Supreme Court.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12926, 3 August 1905, Page 2

Supreme Court.

Per Press Association. Wellington, August 2. At the Supreme .Court, Mads Broderien, a tottering, half-blind man, sufEerhigi from *a severe attack cf bron- j chitis, who had to be almost lifted in- j to 'thjp dpck % by\.a > constable, j v/ds : *'chia'ged "wmi^ haying- committed ( tncesfc >vi4h granddaughter, Mary , EHga'beth' rß*r'odersen,r B*r'odersen, aged - fififeeen, - and a, na^'y'e^rs,' at Featherstqiu ; v,\ , ; j^ I T The, "Crown Prosecutor saidtfliftrtaccused, w^as, t^e wt,^* 1 ? tgwIn the} beginiiiijg of 19Q2 . the parents went, away to Samoa, and left their daughter , .in-/ "the care of her , grandfather. On January 18th last the girl was delivered of a c^ild. , The jury returned a verdicf of guilty, -with Ia- strong .recommendation to mercy on 'the grounds of the prisoner'® age, ' his infirmity, and previous, good character. .„ ' Prisoner was romandec| for till next day^ „....-„ 7" > * •*- '• ' • ' James CampoejUl was .acquitted of- a charge with assault; Vith intent to do grievous bodily harm. Wellington,, August 3. Mads Bi'oderson, charged with imcest on his granddaughter ■ was sentenced to J day to five years' imprisonment. } - Christchurch, August 2.\ At -the' SugremS iCourt to : day Wil-" liam Powers, an elderly man convicted of having carnally known a girl "between /tlje'^ ages^ of Jgn^r twelve*, was s^nteiice^^tb -five 9'^aKst^japrisonment. ■ 4 Leonard Sheard was acquitted of having indecently assaulse4 % a, little girl m^algley of June ,10, as an alibi was .established by the defence. . t John Collins was Sentenced to eighteen months, and Thomas Williams ilso nine s months, for' breaking and entering" a grocer's "shop^and stealing (a quantity of tobacco, cigarettes anjd groceries. * Louis Davis was * sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for forgirig a cheque for £35 J ' \* James Pringle Amos ;and,. George Moir Crockett pleaded Vuilty hsaving set fireto a^feuilding^n MaA-chester-streei'.' Applications were 'made that accused should >be" recommended, for the clemency of the Crown, anil • after discussion 1 Mr Justice 1 t)ennision E ordered thaV the cases' should s'tanii - over \ till" next session in order that. \ hq, l might take "the opini'pn.of the • other Judges as- 46 , whether iffio Esng- • lishrtprac'tice existed in. New-- Zealand. <