SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13939, 26 June 1909, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

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AUCKLAND, June 25. A young man iiiuncd Henry Williams," who was 'turnd at , midnight loaded with gelignite and burglar's tools, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. NAPIER, Juno 25. ' At the Supremo Court to-day, John James Patterson, solicitor, of Danuovirke, was fined guilty of breaches nF tl\o Bankruptcy Act in that ho had failed to keep proper books of accounts, had failed to deliver certain hooka, etc., to the deputy official assignee and had mutilated a certain book. Accused had been engaged in tho storekeoping and sawmilling business in_ addition to his legal practice. Mr Justice .Chapman said ho would take into consideration tho position whiclv accused had held and his advancing years, aiul sentenced him to two months' imprisonment without hard labouy. In tho Divorce Court'to-day, decrees nisi wero "granted, in tho following cases—Mnrgaretta Crooks v. James Arthur Crooks, wife's petition on tho grounds of bigamy and misconduct; Mario Emolino Ethel Hapcta v. Hone. Hapeta, wife's petition, on tho ground of desertion. CHRTRTCHURCH. June 25. Divorce, decrees were granted to-day in the eases —William A. Jennings v. Maude Jennings, misconduct: Anni» CapilK v. Alexr. Capill, desertion and misconduct.