SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14156, 7 March 1908, Page 10

SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

(Per Uhited Pbess Association)

. , GISBOKNE, M arc h "6. At to-day' 6 sitting of the Supremo Court James Campbell, found guilty on the ore vioue day of attempting, to damage the Bteairier .luatea, was sentenced to two years imprisonment, tbo judge characterising it as a most dastardly crime, likely to load to. loss of We. <l>h e sentence/hie Honor said, was altogether inadequate, but the Criminal Code did not mwido for such a case. John Godfrey, found guilty of Ihe tiiett of three cheques,, was sentenced to six m&nths imprisonment. Ernest Lind WW acquitted on a charge of assault with attempt to cause bodily harm. This concluded the oraminal business.

■•':■, NAPIER, March 6. At, the Supreme Court to-day John Oswald To,ylor was acquitted on a charge pf assault. A charge of assault was preferred against Samuel Hill and Michael Regan.,'flie-former was acquitted, Regan being convicted and sontenced to six months' imprisonment.

■ '■ HOKITIKA, March 6. At the Supreme Court to-day Thomas Rudolph Jones was fined £10 for assault and ordered to come up for sentence on a charge of robbery. Charles Montague, found guilty of indecent assault, was admitted to probation for 12 months. .