SUPREME COURT.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 31, 5 August 1895, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. This Dat. (Before the Chief Justice.) GE4ND JURY. The following Grand Jury was empan-nelled.-—Messrs. G. Wilson (foreman), A. Aahbolt, L. H. B. WHson, J. M. Bichardson. W. O. Gasquoine, H. Kglinton, S. O. Barraud, W. J. iilundell, J. Wilkins, W. T. Hildreth, P. T. J. Parfitt, A. I. Littlejoha, D. B. Howden, J. K. Harty, W. M'Dowell, H. Kember, N. W. Werry, H. Baker, E. W. Marshall, L. Hoggaid, J. Horrax, F. Penty, A. Nicol. His Hononr, in charging the Grand Jury, said there were not qnito so many cases as usual, though there were two of exceptional interest. One of these was that of lampthrowing in a Chinaman's house. The evideaos pointed to the fact that the lamp was either thrown or upset, and also that one of the two aooused, rather than both, threw the lamp. Some witnesses said the one ; some the other. The better course seemed to be for the Grand Jury to find a True Bill against both the aoouaed. There was a suggestion nude that the death was not attributable to the burning kerosene. It was the duty of the Grand Jury to find a True Bill if satisfied there was a oase to answer. The second re. markable case was that of applying a trademark to the covering of some merchandise. It was said that the defendant put some boxes of sewing machine material into Laery's auction room, whioh boxes had a trade-mark upon them that ought not to have been there. The Legislature had enaoted that it was illegal to falsely apply a trade-mark to the covering of merchandise, and that to apply a trade-mark to a box was equivalent to applying it to its contents; also that it lay upon the defendant to prove that be had authority to put the trade-mark thereon. Jt was only for the prosecution to prove that the aooused did in foot apply the trade-mark. TBOX BILLS. The Grand Jury returned True Bills in the following cases : — George Draper, breaking and entering; Frank Pbilpott, alias Woods, forgery and uttering ; William Smith, false pretences ; Martha Ei hards, arson; Charles Brown, John Conroy, ana John Paulmior, breaking and entering. Fo&ama and uttering. Frank Philpott, alia* Woods, pleaded Guilty to charges of forging and uttering cheques, whereby Emily Pritchard, Sun Lee, and L. E. Ludwig were defrauded. Prisoner was remanded until to-morrow for sentence. BBKAEIKQ AND INTEEING. George Draper was charged "with having broken into the warehouse of E. W. Mills and Co. (Limited), Featheraton-street, and stolen a tin of oaustio soda. Prisoner said he was Guilty of stealing. Mr. Jellicoe asked that the prisoner should be admitted to probation, as he was the support of his widowed mother. * Mr. Waddell, of the firm of Waddell, M'Leod, and Weir, sawmillers, in whose employ the prisoner was at the time of the robbery, gave him a good character. Prisoner was remanded until 10 a.m. on Thursday, Mr. Waddell entering into a recognizance of j625 for his re-appearance FALSI PRBTENCEB. William Smith pleaded Not Guilty to a charge of having obtained 6a 6<l from Geo. A. Mawßon by means of false pretencea-a valueless cheque— in April last. Mr. Jellicoe appeared for the defenoe. Mr. J. H'Lachlan was chosen foreman of the jury. The jury had not arrived at a verdiot at the time of going to preas.