SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 5262, 13 October 1891, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

{By TariE-PAPH,) WANGANUI, Oct. I_. At ths Supremo Court Gray, charged with ; stabbing and wounding, got eight month? bar.-.l labour. Harry Lain? aud William ' Noble pleaded not guilty to , otoaliag £250 1 from Joseph Abbot. Mr Fitzherbert appoars for tbe Crown,' Mr Cortes for Noblo, and Mr David Hogg for fcaing. *he pyMonco m the 1 main was aimilor to that m tbo PoUuo Osart ' onauirT. Tho case ie expectod to last all day. . Lathis. i William Pinohe", &, W. Denny, Joseph I Abbot, James Loiug, John Oampliell, Thomaa Rowo, Henry Samuel Oothro, John MJlllgaa, ' Tom Gordon, and a constable woro oxominod ■ for tho prosecution. Tho only now poind ad:- , duood militotad ogaiuflt the Crown, showing . that tho uocuscd had oxproased thoir intention 1 of going to Upokongoro beforo thoy knew, so far ua tho ovidonco showed, that Abbot was

going there with tbe money. No evidence waa culled for tho defence. Mr Coatea m addressing the jury relied on the great lack of evidence, all of which was oircumstarjlial. Mr Hogg followod m a similar atrain. The summing up oooupied half on hour, and the jury retired at 5 o'clock, returning at 9 o'clock with a verdict of guilty against both, Sentence was deferred until Wednesday morning, NEW. PLYMOUTH", Ocr. 18. The Supremo Court reopened this morning when the Crown Prosecutor eDlered a noWe prosequi. ia the case of John Hunter, charged with rapo, on whioh the jury disagreed on Saturday. This completed tho criminal business. WELLINGTON, Oct. 12.' The- " Pioturesque Atlas " coses were adjourned till Friday, when judgment will be given. It is understood au appeal will bo made, whatever tho result.