IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10508, 11 February 1928, Page 11

IN THE COURTS

PROBATION OX SERI Cl’S CHARGE NOT TO BE TAKEN AS PRECEDENT (I’resa Association.) TIMARU, ('ell. 10. A( the Supreme Court in 'limarn to-dav, Kenneth Gordon Veitch, uho who pleaded guilty to a charge or carnal knowledge, teas admitted .to ’probation for two years, Mr. Justice Adants stating that the sentence must not he taken to mean that a similar course would be adopted in future. Cecil Butler, on a charge ill theft of £7G 10s, to which lie pleaded guilty, was sentenced to reformative treatment fov a period not exceeding two years. FAILURE TO AUDIT TRUST ACCOUNT SOLICITOR FIXED £7-4 (Press Association.^ WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. Reinhold Henry Wedde, a solicitor, of Waipawa, was to-day fined Co> for failure to have his trust account audited. It was stated that six letters and a telegram had I’eon sent to defendant. hut the audit certificate had not been forwarded. Wedde was fined £6O at Napier in 1925 for a similar offence. after eighteen years man CHARGED WITH THEFT OF HORSE AND HARNESS (Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Feb. K). John Sullivan . alias Joseph O’Keefe, 18, at present serving seven years for manslaughter. was committed for trial this morning for an 13-year-old crime. He pleaded not guilty to stealing . at Kinohnku in January, 1910, a black gelding and harness of a total value of £lO os. It was alleged that accused hired the horse to attend a court case at Kaiwhai, and that lie later sold the animal, the owner seeing no more of ‘Sullivan until "he identified him in court to-day.—P..A DRUNKEN MILKMAN-MOTORIST FINED £ls AND LICENSE CANCELLED (Press Association.) ‘ CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 10. In the Magistrate’s Court, Kenneth Andrew Bayne, a milkman, who admitted being drunk while in charge .of a motor truck, was fined £l-5 and prohibited from driving for threeyears from April 1. Accused and his brother were arrested last evening after a collision in the city. The brother was fined 2Cs for drunkenness. —P.A. DUNEDIN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. JUDGE’S COMMENT ON JURY'S VERDICT.

(Press Association.) DINED: \\ Feb. 10. At the Supremp Court to-dav, before Mr Justice Sim, John Miller was charged with at Cwaka, on or about October 20, indecently assaulting two girls under the age of sixteen years, and charged alternately with common assault, was found not guilty and discharged. George Thomas Burgess, charged with indecent assault at Green Island on December 27, respecting a girl under the age of si-xteen, was found not guilty and discharged. The Judge remarked that accused c-ould consider himself fortunate that he had found such a jury. Ivan “Walter William Hanning, who pleaded guilty in the lower court to breaking and entering premises at Palmerston and stealing goods valued at £l3 0s 6d, was admitted to probation for three years. William McKinnel, on a charge of assaulting Heprv Baviev, was fined £IOO. George Alexander Mason, who wa--found guilty of dishonestly obtaining three pairs of socks valued a I 15s 6d and a necktie, valued at 4s 6d, was admitted to probation for a period of two years-