Court of Appeal.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6703, 16 November 1889, Page 3

Court of Appeal.

STIRLING'S CASE. [Per Pbess Association.] WELLINGTON, Nov. 15. The last case on the Court of Appeal list was dealt with this morning, when the law points raised by the defence in Regina v. Stirling, were argued. Stirling was charged at the October sittings of the Supreme Court in Christchuroh with obtaining money from eight different persons by falsely pretending that they could easily earn from JBI to £5 per week by carrying out certain instructions. At the close of the case for the prosecution Mr Stringer, for the defence, contended that there was no case to go to the Jury, on the following grounds : — (1) That the alleged false pretences chaxged in the indictment were of a promissory character, and not of existing facts; (2) that the evidence did not support the charges on the indictment, as it waa not proved that the prosecutors were induced to part with their money on the faith of the pretences charged, but on the contrary, they admitted that they were bo induced by matters set out in an advertisement and circular issued by the accused, which were not charged in the indictment as false pretenoes. Mr Bell appeared for the Crown, and Mr Stringer for the prisoner. The Chief Justice and Judges Williams, Denniston and Connolly reserved judgment.