SUPREME COURT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2955, 29 November 1900, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 28. In the libel action, Skelly v. Geddis, the jury returned a verdict in favour of defendant upon all the issues. Judgment was entered up accordingly; costs according to scale being allowed. ie °f Mary Henderson evidence , as given b F , tbe mother of the dead girl, to the eftect that she had taken the latter co see prisoner and paid her for performinga ceromn operation A girl 18 years of■*ge, who had come from Napier, also gave; evidence, she having been found in the; house when the woman was arrested. Herevidence ,which was given after an assurance from the Crown that she would' not be prosecuted, went to show that she* Had been subjected to certain treatment •oi a similar kind. His Honour, in summing up, explained tluit a verdict of manslaughter could he returned if the jury thought the prisoner had not known and could not reasonably have expected her act would cause deajch. Ihe jury retired to consider their verdiet at 5.50, They failed to agrer. and were discharged. A new trial w'JI probably tie held next week. DUNEDIN, November 28 At the Si preme Court, the h.earing of the charge against George KuigUt Noble and William Trigance, of stealing a suit of clothes, was continued. B oth prisoners had been in the employ of Messrs Lorie and Co. Addressing the jury, th e Crown Prosecutor admitted that the case against Trigance was not strong. His; Honour said that he had been trying to find out what the case against Trigance was. The jury returned

a verdict of “ not guilty,” at which the spectators applauded. The prisoners were discharged. The jury returned a verdict of “not guilty” in the case of William Tyrone Ferrar, charged with making a false entry in the books while he was a clerk at Mount Royal station. No suggestion was made that accused had benefited by the entry.