SUPREME COURT.
j [By Telegraph.] ■ DtJNBDIN, April 12. At the Supreme Court true bills were found in all the cases._ For illegally pawning, Alfred Horley wa» sentenced to three years. Peter Silvertsen, was charged with indecently assaulting his daughter, aged twelve years. He behaved' rather strangely, and said, " Before God I plead guilty, but not before man." Lawrence Newman, a countryman, stated that many believed tho prisoner not to Be in his right mind. The jury, in finding prisoner guilty, said medical evidence should have been given, and censured the son and daughter-in-law for not taking steps when they heard conversations between the father and daughter. He ; was sentenced to seven years penal servitude. John Wilson pleaded guilty to a.-cnarge of larceny, and was sentenced to three months. George Berry, for stealing from' the person, waa sentenced to twelve months. Benjamin Rudd, for shooting with intent, was found not guilty. Only two cases now remain to be disposed of.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3599, 13 April 1886, Page 3
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