SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13598, 19 May 1908, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

V*t Press Association. AUCKLAND, Ms, v 13. At. tlu Supreme Curt, to-dav before Mr Jir-tics Hd wards. John Chappi-ll who pleaded gnilty to a criminal assault on a gill under the age of 15 yeais. wa> •.-?ntenced to twclw- months'* har.l labour. Tanc- Horou Tango and John Maker, native, aged 17 ami 15 year., resjx etively, on a charge of breaking, entering and tli-. ft- at.kaifci.li,'. pleaded that this was th.-ir first offentr- and applied for probation. Hiii Honour admitted both to probation for one year, and both were ordered t% pay thf co-is of the prosecution. Henry Herb.-rt. a Maori. charge<l with .stealing a portmanteau containing about £l6' wo*rth or" clothes from the lscoiv Herald, was found guilty and remanded for sentence. Karl Hviistram, a Swede, about 26 years of age. was found guilty of .stealing *forkr, and -spoons and two rugs from th- :,t;-amer (.'aspaid in Kaipara Harbour, and was aio r.ntande'l for sentence. WKLLIXOTOX. Mar 18. At the Supreme Court to-day prisoners w. iv as followV-Percival Hugh*-.-, fugery. 12 months ; David Brogmv.s alias Morii-on. assault and roblk-rv. 18 months: (uoige All.n, forgerv, io ci ine up f<r s-nk-iic- whin catted im : >':inn'vl Knight alias Cam-roil alia., Forbt-.-. !.'••• pr.t.,nc.:-. time months: Kiii.-m. U'.lnx.il!. lorgriy. two y.ait,; I'.-rcy I'.u.-ikiier. criminal assault on a girl, two vais; Mary .Sinclair Ingki-. forgery, to com.- up for suiit'-iicr when call-d upon : David Hour, breaking and i-nt.-ri'iig. thr-v----veai.-..

CHItISTCriI/liCH. May 18. Al th- Stipieuie r.uiil to-dav 'Honald lliant Cilh-rl. at,"i| 1 <;]. who" pi. ad.d -iiiliy in tin- Inwvr Court to a t-liai»- ot" hollN-hn-akillL' «;:i, liH.llLjiil up f,,|- ,-..|,. ii - Hi- Honour .-aid thai h.- wi.-nM make a ic.-< iiiimndaiion coiiiniitl injj; I he aeiiis-d to a l.l'oiinatoi v till |„. aliaii. <l th'.- a--- of 21. Frank Scale.-, a man. wawith having enle.'-ii a hon.- on Xov ml». r 3rd. 1907. ami stolen an i.p.i ii ;i r ;.,„! other j-.-w. ll'iy ami moi:: v. :ui.| in ;. i in ilt-r irliaiiii- with having r< eriwd an opal I ill!" kii'uiii'4 that th.- saui.' had ln-tn <li>-hoim-tly oblaimd. AeeiM-d had lji-n grant-d a let rial l»y tli>- Court of Appeal.

The acting-Crown rroseculnr said .that no further evidence- was available. A formal verdict of not guilty wi.s returned. Ceorge. Jhirmii was charged on three counts with stealing at Christchurch on the night of Ffbruary 6th (the date of the extensive lire in Christchurch). a roll of tweed valued at £l9, the property of Gott Bro ; \ ; a. quantity of jewellery, fancy goods, etc., valued at £52, the property of Oakey; and one overcoat, a pair of trousers and a quantity of tweed valued at £l3 6t>, the property of the Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company: also on three counts of receiving thus:- goods, knowing ihein to have been dishonestly obtained. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

John Leslie Brown was charged with striking his wife, Isabella Brown, with his Jicst and darihtng her to the ground at Alford Forest ri.acl. near Aishburton, on January 3rd, 1908, thereby causing her actual bodily harm, and on a further charge with assaulting the said Isabella IJrown on the same dak-. Accused was acquitted.

William Evans. convicted on two charges of breaking, entering and theft in the Ashhurton district, was arraigned on a third charge, when the Com I adjourned.