SUPREME COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 14060, 15 May 1906, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Monday, May 14. (Before Ms Honor Mr Justice Denniston.) The adjourned criminal sessions of the Supreme Court were resumed before his Honor Mr Justice Denniston; tho Crown Prosecutor, Mr T. W. Stringer, appearing for tho Crown. A NEW TRIAL. Daniel Gunn, who had previously Uploaded “ not guilty ” to an indictment charging him with having had improper intimacy with a girl under tho age of sixteen and over the ago of twelve years, appeared for trial. Mr Donnelly defended tho accused. The case was that in which it was discovered, after tho hearing last week, that one of. tho jurors was deaf, and had not heard the evidence. . The jury was discharged, it being impossible to obtain a verdict under tho circumstances. A new trial was ordered. Witnesses were called for both sides, Mr Donnelly addressed tho jury, and his Honor summed up. After a retirement lasting nearly an hour, tile jury returned, tho foreman Hating that it was of opinion that the accused had had improper intimacy with the girl, but the evidence did not show that tho information against him had .been laid within the statutory time, six men tlis. His Honor directed tho jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty, and tho accused was discharged. CIVIL SESSIONS. The civil sessions were opened at 3.30 p.m., and arrangements were made for the trial of the actions set down. In the matter of Bell (Mr Stringer) v. Hill and others (Messrs Graham, Hill and Donga!!), it was arranged that the hearing should take place on Thursday. The case of Rasmussen (Air Stringer) v. Rasmussen (Air Beswick), a claim to declare an agreement void, was set down for 10.30 a.m. on Friday. In tho claim of Walker (Air Vincent) v. -Mason, for accounts and inquiry, Mr Vincent stated that no defence had been filed, and tho matter stood over, an order to be made in Chambers. The case of Grimes and another (Air Stringer) v. Waipara Road Board and another (Air Don gall), a claim for injunction and damages was allowed to stand over till a. day to be fixed. Mr Stringer stating that the parties would state a case. Air Hunt stated that there was a probability of an arrangement being made in the case of Taylor (Air Dougall) v. Asher (Air Hunt), a claim for possession. His Honor said that the case could stand over until the next day. Tho divorce matters included in the list were sot down for the following morning. The Court adjourned until 10 a.m. on the following day.