SOUTHERN SUPREME COURTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13450, 29 May 1907, Page 8

SOUTHERN SUPREME COURTS.

WANGANUI.

[by telegraph.— association.]

Wanganui, Tuesday.; The district Supreme Court opened to-" day before Mr. Justice Cooper, who, in; his charge to the grand jury, said he was glad; to say ; the calendar was hot large, \ including, as it 'did, only eight charges against six persons, < one, however, being that of criminally assaulting a child. ..,. 'Two cases were heard, both' juries being locked up till late. Roger Pope,. aged 67, charged with a criminal assault on a child, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. In the case of Jas. Floyd,' charged with cattle-stealing, the jury ..disagreed, and Floyd was bound over to appear when called upon. '"This case was before the Court last session, when the jury failed to; agree.

DUNEDIN. ~-'.; Dunedin, Tuesday.. .

Isaac Hurling, convicted in the' Supreme Court yesterday on ; the ; minor count of common assault in the Romahapa shooting case, was to-day sentenced to six months', imprisonment.'■.,.......- , Philip Solomon (aged 17), and Louis Solomon (aged 23), pleaded guilty to assaulting one Legget, with a bradawl. Louis was fined £3 and Philip was admitted to probation, for nine months, and ordered to pay 40s and costs. Chow Kee, a Chinaman, was charged with receiving 19oz of gold, knowing it -to have been stolen. The hearing of the case occupied some hours, and the jury retired for two hours to consider their verdict. They eventually found accused guilty, and ] His Honor imposed a : sentence of 12 months' imprisonment. ' ; ■• . David Isaac Rodger . pleaded .■ guilty to breaking and entering a shop in Georgestreet and stealing . a quantity of postcards. Accused was not sentenced, as he had another charge: to answer. .- Frederick John Gardner, who pleaded not guilty to the theft of cards from the same shop, was found guilty of receiving the goods knowing them to have been stolen. Sentence was deferred. I ; , > : !, , ;;•