SUPREME COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3823, 21 June 1927, Page 52

SUPREME COURT.

GISBORNE SESSION. GISBORNE, June 13.. At a sitting of the Supreme Court Richard John w-.s charged with, at Tokomaru Bay, assaulting Thomas Robb and robbing him of about £3 10s: also with assault with intent to rob and with intent to commit actual bodily harm. Accused was found guilty on the three counts and sentenced to three years’ reformative treatment. GISBORNE June 14.

At the Supreme Court, before Mr Justice Ostler, a young Maori named Wariha Wahi, was charged with cattle stealing, and with receiving cattle knowing them to havo been dishonestly obtained. He was found not guilty and discharged.

A CLEAN SHEET. GREYMOUTH. June 15. At the Supreme Court sittings, held today before Mr Justice Adams, there were no criminal cases. A pair of white gloves was presented to his Honor, and he congratulated the district on its freedom from crime Five minor civil cases were dealt with, and the sitting was concluded within two hours.

FALSE STOCK RETURNS. GISBORNE, March 15. At the Supreme Court to-day Thomas Brosnahan, a farmer, was found guilty of obtaining £798 from Messrs Dalgety aud Co. by means of false stock returns. Sentence ,was deferred till to-morrow. Brosnahan’s son, Aloysius George Brosnahan, pleaded not guilty to making false returns of stock to Messrs Dalgety and Co., thereby obtaining £376. . After hearing evidence for the his Honor said the evidence was not more than enough to create a suspicion against the accused. He may have made the returns knowing the figures to be false, but it may equally be explained that ho relied on his father for the figures. Under his Honor’s direction the jury returned a .verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged. GISBORNE, June 16. In the Supreme Court Thomas Brosnahan, for obtaining credit by fraud, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Stanley George Gibb, for breaking and entering and forgery, was sentenced to two years’ reformative detention. A human skull was found on tho Ohawe beach, near Hawera, on Wednesday. It is believed tn be that of Thomas Pennington, who was drowned at Greenmeadows beach, near Opunake, in January. LAW-ABIDING WEST COAST. WESTPORT, June 17. The Supreme Court sittings were held tp-day before Mr Justice Adams. There were no criminal cases, and. the usual white gloves were presented to his Honor, who congratulated the district on its freedom from crime. He also stated that the whole of the West Coast showed a gratifying absence o£. crime.