SUPREME COURT .
(II TILEGRAPB.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.
At the Supreme Court, Robert Dicfison Warden,, on a ohargo of breaking and entering was sentenced to two years-imp-risonment and declared an habitual criminal. Finger prints formed the chief evidence leading to his conviction. Stanley Leigh was charged ■with assault and robbery, but the case broke down. The complainant, Annie Soman, gave evidence, but the Judge considered her an unreliable witness, and directed the ( -jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 44, 20 February 1918, Page 8
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