SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14924, 29 August 1910, Page 7

SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

PRISONERS SENTENCED. (Feb United Press Association.) . AUCKLAND, August 27.. Sitting at tho Supremo Court, tho Chief Jusbco deciaml four men habitual criminals, ar»i imposed scntcnccs as follows:— 1. J. Symcais, theft and receiving stolen property, four years' imprisonment; Wm. John Parkor, theft and breaking and entering charges), si;; and eighteen "lorila, William Scarboro, breaking and entering, tivelvo months on each of two charges; Richard liacket, fa!::o pretences, two years, in addition to hio present sentence. Other prisoners scnte-noed were: William Patrick Bropliy, theft of money, two years; Thomas Goulton, breaking and entering and theft, eighteen months; John Muiiro, Wrack, indecent assault at Whangarei, liflocn _ months' at Ilivoroai'gill the judgo considering that this man realty wanted hospital treatment. John Herman Collins rcocivcd a- sentence of nino months for ind>»ent assault on a malo ohild, and Thomas Fimiigan, who was convicted of breaking and entering and theft, reepived a sentence of six months with hard labour. John James Ross, upon, two charges cf theft, wm reminded by tlio judfiia that ho hub liahlo to I>o declared an habitual criminal, and a sentence of twelve months was imposed. A youne man of good address named George M. Poster, forinerly manager of an insurance ocmixuiy in Auckland, pleaded "Not guilty" to an indictment charging him with tho cm- °£ £45 ill two rcparnlo sums of £22 10s each between July 4 and 7 of this year. Accused pleaded that ho had used lie. Moray in; order to extend the business for which ho was canvassing, 110 was found guilty. Ho admitted a further charge of obtaining £3 by falso pretenccs at laumarumu, and 6ent?ncc was deferred. A DIVORCE CASE. (Pir. UifiTjjD Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 28. After a hearing lasting thrco days tho divorce caso Frank Evaiw v. lfanny Evans and liuntly Elliot was concluded at tho Supremo Court half an hour after midnight on Saturday. The jury failed to agrce, awl a now trial was ordered. In connection with this c-iso an adjournment had to bo nwdo on Thursday aflorlioaii o wilier to one of tlio jurora beijir intoxics ted , Noxt-day the foreman of tii* jury ogised for tho offender, am! askod that ho bo treated loniently. At tho cloee of tho case his Honor Mr Justice Chapman referred to this incident. Ho said ho had been connected with 'courts of justioo for ovor 40 yearn, and had never known such an ocourrcnoa before. As the offender had been dotaincd for a night in tho lock-up, his Honor did not think that tho dignity ot tno court required further redress. I