SUPREME COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 29, 3 February 1904, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. THEFT AT HAMILTON. Walter -Sinclair, a young new arrival, who claimed to be a first offender, whose sentence had been deferred to enable I him to see the Probation Officer's adverse report, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for theft at Hamilton. PERJURY. J. Lilliwall and James Richards, who had pleaded guilty to perjury during the j hearing of a Devonport case, but whose i sentence had been deferred to enable The judge to consider the propriety of 'inflicting a fine were now lined £25 j each, and ordered to be imprisoned till the fines were paid not exceeding six : months. On the application of Mr. Afartin the imprisonment was suspended for so long as Lilliwall paid .£ 5 per month 'and Richards paid £2 10s. per month. j towards the tines. His Honor hoped the ease would be a warning both to the ac-t-used and their friends. A BROKEN JAW. Frederick Sylvester Folia*, convicted ot' assaulting and breaking the jaw of a man named Allan, but recommended to mercy for the sake of his delicate wife and family came up for sentence. He pleaded for a lenient sentence on account of his wife and "nearly four chil- ! dren."' He stated that they depended on j him to save them from starvation. His Honor said the assault was a very violent one- but under all the circumstances he would pay heed to the jury's rel commendation, and inflict the light senI tence of six months' imprisonment.

Rushbrook and Bridgman's Sale. — Our grand stock of ladies' jackets, raincloaks and macks, all heavily reduced to clear before taking stock: black dress skirts. 6/11 and 7/11 each.—Advt. Lace Ties and Collars, clearing it half marked price; white muslin aprons, I marked 1/9, clearing at lOAdeach; good j white skirts only 1/11 each-_ Rushi brook and Bridgman's sale,—Advt. Lace curtains. 1/6* pair; our im- ! mense stock of lace curtains all at sale ! prices; lot of sample curtains, singles, I clearing at nominal prices. Rushbrook j and Bridgman's sale. — Advt.