Supreme Court.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4571, 16 February 1893, Page 3

Supreme Court.

[Peb Pbess Association.! WELLINGTON, Fbb. IS. The shares had been transferred by Mrs Eussell to Hogg by way of business. Mr Bnssell gave evidence that he and his wife had.. been forced into the action. Defendant had given him to understand, in 1889, the would hold the shares for h^s daughter, and would not alilpw them to be parted with. Mrs Eusaell was merely joined wit Hogg ac a- matter of law. Ma,Brj,gg Secretary of tho Company, said that tn£ shareß stood in Mills', name, and not his daughter's. Tbey were placed in hiß name in 1888 in trust for his daughter. Mb "i Mills said he had paid the dividends, .to his I ■ daughter by his own cheques. Judgment was reserved^. H«VER!CAEGILL,,P«b. .15. . At the Supreme Court Daniel Eopper was conviotaii of a criminal .assault; on a married woman at Wrey's 3pßh, sentence being deferred till to-morrow. The crime was an aggravated one. The trial, o? Annie By^ac for the murder of , her child by jumjpinf into Invercargill Harbour is not cooclwded. The Crdwn Prosecutor invited, the Jury to concj^pr the question, of the- woman's sanity afc the time. The. defense- ia thab the child slipped over the. side o3 the jetty, and that the accused had leapfe.ia to save her. INVERCABGILL, Rpg. 16w Spaniel Eopper was. sentenced to twelvo yaart* penal servitude. The Jury, found Annie Byrne guilty of drowD^p^her, child while temporarily insane. JudgeWilliatna deferred dealing with, her till to-mprrcr*.