SUPREME COURT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 13979, 12 May 1913, Page 7

SUPREME COURT.

AT AUCKLAND. (Per United I’ma Atwxdatkm.) AUCKLAND, May 12. The Supreme Court criminal session opened this morning before Judge Cooper. 1 lie calendar comprises 24 charges, including an indictment of murder against S.irau Eliza Skeelleni, and a similar charge against the lad, Edward Augustus Nneehai:.

| AT WELLINGTON. j WELLINGTON. May 12l I The criminal tensions of the Supreme j Court commenced to-day. In jits charge ] to the Grand Jury the Chief Justice, Sir j Koliert Mont, -aid that none of the [ charges were of a serious nature, but coaI sidering the district and considering also the iminficr of persons who had pleaded, the number of criminals war. far iu excess of the number in some southern districts, but he could not sr.v there was a decrease. WELLINGTON, May 12. Tl’- ‘ grand jury returned no bill in the ras? of Walter Litchfield for the alleged causing of a threatening letter to be received. The ease arose out of the recent slaughtermen's, strike. The accused, it was alleged, sent a threatening letter to Mr Reardon, secretary of the Union.