Supremo Court.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12253, 12 May 1903, Page 2

Supremo Court.

Per Press Association.

Napier, May 11. I At the Supreme Court to-day' Et-- ' nest Smith pleaded giuilty to a cjharge of having stolen a g 7O ld watch an l d chain and two gold medals and was admittod to one year's probation. Piripi Hjukamii aud Bamatild Pineaha were found guilty of siheep stealing ancl remanded till Wednesday for sentence. Pia*ipi 'Htukatniui was also ciliarged in conjjunction with n Atu Elnia and Hakapa with sheep 'stealing, a verdict of guilty being re'ftuzrned. T!he prisoners were remanided for sentence. Ohristch!uvr,ch, May 11. ' At the Supreme Ck>Tiri Alexairielel? ' Fmdlay, charged with" escaping' from" lawful custody was remari'ded to next sessions, at.Timiar;Xi,wfliere he will halve to answer to another charge. Henry Francis Smith, chargreid with breaking and eute'ring at Wai'm|a'to;| wag sentenced to -two .years. ( ■Harry Lyndhurst. for a similar erf-i 1 fence, was committ?d to probation l^ for six months.' - ■ •*>' John Brown, on a charec oi breaking anjd entering at Ohrisioihxjrch, received" three months imprisonment. David- 'G«rdi»iv-f or- aibiemp^l -criTni-" nal assault, jvot two years. Frederick Crabb, charged wiiih theft, ' was sentenced to three years. Francis Mennis, for incest, receilvett six months. . . , \ George Johnson was fo'iind ,s,*uily of.assiauliing and robbing David Butfke' on March -A, His H'orKor sententeeU • accusod to 12 months imprisoriHrent* ' Frank Giles Hemipleman, bookkeeper '. sib the Kaiapoi brewery, was convict-* cd on, three ch'arjres of ennbe^zlement< totalling about £200 exferrclinjQr frotn 1 ihe year 1001. Mr Riussell for the.de-.u fence asked for probation. , H"is Honor; said it would be a serious misfortyneT if it were to bo uiridersilooid that a< main in a position of trust could go on usinj? his 1 employer's money, trust-. ing that he wmiM he able to replace 1 it. and that the only nenalty would be probation. Tit would be a dan— Cfarons abuse of an A!ct "deftisrne<l to bo emipioyed ,in other circunxstances. Accused was sentenced +0 twelve monthfi imprisonment on nach charge, tihn sentence to bo co'ncuwent. , James Gill nsid J«mir«! Fvi^iffo "-ere d\\areek\ with brenidno- Into +he Alford Forest Holel and f^tealintr linu'or. Gill was found gfuiltv of RtcalinQf only. and Smith was , found not fniilty. Gill was stmteneefcl to six months' 'imprisonment. Edward T-awsson, a Ij'oy, .pleaded oruiHy to indecent' a.^anlt. nivl was orVlerrid to bo jr»r«r»«io7-»pi-1 for a ■•vpp'k ar-'d to receive twelve bJtrcil^es^ of the rod. ' , Porrv Co'dlinor, for horse 1 , o-ot six months. ,