SUPREME COURT.
CRIMINAL SITTINGS. (Before His Honour the Chief Justice ) This Dat. Tbe third week of the criminal sittings waß entered upon this morning. THI TBADI-MABK CASK. In the oase of B. F. Davy, charged with an infringement of the trade-mark of Joseph i Wertheim as applied to aewing machines, Mr Jelliooe asked his Honour for a deoision 1 on his motion to quash the indictment on i the gronud that it preferred a charge upon which Davy had not been committed for ■ trial, and the evidence did not sustain, i After considerable argument, his Honour i overrated the objection. I bir Robert Stout, who appeared for th» ' proseoution, then applied for an adjourn* i ment of the trial until the next sessions, a* Thomas Caetlehow, amateiial witness, could . not be found. [ His Honour granted the application, and 1 also estreated tho recognizance of the witi ness. The accused was bound 'over in his own reoognizanoe of &10 and a surety of $ i similar amount to appear for trial at the , next sittings: BREAKING LVD CNTBBIITO. 1 Charles Brown and John Conroy/aoquitted last week on .a charge of robbery from % olothing warehouse, were now charged with having broken into the shop of R. Hannah k Co., and stolen several pairs of boots and shoes, 5a 9d worth of postage stamps, and 1* 9d is money. They were defended by Mr. Wilford, and pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. Gully proseouted for the Crown, and Mr. Q. Morrison was foreman of the jury. " 'lho premises were broken into on the Ist June list, entrance being effected by a side window. Some of the stolen property was. afterwards fonnd by the police in wbares occupied by the accused atOttihanga, where they were employed on a bughfefiing contract, _ The case had not concluded at the time' of going to press.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18950819.2.44
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 43, 19 August 1895, Page 2
Word Count
305SUPREME COURT. Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 43, 19 August 1895, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.