SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1930, Page 5

SUPREME COURT

GREY MOUTH SITTING. There is no criminal business set down for the quarterly Greymouth sitting of the Supreme Court, scheduled to commence on June lltli. The following civil cases are on the list: Lilias Harcourt v. William Gordon alleged breach of promise, £SOO damages. Egidio Bearzatti v. Frederick Walter Wise, motor accident, £789 13s damages. Trial before judge and jury of twelve. Horace Daniel and others v. Emma Amelin Kettle and Viola Maude Kettle, injunction to restrain a nuisance, J. I). Lutz v, F. D. Williams, posession of land and forfeiture of lease. In divorce (undefended): Laura Amelia Hazeldine v. Charles Hnzeldine) dissolution, three years’ separation, Josephine Batchelor v, Walter Henry Batchelor, desertion three years. Miscellaneous: Official Assignee v. Bahav Saraty, motion by Saraty to set aside award, HOKITIKA SITTING. The only business set down is a civil case, M. R. an.l 11. J. Fahey v. E. Becker and others, a claim for £259 9s Id for work done. OJSBOBNE SENTENCES. .By Telegraph—Per Press Association GISBORNE, June o. Sentences at the Supreme Court today iiKluued: Taniwa Taukamo, indecent assault of a young girl to three years hard. Pekama Pouaka Whakataka, breaking, entering and theft, to three years’ reformative, Gordon Williams, theft and forgery, six months’ hard. Norman Hugh Jeffs, forgery and uttering, two years’ reformative. Regarding the last case Justice Ostler refused to consider probation, as it was against the public interest, the 1 prisoner having a bad record, GISBORNE, April 5. Describing the prisoner’s crimes as aoliorrent, Justice Ostler in the Supreme Court this morning said, nevertheless lie found a warrant for admission to probation of Norman McLeod Martin, arraigned on three convictions of indecent assault on males, Counsel pleaded special circumstances, stating the prisoner had an excessive weakness for drink and the crimes were committed under the influence. The craving was contracted during war service. Prisoner had achieved success in the school teaching profession, and would suffer heavily by loss of Iris position. Counsel indicated that none of the crimes were committed against children. Justice Ostler agreed that no moral harm had been done by the prisoner and the ease was not as serious as some, fu view of the special circumstances he agreed to admit the prisoner to probation for 3 years with the stipulation of n prohibition order.

Two Maori youths, .las Brown and Tvareti Tukou. appeared for sentence for burglary at Tologa Bay. Brown, a first offender, was admitted to probation, but Tuknu. whose record was bad was given reformative detention tor 18 months.