SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13704, 19 September 1908, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

I'AKARAE SHOOTING CASE iVr I't-csm Aj^ov-iHtmn. tiiMInKNK. Sept. lit. At the .Supreme Court this morning. , I>* fore Mr Justice Kdwardx \Yalu-r Sym- ; miJ> charged with feloniously shoot j iiij; .it. Mary at J'akftiae. •on June 9th, with intent to kill. The | prosecution was conducted by Mr Xolan. J and Mr Stock ap|W3tvd for pitsoncr, who | pleaded not guilty. j No n- w evidence iv.is called for the i drfeiicc. hut Mr Stock urged that prisoner i had not lii,d with intent, but. act* d on : the impuho of the moment in a tit of i jealousy, muddled with dtink. Tlk • fact of lii> going to town the day befor* ! and purchasing a revolver, was explained j hv >ayiug that he t>quirvd it ill connec | t>on with the breaking iu of hor,»<.-«, 1 to accustom tlifin to tlio >ounJ of iitiuji- ! H;» Honour in Miunuing tip, »aid that S 'h tc «.i> nothing to show that the »hi«>t--sng was (jonc und«-r an uncoil!tollable nil [ pii!«' . Accused bred after repeating a rc j If- had been making to! a Soflirgii'. . ■'Many III'? '•! ni.. i».o k my HioliC> ; It «.«» n<>! onlv ostc- «ht>{. but three, and ' thr- |*.»itio!i ..f the wotnnn in'iicatwl tint i tlie >-.iiot» \\i ir meant kill. Hr- wai i Jound on t!f ;rotinri with a ifV'tivrr sti ; h > A man acting on uti> "»t-'■!! j a)>lr llilpuUc Wotllil hare p-.1l !h* tfvohc: I into ins mouth and blown hi*, brains out. ; but !i<- laid hinfclf on and | «ai!><i for loinconr to come. Hi* »üb*e ; ijiii-nt »:atem'-T>t» nfrr not tiio*c ' i a jii-sn acting in a it: of lr»-n/.y ' 1 !ir jiir-v jr!ir.-d at. niK.n. an't letuiri"-! | at ! o'i-h..t-k with a \pfiln t oj guilty m'n j-> t-vomni'-nJatiuii to iftfiiy.

His Honour said that, it was one of the most deliberate, and cold-blooded attempts at. murder- he had ever had the ill-luck to tiy.. Taking the most favourable view of the jury's recommendation, he must put the prisoner where he could not attemptthe murder of this girl again for a con sidcrable period. He was sentenced to fifteen vears' imprisonment at Auckland. The jurv. af er four :ind a nail hours, faik-d :o*"agree in 'lie fuse of J;in»= Garretty, charged with attempted theft from me person on lJie .vlanuKU. A new trial was ordered. HOKITIKA, Sept. 18. Iti the case. Ociaveu* Ftjote, tor and robbery at Denniston, Mr Justice Coop.r direeted die jury u> acquit tne accused. _ ' This concluded the criminal busineeii for the week, tomorrow being devoted to. civil business. . The hearing oi a perjury ..charge against Connolly in connection witli tiie vveistport inuruer. tixecl for Monday, is likely last ten or more davs. Subsequently the Oiira railway siation robbery will be proceeded with. CHRISTCHURC H. Sept. 18. Hie healing of the ea&e in which Andrew Ewart Harris claimed £IOOO from the executtrs of the will of R. A. Pea> itceased, was, concluded to-day* Th© claim arose out. of injuries received by the plaintiff, a coal miner, whilr-t engayed on the defendant's property at Mount- Somers. The jury awaraed ±l(x/0, but certain law are to be ai'gued.