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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 280, 26 September 1894, Page 5

SITTING IN BANCO. ' (Before His Honor Mr Justice Conolly.) A Count Council Contract. Andrew Farmer and Alex. Brown .plaintiffs), and the Chairman, councillors, and inhabitants of Cook county (defendants). — This was a motion thab judgment be catered for defendants, with costs of action and of tbe trial thereof, and of and incidental to this motion upon the findings of the jury herein, or in the alternative that the plaintiffs be non-suited with c__. Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for the defendants in supporb of tho motion, Mr W. L. Rees to oppose.—The claim was originally one for damages for alleged i__rep_>> is_n.ie.bibh-'by; the. Council's servants inducing plaintiffs to enter into a contract. The plaintiffs claimed £1,010 damages. The case. .a3..heard.at;Gi. borne, ,tlie .lsl« 2nd and 3rd of March, 1894, and the jury found a verdict for £300, leave being reserved to defendants to enter a verdict for them.—ln answer to a question by His Honor as to how long the motion was likely to occupy the Court, Mr Cooper said it would, take all day to hear argument and probably all day to-morrow. —Mr Rees then opened the case for plaintiffs.—Argument of counsel has been proceeding all day. Trustees Act.—ln the matter of the Trustees Act, 1883, and of Wiremu Patene (deceased), and of an order appointing Aperahama Patena trustee.—This was a motion on petition for appointment of new trustee.—By consent of counsel, the motion was allowed to stand over until His Honor returned from Wellington. . in - n 1,.. «,- ---(Br TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.) ...•••■ , Invekcargill this day. Ab the Supreme Courb, before Judge Williams, in the case of Sarah Gregory, a single Woman, the grand jury returned "no bill" on the charge of child murder, bub a true bill tor concealment of birth. Richard Duffy, for attempted suicide while suffering from delirium tremens, pleaded guilty, and was allowed twelve months' probation. Annie Grier, sixteen years of age, for forgery, got twelve months on probation. Bridget Cody, seventy years old, for attempted suicide, was ordered to be kept in the Old Men's Home in Invercargill during the Colonial Secretary's pleasure. Wanganui, Tuesday. The Supreme Courb sittings were opened by Chief Justice PrencEergasb to-day. There were 19 cases on the criminal calendar, and nine on the civil, a divorce suit, a wife's petition for a judicial separation, and twoappeals from justices' decisions. Joshua Bason, for the alleged theft of a watch, was found nob guilty. R. W. Pooles, for larceny, was convicted, and sentenced to six mouths' imprisonment with hard labour. "No bills" were found s against C.. H. Beattie tor alleged forgery, Coleman for attempting to shoot, Soturley for theft from a dwelling, Finlayson for theft from the person. Ford for theft from a dwelling, Laary for malicious injury, and Morey for offences against the Bankruptcy Acb. ..-:- Wanganui, this day.' VY. Wilson, for forgery of an endorsement, was sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment ; McKenna for forgery of a cheque, two years; Bestford, charged with theft of money, pleaded guilty and applied for probation. Remanded for a week. The Grand Jury made a presentment to the Chief Justice that in their opinion it would give the public greater confidence in the proper administration of justice if the tenure of office of judges and magistrates of inferior courts wore made more secure than ab present. A further presentment was made as to the inadequate and unhealthy state of the prison ceils in the Court building. , Timaru, Tuesday. At the Supreme Court to-day there was only one prisoner for trial, J. Coatigan, for two misdemeanours under the Bankruptcy Act. He was acquitted on the charge of incurring debts without a prospect of paying, bub found guilty for failing to keep proper books, and was sentenced to one months' imprisonment. Judge Denniston also heard argument on an appeal from the S.M. Court, and reserved bis decision. The business of the session is completed.