THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15318, 4 August 1915, Page 6

THE COURTS.

SITPEEME COUBT. CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before his Honour Mr Justice Danniston.) The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court resumed yesterday. Mr S. G. Rajmond, K.C., Crown Prosecutor, appeared for the Crown. INDECENT EXPOS USE. Charles Jonathan Eanaehaw, for whom Mr Cnningham appeared, was indicted for having on May Ist, May 15th. and Jane 7th, indecently assaulted a girl seven yean of age, and also with having, on the same dates, wilfully and obscenely exposed himself. Accused pleaded not guilty. The juiy, after a retirement of one hour and twenty-two minutes, brought in a verdict of guilty on the charges of indecent exposure only, and added a strong recommendation to mercy on account of accused's wife and children. His Honour sentenced prisoner to twelve months' imprisonment. ALLEGED AGGRAVATED' ASSAULT. John Watemburg, for whom Mr M. Donnelly appeared, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with having, on April 27th, at Avansidw, a girl aged 14 with intent to commit a crime. The jury retired atfc 5.56 p-m., and returned four hours later, when the foreman reported that it had been tmable to agree on a verdict. TTia Honour ordered the re-trial of prisoner, to commence at 10 a.m. today. MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr H. "W. Bishop, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Denis Patrick Maboney, on a charge of drunkenness and breaking 'his prohibition order, was convicted and ordered to be returned to New Plymonth gaol, from which he had lately been released on license. James Bohen was fined 10s* or 43 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Leonard Rowse (Mr Hunt) pleaded not jsuilty to being drunk and procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibiten order. Ho was convicted and fined 20s or seven days' imprisonment. MAINTENANCE. Wm. Jas. Brown's application to have his order remitted and arrears cancelled was granted. R. A. Williamson was ordered to pay 7b 6d a week off an affiliation order, and 2s 6d a week off arrears. He was also sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the sentence to be suspended as long as the orders to pay are complied with. Frank Herman Wood was ordered to nay 10b 6d solicitor's fee on a summons for disobedience to comply with a maintenance order. Evelyn Clark applied for a separation order against her husband, custody of three children, and 106 a week maintenance for each child. The application was granted.

LYTTELTON. (Before Captain R. Hatchwel] and Mr W. Radcliffe, J.P.'s.) A STOWAWAY. Andrew Soott was charged with travelling between Wellington and Lyttelton on the Maori without payins: his fare. He was oonvicted and ordered to pay the amount of the steerage fare, viz., 13s 6d. DABFIELD. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.'M.) In Maling arml Co. v. Thos. McQueen, janr. (Coalgato), an order was made under a judgment summons for the payment of a debt £3 6b 7d, in default three days' imprisonment, the order to bo suspended if the debt is paid off at the rate of £1 per month. An application for a rehearing in the cage George Berry v. Edward Odgers, junr., was a<f}ourned to Christchurch. Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in Felton v. Gobbie. claim £8. For allowing cattle to trespass on the railway at Coalgate, A. E. Pollard was fined os and costs, while James Mclntyre, who did not appear, was fined 103 and costs.