SUPREME COURT

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 114, 17 May 1927, Page 10

SUPREME COURT

CRIMINAL SESSIONS OPEN

DISTRICT CONGRATULATED

The criminal sessions.of the Supreme Court opened^ to-day before his Honour Mr.' Justice Alpers. The Grand Jury was as follows:— David Ernest Beaglehole (foreman), • Albert Plowman, Albert Ernest Shakes, George Sard,; George Frederick Taylor, Francis Herbert Swan, George Wilkin-1 son, Lebnard Bugan Hurst, Oliver William Bonningtqn, Henry Barnes, Morgan Duncan, Charles Mitchell'Howard, -William Jack, Beginald Philip Jackson,. James Berry Brindeii, Alfred George » Ballanger, George Douglas Little, Leon-' ard Stewart, Frederick Mawhinney, . "William Douglas Cooke, George Find- . lav, Stanley James Anderson, Joseph . Isaac Goldsmith. In his charge to the Grand Jury his Honour said that he was able to con- j gratulate the district upon a compara-. j tively short calendar of crime. Al-j though! two .of the indictments were very serious, there were only five, or six j indictments altogether, and none should give the jury concern. His Honour referred to two sexual indictments, and dealt^t length with.the circumstances ~ of' the j alleged offences. The other mat: terb .related to dishonesty. One was /glad tb:-note, he said, that there were i none of those distressing cases, of breaches of trust or embezzlement from iemployers or Government Departments which yrere painfully' common in other centres.;i-Tlie'cases hete were of a kind which were unfortunately .common in the North.lsland^ namely, breaking and / entering.: •:•' "~. •■:;. p... : ;.., "'■... " True bijls were. Tetumed in. the following cases: —- ■.'.., Florence Michael" O'Donohiie and . William Michael Heenan'. alleged breaking and entering and theft. Robert .Yaughan Venables, alleged '■ rape.-' : - :.'.'■.' . •.'/.. \ . '. : ; Charles Buddick, \ alleged breaking " and. entering'and theft. , .* Frank L Barber, allegedly receiving stolen goods.' Bangiamo Frank Martin, alleged indecent assault on a male.: "