SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.
CHRISTCHURCH CALENDAR. v;!'. V" '1. :v ••'- - v " .•; 'X> [bx telegraph.— association.] •m' : .- CHRISTCHURCH. Monday. j The criminal sessions ,of the Supreme Court opened to-day before Mr. Justice Adams.- The calendar is a light one, with J the exception of the alleged ringing-in j cases; which will be commenced to-1 morrow. • | - A stay of proceedings was entered in a case against Charles Henry Augustus Jones, charged with unlawful carnal i knowledge, as he had singe married the I girl. He was remanded, however, for sentence for making a false declaration under the ' Marriage Act. " Lionel Irving was acquitted on a charge of indecent exposure,. and Wilfred Roland ' Wildey was acquitted on a charge of breaking, entering and theft, His Honor when discharging him saying he was i very fortunate man; John O'Brien was "found guilty of the theft of .-a suitcase containing, clothing to the value of £3, with a recommendation to mercy on account of his age. He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, and declared an habitual criminal. : \;j ' . '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18707, 13 May 1924, Page 7
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173SUPREME COURT SITTINGS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18707, 13 May 1924, Page 7
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