SUPREME COURT. HOW LARRIKINS ARE PUNISHED IN OTAGO.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 4463, 4 October 1883, Page 2

SUPREME COURT. HOW LARRIKINS ARE PUNISHED IN OTAGO.

[per tress association.J Wellington, October 3. — The Supreme Court wns occupied all day hearing a charge against Thomas McLclland, a local bootmaker, for receiving a quantity of boot uppers from two youths, knowing them to have been stolen. The jury have retired, and the foreman intimated v probability of their not agreeing. Donedin, October 4. — At the Supreme Court, tho case of manslaughter against James and Alexander Roy, who shot the fireman of the train, was heard. The jury, after an absence of two hours and a half, returned into Court with a verdict of " Guilty against bcth prisoners, with strong recommendations to mercy. They did not think the iiroarms were discharged with intent to hurt anyone" The Judge agreed with the jury, and said he would give tho fullest effect to the recommendations he could consistently with his duty. So far as Alexander was concerned, His Honor thought that tho onds of justice would be met by his father entering into recognisances for his future behaviour ; no sentenco would be passed. The older prisoner was sentenced to a month's imprisonment i with bard labour.