THE SUPREME COURT.
LIGHT LIST AT HAMILTON. BOOKMAKING CASES AND LAW. [I!Y TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] HAMILTON. Tuesday. The August sessions of the Hamilton Supreme Court were opened this morning before' Mr. Justice Herdman. In his charge to the grand jury His Honor said there was very little to say as the list of criminal cases was phenomenally light, a circumstance for which the community must be thankful. There were charges against a man for indecent assault, and another man was charged with carrying on the business of a bookmaker. The evidence against the latter appeared to be abundantly clear. Experience had led one to believe that bookmaking cases could be more appropriately dealt with in the Magistrate's Court. Finally there were charges of forgery preferred against two men which would not present any difficulty to the jury. True bills were returned in all cases except that, against a man who recently hanged himself in gaol while awaiting trial. The grand jury returned a rider in which they strongly expressed the opinion that the country should not bo put to •the expense of dealing with bookmaking charges by means of Supreme Court juries.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19729, 31 August 1927, Page 12
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