SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8564, 5 June 1895, Page 2

SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.

<c IFer United P»» Association.) ■ \^f Atjoklaitd, Juae 4. At the Supreme Court Bobert Levett, charged with having stolen csina, Ac., from the Auckland Museum, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. "WaiiMifOTOiT, Jane 4. At the Sapreme Court Phom&s Joinston was convicted of forging an endorsement to a cheque for JB2, His Honor remarked that prisoner had been continually in gaol since 1884, and bad evidently made up his mind to live by swindling. Charles Kobinson was found guilty of receiving valuables stolen from the Museum, knowing them to be stolen, and was sentenced to two years' hud labour. George Sandbrooke and Patrick StantoH, charged with assault and robbery at Masterton, were acquitted. June 6. Thomat Johnson, .for false pretences was sentenced to' 15 month's. B. Parson* and UoKnight pleaded guilty to obtaining money by means at false pretenoei, by means of the confidence trick, and were remanded for sentience. ' • Dunxdin, Juno *. At the original sittings no less thin 11 - cases were disposed of, leading only twe <' to be dealt with. " The following sentenoea " were passed: — George Gardiner, stealing pictures, furniture, Ac, 12 months, to eemmenc* at the expiration of the present sentence ; W. Mitchell, stealing J8(0 from dwelling, nine months' hard laboiirj O. Parker, pl&oing obstruction on railway line neat Seacliff, two yesrg, which is toft maximum, his Honor remarking that • person who. would do such- an act was either a fool unfit to be at luge or elm he had a wicked mind and was' still lew fit to be at large; A. Allen, breaking a window ef a shop, 12 months, which his Honor thought would wean the prisoner from drink; W. Ward, horse stealing; six months ; A. Atchesoa, cattle stealing; six months. In the case of J. Sinclair, charged with leaving the colony withoat complying with an order to support hia wife, an agreement was made to settl*the matter, and securities being , given, a formal sentence of one koni was passed. James &urdooh and Jane Barnes' were ■ found guilty of robbery, and sentence was deferred. . Mr Justice Williams delivered fragment yesterday in the appeal can Holmes r. Union Steam Sbip Company. Holmes, anlnvercargilf fruiterer, had some apples from Hobart on board one of the Company's steamers. The cases were over carried to Dunedin, and one of the Company's officers, after the cases" were found, decided that the fruit would not stand being sent back by rail, md the// cases were soldi ~ .' . 'p; His Honor Held that the genar&l finding - by the Magistrate that there waT^o negligence, and that the defendants had dona what they thought beet with th* fruit under the circumstances, was no answer. If a man had the t goods ' of another in his enstoay and sold them without the authorisation expressed or implied of the owner, the sale was wrong' ful, and it rested with the person selling to show that the sale in the circumstances im which it was made was in fact autko. rised. As, therefore, the only inference that could be drawn from the caae H was that thn finding of the Magistrate, that there was no conversion, was based on a misconception of tiib law, the appeal would be allowed with costs (£10), and there •< most be a new trial. » — - — — - ''* r "