SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8187, 1 June 1892, Page 6

SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

(PBSS3 ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.)

AUCKLAND, May 31, At the Supreme Court, a youth neuneA Ernest lawsou was seateueed to tweh* months' imprisonment, with hard lsibour a» two charges of housebreaking at PonaonW Jamea Watson, who has been tweuty-gjj times convicted of offences, waa souteoced to five years' penal servitude for theft qJ I swag from & boarding-house. The prisoner had oecn only five days out of gaol when ha etole the swag. Fred. Williams, a ycm aa man, who pleaded guilty to stealing \ hone, and who received im excellent eh* ractor from several witnesses, wa* ideasesj on probation. The trial of Robert Suttga charged with the murler of Arthur KavWe at Helena, i 3 to begin to-morrow. WELLINGTON, May 31, The Grand Jury found «o bUb» i v cases of Frod Wiudsor alias Boyd alj as Smith for stabbiug and wounding, a Ul j Daniel Kgau for forgery. In the .Suptem, Court John Fredk. llccce pleaded " CJuilty , ' to forging the name of W. A. Coatea, « solicitor, and was remanded for sentence. The Crown Prosecutor mentioned that ihi police had another warrant agaiust the accused for an offence alleged to have he»u committed in Christehui-ch. Alexaivf*? Ross, charged with houaebreaking at feUtj. ing, was sentenced to eighteen months' iijj. pmonment. Phillip Letohford pleaded " GuUty " to forging the names of residetjts of Pawa Flat to orders for books, and waa sentenced to twelve months' irnprisoument. ! Peter Ramage was convicted of larceny and remaadod for the Probation report. Walter Lane was convicted « entering the Panama Hotel commit felony, and sentenced to eighty months' imprisonment.