SUPREME COURT.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 33, 8 February 1917, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

TBfARU CASKS

[Press Association.]

TIMAIUJ, Feb. 7. Ax, the Supreme Court to-dny Albert Hewitt and Henry Macldo were found not guilty of assault.

Daniel Council, charged with indecent nscjuilt on a girl under 1G at "Pleasant Point, was found guilty, 'but the jury strongly requested theindulgence of the Court on account '»f the character of the act and the belief of the jury that it was not piemeditsited, but the result of sudden temptution, and the fact that tl>e accused desisted from further impropriety. In addition, the report of the police probation officer wa>* favorable. The accused is a quiet, hard-working, respectable farmer, and has been called up to camp. The Judge said that he wns not bound to make a scapegoat of the accused and exclude him from the benefits of the Probation Act. Ho admitted him to probation for IS months, and ordered him to pay eostsij the terms of probation to by» suspended so far sis they interfered with his military duties.