SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11751, 27 November 1903, Page 6

SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

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WELLINGTON, November 25. George Cooper, of Fuhinlua, was found "Guilty" on a dwnre nf tending a forged telegram, and sentenced to three year© imprisonment. Ad* L. Cvrper. wife of George Cooper, previously sentenced, pleaded "Guilty" to charges of false preteme*. aad was admitted to piobateon. the Court admitting the pha that the act* were committed under the husband's rofivioti.

PeU'r Trainor and Sarah Falloon, charged with robbery with violence from a. man in whose company tliey had been drinking, were discharged. Mr Justice Cooper to-day refused to make an order against the Rev. W. Eoree, of MaMerton, fur security of payment during his absence from the colony of the amount of alimony recent ly awarded Mrs Earee. "WELLINGTON, November 26. At the Supreme Court to-day, George Donovan Stewart was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for theft from the person. John Clark, who was said to have deserted from the Highland Light Infantry during the visit of the Imperial troops three years ago, was convicted of shooting Alexander* Hogg during an affray with a woman in Wellington, on July 25th, and causing bodily harm. He was remanded for sentence. Edwin Gray, alias William Harris, was convicted on the first of a series of indictments for burglary and robbery at three houses in Wellington during August. Sentence wa* deferred. DUNEDIN, November 26.

At the Supreme Court to-day, Adam Scott was sentenced to five years' on a charge of carnally knowing a girl of eight years. In the divorce case, Burnes v Burnes, the wife'a petition, a decree nisi was granted. The parties had hem living in Wellington for some time. The v Day, the husband's petition, was adjourned for the production of the marriage certificate*. NELSON, November 25. The Supreme Court session opened before tho Chief Justice. Henry James Howard was found guilty of assault and doing bodily harm with v strong recommendation to mercy on the ground of great provocation. Sentence was deferred. William James was found guilty of stealing monej at Takaka, and sentence was deferred. NELSON, November 26. At the Supreme Court this morning Henry James Howard was convicted of assaulting a man* named Coughlin with an axe, and breaking his arm, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the Nelson police gaol. No sentence was inflicted on ,tho charge of escaping from custody after arrest. Henry James, an old offender, formerly of the Eighth Contingent, was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, with hard labour, in Wellington gaol, for stealing money from the Telegraph Hotel, Takaka. Henry Brewer pleaded guilty to stealing forty ounces of gold from his employers, the Parapara Hydraulic Sluicing Company, at Collingwood, and was granted probation for twelve months on payment of costs, amounting to £15.