COURTS AND OFFENCES

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12750, 22 April 1909, Page 5

COURTS AND OFFENCES

Committed for Trial

(Per United Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, April 21.

Ernest Hancock and William Hutchinson, young men, were charged at the Magistrate's Court with assaulting and robbing Henry John Lawrence, of Ashburton Falls, of £65 in money and a cheque for £22 10s on April 13. The evidence was that whilst returning from Riccarton races in a public drag the two accused rifled Lawrence's pocket, the others in the drag not interfering, though Lawrence screamed when the accused robbed him. Both were committed for trial.

The Walroa Guardian Oase

NAPIER, April 21.

At the last sitting of the Supreme Court in Napier the case was heard of John Attridge Connell v Edward Arthur Slack, in connection with a partnership in the Wairoa Guardian newspaper. By consent, a decree was made declaring the partnership dissolved as from the date of the sale of the business. As to question of damages, Justice Edwards took time to consider his decision.

His Honor's reserved judgment has now been received, in which he decides that plaintiff can have no further relief than he takrak under the decree already made. The cosffs of the action have already been dealt with.