LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11229, 25 November 1899, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

SUPREME COURT.—CtaiixAL Sitting! (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Conolly.) The criminal sittings of- the Supreme Court •were continued yesterday. "S; v ,. > v CASE ADJOURNED. \ Three natives named Paraono Pairama, Joseph Welsh, and William Brown were charged that on October 4, 1899, at Tikinui, near Aratapuj they did rob Franz- Schick and steal one saddle and ; bridle, the property of Crustav Schick, and also that on the same date they did steal the said saddle ami bridle. Mr. Tlieo. Cooper appeared for the prisoners, and asked for an adjournment till the next criminal sittings of the Court, as some of the witnesses for the defence were too ill to attend. The Crown being agreeable, His Honor granted an adjournment accordingly. DISGUSTING CRIMES. A man of about 42, named John Fogden, was found guilty of having on November 15, at Freeman's bay, committed an unnatural offence, and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour. A lad of about 16, named John O'Brien, was convicted of having on October 1,1899, at Mount Eden, attempted to commit an unnatural offence. His Honor said it was difficult to know what to do in such a case. He had no power, as tho lad was over age, but the Governor could send him to an industrial school. Mr. Cooper remarked that some of the recent inquiries had shown that when such boys were committed to industrial schools they contaminated the whole school. What was wanted was a criminal reformatory. His Honor agreed that what was very much wanted for tho whole colony was a criminal reformatory. Prisoner was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with hard labour. Tho Court was then adjourned till Monday at ten a.m. MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M.) _ Orders wore made yesterday on the follow ing judgment summonses:— Mcßride (Mr. Burton) v. Thomas Duiister, claim £5 6.3 6d, ordered to pay within one month, in default 14 days' imprisonment; Cruickshank, Miller, and Co. (Mr. Pilkington) v. I-.benezer Clarke, claim £12 3s 3d,'ordered to pay by instalments of 10s per month, in default 14 days' imprisonment: S. Smethurst (Mr. Alexander) v. Robert Todd, claim £4 19s, ordered to pay by instalments of 5s per week; Charles Cowan (Mr. Parr) v. R. Barr Brown, ordered to pay £5 7s 9d within 14 days, or in default 14 days' imprisonment; Rpbert Nash (Mr. Williamson) v. Joseph Otway, ordered to pay £1 6s within 14 days, or in default 14 days' imprisonment; A. E. Woodhouse (Mr. Pilkington) v. Edwin Woodhouse, claim £49 10s, ordered to pay by instalments of £2 per month, or in default one month's imprisonment. POLICE COURT NEWS. Tho sitting of the Police Court yesterday was a brief one, Messrs. T. J. Steele and , ?\ H i ms . on ' ,I P- ' S ' being on tho Bench. A first-offender was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. Edward Black was fined 10s, or in default seven days' imprisonment, for assaulting Charles Sutherland by striking him on the mouth with his clenched fist, and James Docherty, alias Robert Mavberry' was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for stealing ono pair of trousers and one vest, value £1 5, from the s.s. Elingamite, the property of one Olgus Lesberg.