SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 17 December 1925, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

MAORI . BIGAMIST,

I By Telegraph-—Press Association. I AUCKLAND, December 10. ! In the Supreme Court, Hora Areka Whareumu and -llupi Hunia, appeared • for sentence, the former having com-1 milled bigamy by marrying a Maori I woman at Toetoc, with whom lie bad J been living for many years while separated from bis wile, and the hitter

who is a celebrant under the Katana faith, for abetting in the commission of bigamy. Mr Justice Reed fined Rupi £lO or three months’ imprisonment, ami Wharcuimi was ordered to pay costs £3 10s or one month. The defence was that the marriage was celebrated to legitimise AMmruumu’s children.

SHEEP-STEALING. B 7 Tele/fraph—• .Press Association PALMERSTON N.. Dee. Kb Jacob Anderson Bak and Arthur Pierc.v Oliver Miller, both middle-aged men, who pleaded guilty in the Lower Court at Wood vilie to a charge of stealing one .sheep, appeared for sentence at the Supreme Court this morning. Counsel for the prisoners said both had- iborne good characters. The motive actuating the crime was not pecuniary gain, but to provide food for their wives and families, which they were not otherwise able to obtain. His Honor: Not able to obtain it on 17s a day 't Counsel replied that both men were in debt. Both were admitted to probation for one vear on condition that each paid all the costs of the Miller to take out a prohibition order.