SUPREME COURT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 354, 14 February 1917, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

t hristchurch, Feb. 13. In the Supreme Court. John Henry Theodore, aged 23, xxas charged with attempted carnal knowledge. Justice Denniston sai'l that accused was a low type of character unfit to be at large. He said ir sb.ov.ed that the prisoner xvas capable of any atrocity. Thi> judges of the Dominion looked on the ) unishment of such eases, not merely 7 as a ’penalty, but for the protection of society. Accused was sentenced to three months’ goal.

Fiimual Elis, charged xvith assault and btalily harm, admitted being of a hasty temper. He xvas sentenced to three months’ gaol.

PR 1 SON ERS SENTENCED. Dunedin. Feo.» 13.

Jane Hughes and rffneL Kdie pleaded guilty to procuring abortion <»tid to using an illegal instrument tor tlnu purpose. Kach accused xvas Miii.'.ued to six montns imprisonment on eacli ciia.ge. lite sentenco to be imncurrenr.

’J.Pomas Tait Hampden xvas con- . xicieti oi' forgery by signing the names ot A. I'.trk.ss to a letter sent !>y mm to the euitor ot tne, “Daily tin)"'., ’ bm. tin' jury recummended li-metiex. Accused was order to pay r.xpi n.-i s amounting to £9. ! John Peake (7t» yecis) ami John Kean pleaded guilty to a charge of *r. (tempting to supply 7 a noxious tning to ixnby Blake. Both xxcrc < rden d to conic up for sentence xvhen called on ami each ordered to •pay £8 7/-. i-.obert McLeod, for indecently assaulting two little girls, was seiil(|hi'(l to ii.o years on each charge, tlie s( luene.'s to be cumulative and 1 commeiiec at the end of a sentence of months lie nor. serving for iss-.mrz x alueless cheques. Jean Tobin, tor theft of £;> from tne person, xvas admitted to probation fur three years and ordered to j'ay £9 10 - loxvards tlie cost of tiro prosecution.

Wanganui. Feb. 1.3. Richard Patrick Pollard, one time ‘-t ilt sergeant-major at Haxvera, xvas found guilty 7 of using an instrument I ’lr an illegal as the result id xx lech a eirl (Led. This was accused’s third trial. He will be sentenced on Friday 7 , Wellington, Feb. 13. lhe jury, after six hours’ retirement. disagreed in the case wherein Charles Henderson was charged xvith assaulting Constable Fitzgerald xxith intent to do bodilv harm, and a new trial was ordered.