Supreme Court.

Hastings Standard, Volume XIII, Issue 4311, 15 November 1909, Page 5

Supreme Court.

WELLINGTON SESSIONS: PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, November 15 The criminal sessions at the Supreme Court opened to-day. The small number of cases set down for hearing was commented upon by His Honor. On a charge of forgery, Thomas Aubne, alias Storey, was sentenced to six months' imprisonmentEdgar Joseph Mercer, for appropriation of moneys belonging to the Railway Department, was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment. Mary Melville, for assault and=causing actual bodily harm was sentenced to six months. AUCKLAND SESSIONS. Auckland, November 15. The Supreme Court was opened by Judge Cooper this morning wba said there were 38 cases on the calendar, but it should be noted that the northern judicial district extended from the North Cape to Tauraarunui, and included the greater part of the east coast- He said it was proposed to hold two sessions yearly at Hamilton in futureNorman Edward Keals. for theft was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. In the charges against Wm. Scott and Ernest Hutchinson, for breaking entering and theft, the former was sentenced to two years, the latter to three years hard labour. Charles Rolton, for a criminal offence on a girl under 16 years of age was sentenced to eighteen months hard labour. CHRISTCHURCH SESSIONS. Christchurch, November 15. The Supreme Court criminal sittings opened to-day before Judge Denniston. Charging the Grand Jury, he said the calendar was not long, and with the exception of two cases none were very serious. Even taking the eight cases for sentence, he thought the calendar was ci editable, and one showing the law-abiding propensities of the people in the district. There was only one serious case, of not a very difficult character, against Arthur J. V\. Roberts, that he murdered Alice Ethel Newman. The case was of such a nature as to give the Grand Jury but little trouble, as the evidence established the fact that Roberts fired the shots.