The Courts.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11739, 17 September 1902, Page 5

The Courts.

, j* er Press Association. !: WELLINGTON. September 16. At the Supreme Court, Peter Jones, for breaking and entering, was sentenced to ,-tWb years, and Harvey John Reynolds., for forging and uttering, to one year. - NAPIER, September 16. At the Supremo Court to-day, the action of E. Crowley v. J. V. Brown, claiming £2000 for alleged slander,. commenced. The pleadings get forth that- defendant, at a meeting of the N-apio" Land Board and Building /Society, of which Oowley was secretary, made use of expressions which it is aftsged constituted an accusation that plaintiff had tampered with the funds) of the Society, and that plaintiff had been injured in .credit and reputation by reason cf the statement. Defendant, in his pleadings, denies that' the words he used at the meeting in question could reasonably be construed into an accusation against Crowley of embezzling, and denies that plaintiff has been injured in credit and imputation by any of the words spoken by defendant. TIMARU, September 16. At the Supreme Court this aftemocu; the jury fuiil'ed to agi'ee in the case of breaking and entering the Temvki Railway Station, and the jury was discharged. Joseph Linton was found guilty of stealing £513 from a person—a ca,«e of\ "taking on" drunken men—and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. DUNEDIN, S'epetmber 16. The second trial of Wm. Frederick Lowry, of having assaulted a young woman named Barr with intent, was concluded today, when a second jury were unable to agree. The Crown Prosecutor intimated that he Mould bring on the case again at the next crimana.il sittings.

In chambers, an application was made to have Thos. Elliott Walton, insurance managed, adjudicated a bankrupt. ' Evidence was given that Walton, who had been manager of the Colonial Mutual Life A«surance Company, had been absenL. from Dimedin since July 18th, and was not expected to return. One witness1 had lent Walton £213 on the security of a life insurance policy which had proved to have lapsed, and on furniture on which it turned out there was a prior claim. Walton had made a declaration that he did not owe a penny, while it turned out he owed between £1400 and £1500. The petition for adjudication was granted.