SUPREME COURT

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 288, 11 June 1907, Page 3

SUPREME COURT

■ - - .. . [fba PRKSB association.] : Palmerston N., June 11. The sitting of the Supreme Court opened this morning, before Mr Justice Cooper. True bills were found against Richard Daly (bigamy), F. Cross and B. Morse (theft from dwelling), L. M. Murray (cattle stealing), Albert Lovelock (forgery). The latter pleaded guilty, and received a sentence of two years. A similar sentence was imposed on Frederick Cross for theft from a dwelling. Morse was remanded for a report from the Probation Officer. The prosecution in the bigamy case broke down very unexpectedly. The first witness for the Crown proaccused's former marriage in 1895, to which Mr Innes, counsel for the defence, objected, pointing out that the accused, Daly, was referred to as "Richard" and "Robert" Daly in the same certificate. His Honor, after scrutinising the certificate, remarked it was a strange blunder, and commented upon the gross care- ' lessness of some official, which led to the break down of the prosecution. 1 The Crown prosecutor intimated ho '' could go no further in the case, and His Honor directed the jury to acquit the accused, which was done, 1 and Daly was discharged.