SUPREME COURT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 11 February 1913, Page 4

SUPREME COURT

SESSIONS. lUnited Press Association.) DIJNEDIN, Feb. 10. At the Supreme Court to-day Johra Millar was acquitted on a oharga of committing an unnatural" olt'ence near Balc-lrd-ha,, and Alexander HowartK HarJand Jordan- >vas acquitted on a charge, of indecent- exposure ut Dunedin. DUNEDIN, Tliia Day. The Supreme Court, is occupied with the case Edward Gooda.lt, a warder at Sed<;lifT, who is • charged with assaulting an elderly patient by striking, him with it stick, kicking him m the jaw and ribs, besides forcing him" to work. CH JUSTCH UH CM SESSI ON S. CHIUSTCHUHCIT, Feb. 10. Ir( connection with the chargc.againsti Charles James Russell of bavin's -attempted illegaMy to procure abortion., which was adjourned -at the last session of the Supreme Com-t, an applicw.tion was made for\a further adjournment, His Honor, together wth the counsel for the accused, and Mr T. W. Stringer, K.C., held a short co.osuT.fcation, and the application for an adjournment was refused. The case- will pcacer.«d this session, probably to-morrow.. Queenie Wilson pleaded guilty to perjury, and was ordered to come up for' sentence when called upon. Edgar Stanley Hale pleaded guilty to two charges of housebreaking, and theft, and was ordered to come up fq,r sentences when called unon, and admitted to pro>bntion for 12 months.

James Alexander Cunningham., pleaded guilty to breaking, entering, and theft, and was admitted to 12 months' probation. Michael Dcmpsey wap. found not guilty of committing an ■unnatural act. The Grand Jury returned "no bill',* against Thomas Hobbs, charged with*, committing an indecent act with intent to assnuTt.

CHRISTCHURGH, This Day

C. J. Russell, M.D., was before tlm Suoivme Court- this morning, charged with attempting to procure aborption. Mr Stringer, K.C.. who appeared for the Crown, sn.irl the principal evidence, that of the girl, would be corroborated by evidence as to the visit of the girl to Russell's house. and also a previous visit by one Stanley Robinson. Robinson himself is absent from the Dominion, and could not he called, but his-brother would trive evidence.