SUPREME COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8004, 6 May 1904, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. The calendar for the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, which will op«a on Monday, contains thirteen charges for trial and six for sentence. Tire' cases for trial are ac follow : — ■» ; Michael Frogarty, theft. Patrick Hertigasa and Patrick. English, assault and robbery. William Morris Lawrence, rape. Joseph George- Fletcher, doing bodily harm. ' ' . . Charles Mytton Brooke and Henry Kaiapoi Brooke, toaofilaugbter. William Timmb, arson. y ■ . James Doyle and William Baker, assault and robbery. ■ ' '' Louis Hamilton, carnally knowing a girl of thirteen years of age. Robert Charles Stevenson, theft of a horse. Richard Harris, theft. t Thomas Edward Dowdle, theft (two charges). Michael O'Brien, William Gosnell and Hugh, Riky, assault and robbery. Tbe following prisoners, who have pleaded guilty in the lower Court,, will come up for sentence Franois Ethelred Rubery t forgery and uttering. • Thomas Edward Dowdle, theft (three charges). / \ - Herbert Edward Richards, alias Hudson, theft. • ' ■' Hone Maaka Mokomoko, a Native who' was found 1 guilty of incest at the last cessions, will come up for the sentence which was deferred until after the consideration by the Court of Appeal of certain points raised in the case. - [Per Pbess Association.] AUCKLAND, May 6. At the 'S-upipeane Court, George M'Cann, for the Imperial Hotel robbery t was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, and Leonard Lotter, for theft of £20 frc-m an Austrian on board the Chelmsford, to one year's imprisonment. NAEIER, May 6. At the Supreme Court, George England, charged with attempted murder and found guilty of common assault, was admitted to probation, on condition that ho paid £5 5s costs andftook out a prohibition . order against himself. Pungo Waiera, for theft of money, was sentenced' to six months' imprisonment.