SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8593, 21 September 1893, Page 5

SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

(PBKS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.)

NAPIICU, September 20. In the Supreme Court Charlea Crawford, tt present serving a term of eighteen months, was sentenced to two years imprisonment for breaking into the 'Bus Compauy'B premises, and Daniel Spence to six months for larceny. E. M. Symons was found guilty of false pretences and then guilty of two other charges. Sentence of nine mouths on each charge was concurrent. !fiunwhata, a young Native, pleaded guilty to horse stealing. Ho was remanded until Friday.

TDIARU, September 20. The Supreme Court was engaged yester4»y takiog evidence m the Ashburtou cash, 0.. J.F. Lublow v C. H. Doweling, C. F. I'odhunter and B.E. Tod hunter, a claim <M £3000. Messrs Stringer and Cuthbert-. W» appeared for the plaiutift"; Messrs Baiter and Thomas for the defendants. The plhiutUF is tho owner of a mill which WM enioted on the Western , eld estate by 'Mr Reid, who concentrated several streams, *hich run through defendants' property to th»t of. plaintiff's own estate, into one to drfre tl|o mill. By a deed cf transfer (produced) Mr Lublow is entitled to the Wunterrupted flow of the stream for the purposes of liis work, lv Jaimwy, 1890, the defendants erected «mt in the creek, broke down the banks, and destroyed other works, blocked up the Bfcwmel.aud otherwise diverted tha stream, woe catting off the water from plaintiff; they had made no effort to renreaa the fcWevanc©, hence the action. Defendants denied the material allegations, and in turn Nulled the plaintiff Jos- having altered the tout* of the creek. They alleged that the MnwmkttieuU, &a, he hud made were unItwfuUy made, aud that ho had no right to *> interfere with the creek. Also that the work* put up by tho plaintiff were in the A»Uuurton liver, and by their means we water overflowed onto defendants' land, waterlogged v, and impeded the natural wwnage of their land. Quite an array of |«*ne and maps were used during the hearWg, and a good deal of difficulty was experienced in following the professional evidence, C. E. Fooke, surveyor, was ■naer examination about two hours explainwg the plans fully auri. the coursa of the «n*k into the Aahburtou River. D. McLean, ™ger of Lagiimor, and Lublow, the P»intiff, were also examined at great length as to the lay of the creek from •™rty years ago to now, and what had •*» done to stop its flow. The taking of •"tfeoce is expected to conclude to-day, 2""* we case will be drifted to Chriat•Wch for argument.