Supreme Court Sessions.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 67, 21 March 1890, Page 3

Supreme Court Sessions.

« [Bt Telegraph.] [unitjd tress association. | Napier. 20fch March. In charging <he Grand Jury at the Supremo Court, the Chief Justice, referring to a chargo of shooting cattle, said the defence Ret up was that the cattle were wild. This did not Beem to him satisfactory. He failed to see why persons should have the right to kill a beast— even a wild one— unless it was trespassing and damaging the property of the one who killed it. But the law was that anyone could kill wild cattle. If the Grand Jury thought, from their own experienea, that tho Ja.T required alteration, and felt inclined to make any suggestion on the subject, he would convoy it to the Government. The Grand Jury, however, made no presentment on the subjeot. John E. Johnstone, commission agent, was convicted on two charges of forgery in altering receipts from smaller amounts to larger ones. Sentence was deferred. At the conclusion of the first case accused's counsel, Mr. Crosswell, withdrow, informing the Court that he bad advised his client to the best of his ability, but ho would not follow that advice. Hokitika, 20th Maroh. The Court sits again to-morrow morning, when the compensation cases will be tried.