SUPREME COURT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LVIII, Issue 12, 11 June 1926, Page 7

SUPREME COURT.

HAMILTON SESSION. HAMILTON. June 10. In the Supreme Court today Cornelius Buckley, middle-aged, was ®entencied to- two years’ reformative tor indecently assaulting two little girls. James Gothorp, described as a bad character, got two years’ hard for forgery at MorrinSiVille. William Johnson, decribed -as-a waster, got twelve months’ hard for forging and attempt<id" uttering- of a cheque for £l6O at Te Awarantu, PROBATION REFUSED.

WELLINGTON, June 10. In the Supremo Court before Chief Justice Skerratt. Robert Stanley Hanna pleaded guilty to theft of' “moneys a. servant of the Masterton County Council amounting ,-tov. over £3OO. Mr Watson, lor accused, said he was married Svith two small chiio ron and had'hitherto borne a blameless character, V The reasons for the defalcations were the pressing needs of a younger brother, for wnom accused had borrowed! on his own house on mortgage and also pressing by Waihi creditors for old debits. The Judge said, that while there were circumstances that would incline him to give probation he felt it to to impossible, A judge’s duty was to make punishment a deterrent. Thefts had taken place during two years while Hanna was receiving a salary of £550 tftfear. Accused, would be sentenced to eighteen months’ reformative detention. In refusing probation in the case of George Thoms, who pleaded gmlty to two charges of theft, as a Postal servant, the sum involved being £IOO, tho Chief Justice said peculations or moneys both public and private were far too common and tolerance must be detrimental to the public interest. He imposed a sentence of 12 months reformative. AUCKLAND CIVIL CASES. ' AUCKLAND. June 10. In the Supreme Court Mr Justice Stringer gave judgment, in an action by the Public Trustee in a deceased estate against the Waihi Gold Mining Company, claiming damages on account of tho death of William. Henry An gel 1, killed by the accidental la 11 pt <v beam from the roof of a smithy in which he was accustomed to work. Judgment was given for ilioO, 14ou to go to the widow and the remainder to bo held by plaintiff. In the case of W. N. Chamborlftin against the Minister for Public Works, claiming £3370 for aheged. dnmagos to plaintiff’s property by tho Ohmc muri River improvement works ing Court held that the claim must fad, but the parties must pay their own costs.