Wellington Supreme Court.
(Per United Press Association). WELLINGTON, February 3. The Supreme Court Criminal Sessions opened to-day, when thirteen cases were set down for trial. The Grand Jury found true bills on each indictment. In the case of James Sheridan, charged with the murder of John McNally, the jury returned a bill of manslaughter. Frederick Cooper pleaded guilty to several charges of burglary at private houses in the city. The man had a bad record, and he was setenced to three years' imprisonment. t John Moffatt ' a,nd Charles Mack were found guilty of robbery from a hotel, and were remanded for sentence till next day. Patrick Brady was sentenced to four months' imprisonment for robbing a drunken sailor. James Mills and Arthur Thomas were found guilty of assault and robbery at Masterton, and were each sentenced to two years' hard labour.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXII, Issue 12381, 4 February 1908, Page 5
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141Wellington Supreme Court. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXII, Issue 12381, 4 February 1908, Page 5
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