SUPREME COURT STATISTICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 8

SUPREME COURT STATISTICS.

iThe'conipiktion.ofithe,statistjos.'of th« Supreme Court; (Wellington;district); for ' the year .1909 was concluded yesterday;-: and the business':transacted; is 6ummar. is^-:bek)w.;:-;v; : .::''::'y:;;-;-^.;;,? 1 v , .-;V ; ; : 'v:' -?f: ! jft ; ' ; V tfc : ■;:'-In the-'iCriminal Court,• 64 persons'J(sß- - ,t females)7{weie''indicted;; 24 ■-were- acquitted on; various-.indictments;.'-aifd Under:the'' Jus.. : Bees of-'-tie.vPcac6;';Aot, .68 -personsi'were. ; coinmittei'''for seiiien'oe;;.'.:"".''' ' ■'■''■f-'y''. - - There vwe're three- charges : 6f ;hianslaugi-." ter;'during' the yeaiV.and. all .three,-.ao-;, cused' were acquitted.; l ': One, person '. was indicted for : attempted : murder,. .and; was. .convicted-, and sentenoed. - - One - man' was convicted ■ and: Behteaced. for. a .serious offence,':' aid 'two.'for'-indebeht ; assault, 1 ona male, being acquitted on. a- similar charge. ■'.-.. An; accused. person was, convicted of 'as-:' sault and, robbery; ;,tw6, were. acquitted- on .a-similar .charge, "and,'eight..;males' were,". , convicted: and sentenced.' .for; assault -.'and . robbery. ,0n 'a'!charge ; " of; robbery,'four/' males'; .were .'convicted/ and';.two': acquitted. : -.': Three ''persons -; were v cKarged. with ~:-! , 'b»- -. , sault, ''causihg bodily : harm/'iaiid "all;were acquitted,'-'and,thejury gave!an-.: other acquittal in'. the'.case ! Co£ija'V : .miia" : charged; with -assault; with intent/' -:. Ona male -was convicted ''btfia' .charge;'of!'? as--' saulti /one. ; of'; wounding ■ with ■ intent" (two 7 being acquitted),'bnp of attempting" to do ;: grievous'bodily, -harm,-;'and'jone'.'.of.";ab- • ■ ducting a child under' fourteen'' years Vol 1 -Two persons,-..charged' :with parson, '".: ,'pleaded>:guilty, : and were; committed'■ for, sentence. 'Out of 'fifteen personsindicted ,: for breaking. and' entering;' five were- ao-' ; quitted; and: ten; (including one, female).. were,...'.found -guilty--and ,sentenced.'.;. Two thieves v'whb''admitted'"having ... entered .: dwellings'.', -were' sentenced; ■.',-Ofr.four.'per-;';' sonsicharged with ; theft. from"the: ' threehrore, convicted 'and ;one :acquitted, : Ou'-'charges of.theft''fifteen persons wer« v indicted—all- -:maies.-'i"f Eleven •'< were' !cbh--victed;,';aud: four exclusive.'': of'' .twjalve;persons;:who 'were.eentehcedV.'-.oa ! admissionSvOf guilt.;-Jmade': before'.:'the> ■ magistrate. .The one'charge of receiving.: stolen ; property. :did not' succeed,'- and:.tho ' dnly person .charged during the-year with':; false.ipretences ,was acquitted.. 1 - Two per- ■-.'■ sbns.were: acquitted,ofc: charges" of .sheep-.. stealing',,;, and -pne.:';was', sentenced .'on {an:; admitted. charge- of :cattle-stealing. ' ::•-" - Two. : perspns wore committed to .VthV Court (for.'.i charges of -per-'■ .jurji". .and five', 0h,., charges: of/'forgery; : , two, others were'convicted.and;one was . "acquitted. One charged'withiforgery and : uttering -but. nine./persons'!-.; seht;.up; from.'thOj lower! .Court were sen- '■■!■ tenced.on. Three admit- .'.' ted /'bigamists were' sentonced,"- and'.,. one - male .Wis found guilty': of; ah' indecent act two-were acquitted,'and one-was'sent up / for sentence from'.-the-i lower Court.. ..--.;/.

•" One-, woman ,was'; senteneed : for conceal* ■' ment of• ■ birth,". one' for '.false ! ' 'declaration? J under the 'Act ; (four ■ being':'' ao> ' quitted), and; one for false declaration a»; ' ft.birth; of.a'child:'-..-.;:";;;;,;" v.. : : {?'/}.*■"■:; ;'There .was":bne ; caieVwheM:,a;<iar)je''oi; sending'an uns'eaworthy; vessel. to sea .ma -, substantiated,'' and . one .male : :was,."sentenced: for "doing, ah act for: of ' aiding .'in-: the commission l of aii' of* '■ fenco.".'.--. : '.■-■■•'.-'"•:... :{■■■■■ ■-'.-'-••■■■' v '.'■;-•- ■?

.;-'W\.' ; M ; Tra;SEI^NCES;frv>' ii i ; \i;-;'' •■':'■ Tie .'sentences V 'imposed'Y'were.''' varied.' ;•;• Four persons .were'sentenced to 'imprison- ' ■ ment-for. periods' of ten years" and upwards, six for. seven years and up to ten, Y seven for five years.and up.to seven,';! thirteen for- three yeare : arid under .five, fourteen for two-years'and under three,*. '■'" fourteen, for -one' year and" under :two;. ■'■'■■ eighteen.for.six months.and under twelv's Y months, ten | for three'; months and-under ■ -Y : six. months,, and one. under: one- month; . ;.' Eleven were;released under! the 1 Probatiba. V'. .-In 'divorce,.sixty' petitions' for.■dissori','Y tioV;df marriage were lodged, 'one r for. judicial separation, arid two for nullity, of.Y ': marriage.. fOne .-..petition ...was dismissed,';'' and' twerity-fouf'.'forYdissolution '.-of mar r ':■• .; rioge; 'and oho' forYnuUity "of' : marriagf.: were'granted.' "■•',- ■-'■-:. . Y-v.-, Y' 1 ;.-<YY'Y : Y:-":Y: : ':' v. ; '; : :}Y: : "':'CIVIL.;BUsfe ~;In the Civil.Courtj lfll summonses wer« ; - issued.-.- ■'. cnferedY in '.-. oight'.cases.; Eijfht cases were. tried.Y.be- '■' fore common juries, .three-before,special-, juries,-''and, aY judge. Y. alone. ;Iri; twontx-twb-'cases plaintiffs sue-X:.' ceeded,- and, : defendants"' succeeded :: in : . ; twerity-fourYcases.'';!Judgmentsi.wero,'envy ' tered' after■ trial in, twelve cases;":? after.. . confession'in four v cases',.arid -by. default; .'■■' in fifty-sevon- cases.---TheYtotal amount 'Y for; which judgment -was ■ was .; vlßs.-ld.:i.;v;.;Y KY'Y ;-YY YY* : Y- Y':'.