SUPREME COURT

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 59, 7 May 1924, Page 3

SUPREME COURT

* VALUABLE WINDOWS BROKEN. Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Wellington, May 6. The criminal session of the 'Supreme Court opened this morning before Sir Frederick Chapman. i Reginald Ne’son White pleaded guilty to a charge of wilfully destroying or damaging, eight plate glass windows of the value of Counsel said accused was lahouj'iiig und >r considerable stress at the i ciie. and had received three or four drinks of whisky from a friend He did nut romomber doing, tlie damage. The Judge said lie could not decide what to’do with prisoner at the moment and would cons der Ids sentence. MOTORIST CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER. Auckland, May 6. At the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court to-day, Mr Justice Stringer reviewed the' charge of manslaughter against John Andrew Fox, arising from the death of a policeman njjiued Todd, Who. with accused and another man, was returning from a da.neT‘at OneliUnga when the car collided with a Chinaman's cart. His Honour said 1 the cAndeiice would show that Fox was driving it! a reckless fashion. The Chinaman’s cart \Vas on its proper side of the’ road Evidently they had driven to Papaknra to get a' supply oC liquor and, on returning to Auckland early in' the morning, seemed to have made boasts of themselves. There would be little difficulty in esi finishing a prima facie case , against Fox.