CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6515, 4 October 1882, Page 5

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

[l)Y TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.J ■Wellington, Tuesday. At the Supreme Court to-day, William Nojkes, for breach of the Arms Act, was sentenced to twenty-four hours' imprisonment. James Henry Sibbald, charged with larceny from the person, was afiquitted. William Rattray, formerly Government clerk, on two charges of embezzlement, failed to surrender, and his bail was estreated. The conspiracy case will be taken to-morrow. Chkiktchukcii, Tuesday.

The Supreme Court sessions closcd to-day. Francis limes, brewer, of Sydenham, charged with perjury, was acquitted. Mary Berry pleaded guilty to stealing goods on several occasions, and got three years. A Maori from the Chatham Islands, charged with an indecent assault on a Maori girl, was acquitted. Matilda Hanson was convicted of theft from the person, and sentenced to ten months. Donedin, Tuesday. At the Supremo Court to-day, Madden, for robbery from the person, at the Hunt Club races, got three years. Hia companions, Mason and Hartley, got six months each. Abearn and Williamson, the two lads charged with burglary, at the Daily Times and ether offices, were acquitted by direction of the Judge, as the only evidence was that given by their companion, Jones, who pleaded guilty in order to turn Queen's evidence. Jones got two years. Moses Princc, for embezzlement of the funds of the Druids' Lodge, was sentenced to two years. Thomas Keating, who knocked a man down in McLaggan, and stole bis parse, got twelve months.