SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14275, 16 August 1910, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

WELLINGTON-. August 15. • The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court were opened uwlav In- Mr Justice Chapman, who said that the niiE- ■"*!■ or cases was :;<. r large, and the c-liaraoter or the. charges' not exceptional On the w!:.,:,/ ho had to congratulate the grand jury on the favourable state of affairs. It was satisfactory to find that it was oniv necessarV to present !■> biiU to the jury inehiding one for the theft of the "'Leader" picture from the art gallery. William .Munro was sentenced to two rears' imprisonment at Tnvcrcargill gaol for forgery anrt uttering there- being severai oharge.s against h. : ir : Ueiori- ih,< C'-.n;::. oponc-d, a woman na::..-.; \ :..rniu;<- who is to under"- tna. on ae-ount of crueltv to a child. «:s r<-\:ovoc\ r.f a revolver. >!:<• was 0!,5(,--.-o,i _U Detectives Kemp a!-., l-.ai!-.!::--!!'. in irY.nt of the Suprem* (.■uri. acfni: m an unusual manner. H<'ant,g iha: s;i,- ] K id a revolver con-f-e:i!v,l :n her in;:fr. they rtersuaded her to <-.> mo into t lie witnesses" room, where thov took from her an unloaded revolver and a small bottle of whisky. The woman had no ammunition in her possession. She was afterwards taken in i-iistodv for drunkenness ■Robert Stewart- was found guilty of forging a telegram for money and a receipt for a money order telegram. Ha was sentenced to three years' hard labour.

CHP.TSTCHFBCH. August 15. Tha criminal sess'ons opened to-day. There wore eleven charges against nine- persons. John Trembatb." fo r having escaped from custody was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in addition to the sentence he is now serving. E. E. Xeedham was sentenced to IS months' imprisonment for forgery and uttering, and James Lambert to nine months for stealing and entering. °

Daisy Olive Moon. who pleaded guiltv to a long series of thefts from, dwellings, was sent to the Snlvation. Army Home for two rears. It was suggested that the crimes were duo to reading wrnicious literature. "\V r . J. Grose who pleaded guilty to sixteen} charges of breaking and "entering, waa sentenced on each charge to twcT years} in the reformatory prison at tnvercar-. gill, the sentences to bo concurrent.

DTJXEDIN. Angus? 14. _ .T.ihn , vas <-'-.!. r t «>d igr _ ma committed a wi'hillv indecent act with intent to assault a woman. Ac. cased was found not guiltv. Another charge of a similar na.ture against thd accused will be heard to-morrow.