SUPREME COURTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10988, 11 June 1901, Page 6

SUPREME COURTS.

(rXItl ASSOCUkTIOK TWJ_O»AMB.. WANGANUI, June 10. Tbo Supreme Court, opened here this rfioroiug, Urn Chief Justice presiding. lor breaJckri. and entering, Francis Haywood vm sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and for theft from a dwelling, W. J. Hogan on. year. For theft from a railway carriage, A. A. Porter waa admitted to probation ior one year, an was M.Hugh, for forgery. Pare Timoti w«s found guilty of theft, and nentenco was deferred. JNVEROARUILL, June 10. Tho Supreme Court resumed to-day before Mr Justice Cooper. Prudence Jams, a married woman, wm. charged with theft of £14 at Orepuki, from the hou** of Michael Malifane, and tho property of his brother, D«.vid. Miohaei, his wife, and mother, w-:r» all ill, and Mrs Jarvi* had come in to assist th.m, when David came home drunk. After some difficulty he was got

to bed, and his v.«.fc with the money in it put under tlie pillow in the accused's pre_r wMiioe. Shortly after tho vest and the money Ts-au gone, and the police called on tlio Accused at two o'clock in tbe morning.

She sA firs* denied bavin.: the money, but finally produced it from h<>r dress pocket, mid after further prevarication «aid the vest waa in Maniane s back yard. The defence was that tho woman being, on intirjrtatt. terms with the household, they being «.ick, and David Mamaae being bent on going out, she took tbe money lest he should put on the vest and low it, and that the denial to the police was the result of Ireing roused out of her sleep. The Jury • found her guilty under the impulse of tho moment, with ft xtrong recommendation to mercy, with which his Honoyr agreed. He »_id he would certainly not ee nd her to gaol. The probation officer's report being fa.vo.irable, the accused wait placed on probation lot twelvs months. She had a baby in her arms, and completely broke down, and was with difficulty removed, meanwhile protestinp her innocefnee. Daniel Swan, charged with an p#g_a.vaC-d tu-sault on one OTtegan, ■wai- acquitted. Both partial, were drunk, and his Honour said the cane should have 4ie_n dealt with by the majistrate-