SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7417, 7 December 1889, Page 5

SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

TPBE33 ASSOCIATION TELBeKAU.] ," ; WBI&HHiTON, December 6. whom the jury i'ound, guilty of a common assault on a young girl, was brought tip foe sentence this morning. The Probation Officer in his, report made no recommendation, though there was no suggestion that the prisoner had been previously convicted. Chief Justice Prendergast said he considered the verdict of the jury was utterly unreasonable, fox either the girl's story was true or untrue. The twelve men, of course, were entitled to their, opinion, but bo was he (Justice Prendergast) entitled to give expression to his, which was that the verdict was ridiculous. He feit the punishment He wale about to mete oat was ! inadequate, but the verdict oif the jury iad. prevented Hm from treating the prisoner in the manner he richly deserved, la bis Honor's opinion'the girl had been thrown, and it was only a chance that she had not suffered the grossest indignities. She bad givea her evidence iv a very. straightforward intelligent xoazuzer, and there was no reason to doubt her testimony. His Honor epoke very strongly of the conduct of Ward, whom he sentenced to one c&lendar Hiontlx'a hard. labor, expressing regret that tie, was powerless to deal with the case aa fee would wish. , ... Do2fß|>lN, Decembej?6. The jury in Myles , ease were unable to agree, and were discharged. A fresh jury was empannelied. Mx Justice Williams said it might be desirable for the law to be amended, so that the Judge should have power to discharge a jury when be caw no probability o£ iheur agreement. The second jury found Myles guilty, and Mr Joatice Williams sentenced; JKadtay, i Henderson, and Myles to fear years' penal Berrifrade, remarking that the crime of jobbery with violence fna ose trMstt lattat, be pss dowa eSeetasUy. ''"' \ ' ' '