SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14665, 14 May 1913, Page 3

SUPREME COURT TRIALS.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TEEEGKA. IS.)

AUCKLAND, May 12.

At the present sittings of t-ne Supremo Court, altogether thero were twenty-four charges on the list. A.fred liawson was found guilty of the theft of a watch and chain from William Mumford, and was sentenced ,to six months' imprisonment, James Edward Siangan was found guilty of stealing a cheque for £15, the property of George Nico J, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Decrees nisi were granted by Mr Justice Edwards in the following cases: Wiiiiam Vercker Bindon v. Kate Bint don, Ellen Emma Poll v. Carl Poll, , Matilda Garton v. Charles Weldon Gar- ; ton, Martha Steurt v. Basil Steurt, j Wiiiiam Anderson Pye v. Annie Pye. May 13. J At the Supreme Court to-day Leonard Molloy, for theft of a cheque for £15, was sentenced to two years' reformative treatment. Thomas George Littlo, for theft from the person, to eighteen months imprisonment. Arthur Ramsay, aged 79, for indecent assault on a child eight years of age, was sentenced to live years' reformative treatment. , WELLLNGTON, May 12. | \t the Supreme Court to-day Glvn i Ivor Hazel, for breaking entering and . thett from jewellers' shops at Levin and Masterton, was sentenced to four years' reformative treatment. Thomas Darroch, for receiving goods from Hazel, was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. James Allies, an old man, for carnal kuow- ! ledge of an imbecile girl, was sentenced i to four years' imprisonment. At the Supreme Court to-day a charge of breaking and entering was brought against Carl Pedersen. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but expressed the opinion that the prisoner was irresponsible for his actions owing to the amount of liquor he had consumed. His Honour ordered the prisoner to come up for sentence when called upon. ; Patrick O'Donnell, a farmer, residing j near Ekotahuna, was charged with hay- j ing wounded another farmer, William ! Fraser, with intent to do grievous i bbdily'harm. The case was the outcome" of a neighbours' quarrel. Counsel urged that the prisoner only fired a gun to frighten Fraser. O'Donnell pleaded guilty to tho minor count, and •".a. fined £7 7s. j