SUPREME COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7924, 1 February 1904, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

: rr— » - [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, February 1. At the Supreme Court, Mr Justice EdYards, in opening the criminal sittings, congratulated the Grand Jury ' on a compairaftyely/ %fct calendar, there being only onefifth of the number of the previous session, ': And the only serious charges were one <4 alleged murder and one of attempted rape. • NAPIER, February 1. JTlie Supreme Court opened this morning tjefore his Honor Mr Justice Cooper. The was of the usual order, comprising pine charges against eight prisoners. Rejerring to the . absence of cases against the natives from the calendar, iiis Honor said it was amatterfor congratulation that in a district' like this, with; a considerable Maori wQpuJation, there should be such an immunity. Norman Qufltavas Hall, charged' witj forgery, pleaded g^Uty and' was sentenced . to two years' imprisonment. Frank Marsden, fpr theft of a portmanteau and clothe; io the value of J325 t was sentenced to tvrt years' imprisonment." Timothy Smith, founc guilty of the theft of a cheqiyj, was grantee tax months' probation. - WELLINGTON, February 1. The Supreme Court criminal sessioni opened this inorning. The Chief Justiw remarked on the (fact thait the calendar wai Ugtt, but there were two serious charges ■ ■-. jjif . ass^tilt on young girls. Henry. Hollanc «iras found guilty of the. theft of a medal The Chief Justice said he did 1 not know what to do with the prisoner- During tit ■past ten years he had 'had' nearly ten years imprisonment for various offences. It seemed at f arce to send himi to gaol. Hoilland wag remanded) for sentence. No bill was returned against Esther Knopp t . on a ! charge of concealment of birth. ---•