SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12865, 25 May 1905, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association.

Auckland, Jlay2-J.

At tiluj fciirpremo Coiurt, JidlK. Sirtii/h, \&g(%l about 28, ploadcid not gjui'lty to forgery and passing- a ehekfuo for £12 7« art Cambridge. A Dunedm yonvOh uarritfd Laurie Smith, alias Lyons, pleadud guilty to assisting in (passing off the cheque and gave sK ing's cf/'udenpe. The Crown Prosecutor said ac6uso|d many yoars years- ago woiflcod in Wellington for the father of tihe younger accusod, Lani'ie Lyons, whom he poivstaadtkJl, at tho age of 15 or 10 yoars,', to leaive 'his parents, and travel with him. They seemed to have lqd vagabond Jives in various roles throughout the colony. Laurie Smith was cross-examined with considerable vig-ciur by Mr J. E. Ltm'dotn. His Honor, addressing the .fury, said : Jf you can belieVe tho dofonco put forward by the prisoner, then God help the country. The jury founjd accused guilty. His Honor said that \vith|o(ut excusing the boy, ha was G(<i<w ; n!cejcl that prisoner h«d -had a Wig h^wcl in leading the yoking rasoal astray. A sontencc oi three years was /passed. J n regard to 'the hoy Laurie, His Honor aflkod the Probation Officer to report next JVTonday.