THE COURTS.

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 31, 30 August 1905, Page 2

THE COURTS.

Telegraph Presi Association Copyright^ Auckland, This Day^T At the {Supreme Court John Everett, for breaking and entering and theft at New Plymouth, was sentenced to one year. Wanganui, This Day. At the Police Court this morning Edward Hackett was fined LlO for procuring liquor for a prohibited person. James Masoney was fined Ll3 for procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order, and Charles Smith was fined L4 for ft similar offence. Christchuboh, This Day. James Lyndhurst, for passing gilded farthings for half sovereigus, . wag sentenced to twelve months' , imprisonment. A woman was charged with having worked a horse whilst ; it was suffering from six open , sores. Defendant stated that she had put a sack under the collar and thought it would not affect the animal. She was fined L2. , For having procured liquor for a , prohibited person a man was fined Lj. Invercargill, This Day At the Supreme Court the trial of Daniel Swan, charged with wife , murder, ha? commenced. Accused battered her head in with a flat iron . and cut her throat in tbo absence of a daughter. It is said the defendant was jealous of a boarder named Clark, but it appears there was absolutely no ground for this. Owing to the accused's bad conduct his wife obtained a separation order, but received her husband back in the house. Though martial the relation was not resumed. Dunedin, This Day. Loo Quee, found smoking opium, was fined 40s and costs in the Police Court. The accused said he couM not do without opium, as the state of his health compelled him to smoke it. Ah You, for having opium suitable for smoking in his possession, was fined LlO and costs. The accused said he was 60 years old and had s oioked opium for 40 years, and could not do without it. Hokitika, August 29. Thos. George, hailing from Otago, employed on a dredge at Mikonui, was committed for trial to day on a charge of attempting to discharge a loaded pea rifle at James Neleon, the man in charge.