SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7140, 30 August 1888, Page 3

SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGEAM.] NAPIER, August 28. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court dosed to-day. Tho following sentences were imposed Christie,- an old offender, five years for burglary; Thomas Warne, for the- same offence, ono year; Arthur Walker, a youthwwhso s liad several • previous convictions recorded against him, two years for horse stealing , . Alfred Brace, another youth, received a similar sentence for stealing , and forging cheques. Timothy Condon, who was indicted for fraud in connection with his bankruptcy in collecting and appropriating money due to hie estate, was acquitted. A man named Bearpark, indicted for perjury in connection with sly grog selling, wae also allowed to go aflarge, though he practically admitted the charge. An old num. named Denny, who stole a horse under very peculiar and open circumstances, was found to be A Maori from Wairoa N -waa indicted for perjury, He swore in a succession case that a dead Maori haS left no will, though the witness had then two wills in his pocket. It appeared, however, that before going into Court the Natives interested had agreed to set aside tho will, and that accused, when questioned as to his possession of the wills, at once produced them. He was acquitted. The oivil business was commenced to-day. N