SUPREME COURT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17175, 4 February 1930, Page 11

SUPREME COURT

PALMERSTON NORTH SESSION

(Per Press Association.)

J?ALMEBSTON X M this day

''.' Tho 'Supremo Court .opened this I morning. Mr. JHstice O'ilei' congratulated the district on the almost complete absence of serious crime, in his'' charge to the Grand Jury, "In addition to a prisoner for ; he said, "there is only one case for trial, a charge of obtaining a BiAall sum by.,false pretences, which could quite well have been dealt with in the Magistrate '» Court." . The Jury, returning a true bill, expressed the opinion ,that it was an unnecessary expense to have the case dealt With in the Supremo Court. : Hfa. Honor agreed, ahd said it was a pity the time ,of so .many people must be pasted. Hp stated that the ease could have been dealt with by! justices in tlic Lower Court. kiftiiNGTQN SESSION (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. At the direction of the judge the jury' returned a verdict of not guilty in the Supreme vCour.t on a charge aguihst; Leoh&rd Maugham of theft of radio; goods.i and alternatively, of receiving at Otaiki. ) A claim for £2664 damages arising l out of a motor accident jn which Arthur; Lyons, 6, was knocked down on the main north road near Tawa Hat was made before the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, against the Highways j Co., by.whom the driver was employed. | The injuries, it was Stated, affected the, lad's arm, leg, and brain.. The claim is for . £2sC)o'general "and £164 special damages. The case is proceeding. TIMARTJ SESSION (Per 2mm Association.) | TIMARU,. this day. ' The Supreme Court opened to-day before Mr. Justice Adams. There are three . cases for adjudication—alleged murder,'.alleged negligent driving, unci alleged indecent assault. - Addressing tho grand jury, His Honor expressed regret at the three charges. Referring to the charge of murder j against Jack Qldfield, His Honor 1 said it. appeared that accused Was at the War, where he was wounded on the head and leg. Alter.referring to domestic matters during the interval between I ii'is. return from the war and the alleged commission of tho crime, His Honor made reference to the murder, relating 'j-the' evidence given at the preliminary, j trial, and said . that tho grand jury shpuldi have no difficulty in dealing with i the case. ' . . I ' . Referring to the second case, of al-' ~leged negligent chiving, His Honor .said I that the outcome, of tho collision was a \ | fatal accident. The charge was being ! brought under the Motor Vehicles Act, j which made it a punishable, crime if a, person drove a motor car negligently, i thereby causing the death of a human being. * Hero again the grand jury j should experience no difficulty in arrjv-, ing at a true bill. In this case the jury returned a true bill after a short j retirement. I It is understood that the Oldfield case < will he heard, to-morrow.