her to occomZ second cabin, believingher story,: pS* she was leaving, when she said tooafsnf had ordered her away; he then allowed WJiis cabin. His watch and chain, Seata etc., were hanging from his ve?tonhiZ[ He locked her in. On returning to l_ cabin, the boy said tho girl had gone'anr Found the door burst $$| £ his property gone. — William M^ LockAvood deposed that heXma. mill-hand. Saw tho prisoner.. 'm, from the '■ t Arawata to the whsrf._. Sergeant Jiicbolas Kiely give erMaaod : arresting prisoner and recovering^_*_*(£ goods.—His HonCT briefly miiwd _fc,juj the jury found a veTdict of guil|,!oeaii. ing the improper cond'',ot of prdsecnto. in, allowing the girl to btf Jpß bo&i-Bi. \ Honor concurred in the a'HUßki _t \ jury.—Sentence, four months, ...|