SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13390, 4 February 1907, Page 7

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association. Auckland, February 4. At th<e : Supreme . Court, in his charge -to the , Grand ' Jury Mr Justice Denniston' made special reference to the " number of sexual cases on the fist". Referring to charges against two boys, he, expressed the opinion that such;, oases « ought' to be dealt wafch >tfy a children's 'Court, not sent to the Supreme Court. ■ .'' , Wellangfcom, February 4In charging, the Grand Jury at -the Sugreine Court criminal settings, opened 1 to*day, Judge' Cooper expressed tegjt&t a* the number of persons eKarjrecf, and said' the character of many of the offemi^e was exceptional. There were twenty-five charges against thirty persons, and involved in {tJiose charges \Vere, practioally all^ more seay ioue offenfces kinWWin criminiah D^w, There were s offences 'ag^nsU the person 1 charged against •different persons (in some cases several charges against tlge sttme person)**, (besides several oSeriws ot a-3 sexual »atur<y, and there wJts also a change ol murder against a -Maori, a charge of manslaughter against two persons in whioh a Fire Brigade motor engiin-e killed) !• Mrs- Keristegfcon, two charges [of assault and robbery, a charge of shooting 1 with intend to^do bodily harm, offences against property, four ,;charges of 'breaMnig* <emd entering, three bases -of theft, one charge of aiding; and abetting, - em/bezzlettDentt/ *two cases of using-^rooms for betting purposes, and a charge against «, person for attemjjting^ io v extort money by threatening* to accttse a person of a criminal offence! Jftegaxdiogi the sex•ual offences, he said it was a blot on ou<r civilieatio'n that' ibem never is a, sitting ol a •Criminal Court without one or more o&these charges, and in the majority. of cases the offences were iag£,jnst young girls. j 1 r " : ;

TO-DAY'& PLAY. Per Press Association. Chfistchuroh, February 4. The cricket match was resumed, ii perfect weather, at noon. Canterbury Tin the first innings hai lost 2 for 23— Patrick 6, Anthony 17. At lunch the score was- 6 for 117 1 — D. Beese s • (Lawrence ' .••• - Lusk , ... .- •• 4S Ollivier .'. 11 Orchard, not out 16 Ellis, not out .". £ Extras .'. 5