SUPREME COURT.
(Pes United Peess Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, March .8.
The Supreme Court opened to-day, Judge Edwards presiding. John M'Carthy, alias M'Arthur, a blind man, was found guilty on a charge of assault on an old woman by throwing a frying-pan at her and wounding her. Judge Edwards said he would pass sentence in the morning, reserving the point as to, whether the man could be rightly convicted, seeing that when ho threw the missile he did not mean to strike the woman, but threw it at a constable. The case, against W. R. Mackay, a cattle dealer, of failing to keep the usual proper account books, collapsed early, and the jury found a verdict of "Not guilty." Another charge against Mackay of contracting debts without reasonable and probable expectation of paying them, was thrown out by the Grand Jury. John Shepherd was charged with theft from the person. The jury, after nearly five hours' retirement, found a verdict of " Not guilty."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14777, 9 March 1910, Page 5
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