NAPIER ASSIZES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 28 June 1907, Page 2

NAPIER ASSIZES.

[United Press Assocxation.J NAPIER, Friday. At the Supreme Court Charles Horace Kemp, for a breach of the Bante ruptcy Act, and failing to keep proper 1 books was admitted to 12 months pro= nation, and ordered to pay £15 costs. Hugh Spiers, charged with attempting to rob, and found guilty, was sentenced to 12 months. Four youths who pleaded guilty to assaulting a girl at Hastings, were " sentenced as follows :— William Robinson, two years; Henry Allison, eighteen months ; Charles Kluver, twelve moiitns ; Earl Roberts, three months. The Court is now engaged with the trial of Thos. Perry Peddle, charged with assaulting the Sheriff in the execution of his duty, The , case for the Crown was that Mr Cutten, Sheiiff, waj executing a warrant to give possession of Peddles land to a buyer, but Peddle refused to comply with the conditions of the sale. while executing this warrant Mr Cutten is alleged to have been struck by Peddle. The points raised by Mr Baume, K.C., for the defence are that there was no proof of the' identity of the land, cr of Mr Cuttcn's appoints ment as Sheriff. There were over-ruled by Mr Justice Cooper, but reserved for the Court of Appeal.