SUPREME COURT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1959, 2 October 1888, Page 3

SUPREME COURT

CHKIBXCHUROH. The criminal sessions opened yesterday before His Honor Mr Justice Ward . TRUE BILLS The Grand Jury found trne bills •gainst: — Obarlea Fowler, larceny; George Curie, cattle stealing ; Jumps Cotter, Andrew Black, and Richard Chamberlain, assault and robbery ; Jabez Frost, Indecent assault j Eustace Frank Allen, forgery ; George Kyrrison, William Batchelor, and Thomas Henry Batchelor, sheep stealing (three oaeeB) ; and Robert Woods, demanding money with menaces (two oases). In the case of Jana Norris, the Grand Jury found No " Bill," and the accused was discharged. John Bowie, who had been committed for horse stealing, had no indictment presented against him and was discharged. LARCENY. Charles Fowler was convicted of this offence and sentenced to three years penal servitude. CATTLE STEALING. George Curia pleaded " Guilty and was sentenced to two years' probation and to pay the ocita of the prosecution, £20< ASSAULT AND BOBBERY. James Cotter, Andrew Black and Biohard Chamberlain were oonvioted and sentenced, Black and Chamberlain to three years' penal servitude ; and Cotter to twelve months' Imprisonment with herd labor. ! FOKGEKY. Eustace Frank Allen pleaded "Guilty " ' to an indictment charging him with r having forged and uttered a oheque for £15 10a on the Union Bank, Timaru. His Honor sentenced the aoonsed to twelve months' Imprisonment, as he had I already been m prison for two months.

[Per Press Association.] Wellington, Ootobar 2. At the Supreme Court John Jenkins, James Parker and Wm, Hlg^ings were ornvloted of oat tie stealing at Woodville •nd sentenced to twelve months' hard labor. Dunedin, October 1. George Stafford Matheaon, for em' ! bezzllng Druids' trust funds, was sen* tenced to three years. Dunbdin, October 2, | It the Supreme Court Alfred Horley, 1 an old offender for forgery, was aeatenoed to three years (mpilioopieqt,