SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4526, 29 April 1889, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

Tho criminal ses'ion of tbe Supreme Court ! will hi- hod on Tue-dar next before Hia 1 Honour Justice Denmaton, ot 11 a.m. Ihe i following is a list nf the s CRIMINAL CABBS. < P. Houson,— Forgery and uttering. ( Wm. Percy Augustus Smith, — Burglary i and larceny : tho Melvillo Hotel case. i Elizabeth* Mackenzie, — Keeping a disorderly s house ; an Oamaru case. 1 J. W. Francis, — Larceny, of a £20 note. ; JJuacan Gilchrist, — shooting with intent ; I r.u Oamaru case. ' Albert Hoakins, — breaking into and larceny I at Geraldine. ' CIVIL CASES. i Sargent v. Jameson, (an Ashburton case); ' Mi- Jujnt for plaintiff, Mr Purnell with Mr Harper for defendant. Hilccok v. Goraldine County Council, claim £'8l :>s lid. Mr Joynt for plaintiff, Mr While fur defendants. ly CHAMBERS,. In chombora on Monday afternoon Mr Whito aa counsel for the Crown in the cose of Cook v. South Canterbury Refrigerating Compuny, will move to have the appeal proceedings removed from the District Court to the * ; upreme court. Applications for letters of administration, and other minor matters, will be takon that dav in chambers. (By Telegraph. > NEW PLYMOUTH, Apbil 27. The perjury case woa continued and lasted all day. the case for the prosecution in the charge against Nelson having eloeed, Mr Jellicoe opened the esse for the defence. During the delivery of his address he was frequently ml' rrupted by Ilis Honour. Ultimately ilr -fe'licoe declared that he w.uild have to withdraw from the case, as he could nut bring himself to conform to Hia Honour's rulm*. He slated that tho prccdure in this r-ouriTwaa different to that at Wellington and fhriit-hurch. Ultimately, at 4.80 p.rn, he .ijked for an adjournment to consider his position, which was granted till Monday at 10.30 a.m. WANGANUI, Apbil 27. The Supreme Court was occupied all today with the caso of the Maori Pango Penia. charged with the manslaughter of VVilliaui Kells, at Waitot ira on January 7th. Kvenlu aily a verdict of not guilty waa returned. In the ripe ease against Charles Lucas, which . eeupied all Friday, the jury returned at 'J. 15 pßi.. and were locked up all night They wero called into court this morning at 10 o'clock, und aa they were still unable to agree, they were discharged. The Crown rVosecutor" applied for a new trial which is to be taken ou Monday. John Hunter alias fluwden, was sentenced to two years' hard labour for horse-stealing. When brought up on Wednesday, Hunter had hia cose put off for a day to enable him to get hia papers, aim .. i'.en they came ho did not use them -, in fact thev were worthless. Next day when hia turn" came for sentence the gaoler had left these papers behind him, and prisoner again gut a remand. The papers at length reached the court this morning Hia Honour said that Hunter woa a confirmed 1 ofer. When een'enced to Wonganui gaol he told the Court he would sooner go to Taranoki. J. M. Nearv waa sentenced to two years' hard iobou'r for horse stealing, and James Row. lands to eighteen months' for burglary. The court will be adjourned on .Monday aa t heChief Justice has to go to Wellington ta swear in the Governor. The civil cases will be taken on Wednesday week. Among them is ii local divorce case.