SUPREME COURT CASES
(II TIIiIGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
CHRISTCHURCH, 7th May.
In the. Supreme Court to-day, Albert Pearce Whitehead was acquitted on a charge of committing an offence against his daughter at Ahaura, West Coast, the jury adding a rider that they considered there was no stain on the character of accused. George Evans wag found, guilty of issuing valueless cheques, and. sentence was deferred. Ernest James Abernethy and Sydney Loose were found guilty of stealing jewellery valued at £318, and sentence was deferred. Cyril Walden and Norman Wilson, found guilty of theft from a dwelling, were remanded for sentence.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 108, 8 May 1923, Page 10
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