A HEAVY CALENDAR.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13263, 14 November 1911, Page 4

A HEAVY CALENDAR.

[United Pates Association.]

Chrlstchurch, Nov 13."

The criminal sittings opened to-day before His Honour Mr Justice Denniston.- His Honour said he regretted | that there were two or three very objectionable cases. There was one very peculiar ease, that of a jealous woman who broke into another woman's house and threw cayenne pepper in her eyes. Andrew Semb was declared an habitual criminal. In -the case of Grace Agnes McTaggart, who had pleaded guilty to bigamy, prisoner was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Mary Brown came up for sentence for concealment of birth. His Honour said prisoner had practically been in gaol for six months, so he sentenced her to three months' imprisonment, dating from the last session, so that she would be now practically discharged. Norman Ramsay came up for sentence on a charge of breaking and entering and was sentenoed to 18 months' imprisonment. Uon Twoiney, a 17 year old youth, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault. Prisoner was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Charles Amos Houston pleaded guilty to two charges of forging and uttering cheques. Prisoner received two years' imprisonment on each charges, the sentences to be concurrent. Margaret Christian Porter pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering the dwelling of Charles Dodd with intent to commit a crime therein, but guilty to unlawfully assaulting one Mary O'Donnell. His Honour ordered prisoner to enter into one surety of €25 for her good behaviour in the future, and ordered her to come up up for sentence when called upon. Thomas Veitoh pleaded not guilty to receiving a cheque for £10 knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. Accused was convicted but sentence was deferred.