SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13449, 22 November 1907, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, November '2l. In the case of the Maori woman, Peti Wutene.' charged with the murder of her linrband -bv striking him on' the head wiji a bridle, the jury tli>; aJternoon< rofcurned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, and, the prisoner received a sentence of six mouths. WELLINGTON.; Nov. 21. At . the Supreme Court to.day William 'J honia-j Raymond, who pleaded guilty to defiling a girl aged 14 years, was. sentenced to thre» pears' imprisonment with hard labour. Jas. Egan, charged with using incleoent- language, was lined 40s and coerfs." Edward Muitagli, a jockey, was charged with wounding his illegitimate child two yCai'S old, and assaulting Frances Leigh, the mother of the child. Dining the evidence it w:>,i stated that a summons hasbeen i uue:i agaii i--t J.eigh charging her with perjury in connection wiih tile case. The evidence was not finished- .when the Court- rose for the day. Frederick Nicolaus, who was yesterday convicted of forgery and uttering, was sentenced to 18 months' liard labour. - * Mr Justice Cooper to-day deliv-erea judgment in the case of K-eir 'yersiis Wellington Electric Lighting Company. A man named Coi'field working for; Iveir was -ekctroccitcd through. touching a live wire which the load on a lorry Ire .was chiving at Minimal- had brought to . the ground, lvtir had paid Corfield's dependants £lO5 13s a-- compensation for his death under the Workers' Compensation Act and brought, action to be indemnified by the company. His Honour gave judgment .for Iveir, being of opinion that the wire which . before the-accident was 10 or 11 feet above the level of. the road "was not; sufficiently high for a dangerous wire. * DUNEDIN. Nov. 21. ; In the Supreme Court William. Harrison Latter, of Burkes, is suing the London Dental Company for £2OOO -damages; alleged to have been sustained owing to the negligent and unskilful extraction of tee!h by defendant Moses, by which plaintiff's throat and lungs were permanently injured. A strong Bar is engaged and ill© case, which is likely to occupy two clays, is creating considerable local interest.