SUPREME COURT SESSIONS .

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 526, 5 June 1909, Page 3

SUPREME COURT SESSIONS .

i ♦ Di TKLiaßtm—rniss tssociiTiott.l Auckland,' Juno 3 Mr. Justice Edwards granted divorces in the following cases —Ethel Maude Willoughby v Alfred Seymour Willoughby, desertion It was stated that respondent lived on his wife's property till he could get no more, and then deserted her. He bad never 'paid a penny towards her support Cornelius M'Piko v. Charlotte M'Pike and John Waite (respondent), misconduct In a case in which an application was made for restitution of conjugal rights, the judge made- an oitier, but said the matter ended there ilt was formerly a ground for divorce, but the Legislature had decided that the method was too easy a one Mr Bamno, KC , said tho case showed the folly of last year's legis--1 lation It was a great pity the Legislature did not permit tho release of parties who found it impossible to livo together The Judge agreed, ( and said that*some people seemed to think it was better ior people to live apart, and the husbands to leave % their wives than that they should bo freed from the marriage bond The amendment < in the law , promoted immorality in a very marked degree - A married woman named Annie Nicholson was found guilty of perjury at the 'Supreme Court to-day, with a strong recommendation to mercy. Sentence was deferred till tomorrow The case arose out of the recent proceedings in a bankruptcy case, in which / tho woman, who was latolv a storekeeper ■> near Mercury Bay, swore that she had sent various Bums of money to certain Auckhnd creditors and had received receipts for the paymonts, those receipts being, she said, afterwards bumed without her knowledge during tho fumigation pf tho store Richard Arthur Morns v was 'sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for assault *" i Auckland, Juno 4 At tho Supremo Court, Soloman Lovi.-who in tho, Lowor Court had claimed to be tried by jury on a charge of theft of half a crown, now pleaded guilty In view of hi bad record, he was sentenced to two yeare' imprisonment, with hard labour v Annio Nicholson, charged with perjury, in having persisted in a statement at a credimeeting that she had paid several , 'creditors and received receipts, waa orderod to come up for sentence when called upon A against Arthur Govan, William Martin, and -Patrick Ejiox, charged with the theft of a watch and chain, and a sum of monoy, was concluded to-day The three wore farther charged ,with having to obtain money from Alfred Evans by fraudulent moans The jury rotumed a verdict of guilty against Govan on the first' count, and found the whole thiee guilty of receiving They failed to agree as to whether Martin and Knox were guilty on tho first count. Mr Tolo doubted whether tho second count could be made to app/v to all, and his Honour amended th» count -=o is to make it applj, the power of tho Judge to do this being questioned After n verdict had been given, hia Honour agreed to state • case for tho Appeal Court Invercarglll, Juno 4 The Supromo Court sat till hto this evening hearing the ndjourned divorco suit W-itt s t Watt and Scobio, a husband's petition on the ground of misconduct, mth claim for £1000 damages ngamst co lespondrnt The jury found tint thero was insufficient evi (donoe of misconduct, nnd found for respondent and co-respondent with costs on tho lowest scaled '