SUPREME COURT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2904, 21 February 1893, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

PEA JPREBb ASSOCIATION. Chbistchvkch, February. 20. ; Frederick Cooper, for forgery, pleaded guilty. Several previous convictions were recorded against him. He stated that; drink had led him to commit the crime. His Honor said that might be true, but the prisoner's record showed no attempt at amendment or reform,, and - sentenced him to three years. Helen Taylor, charged with stealing a quantity of jewellery and wearing apparel, value £110, the property of Mrs E. Cooksou, from a house where^ 9SHe was lodging, pleaded guilty and handed in a statement. The Crown prosecutor handed in a list of previous convictions, including three of three years ai.d one of two yean. His Honor said prisoner had been in gaol almost continuously since 1879, and sentenced her to five years' imprisonment. Thomas Davis and Henry Jensen- were charged with burglary; the former pleaded not guilty, the latter guilty. Prisoners were boys who had broken into a house and stolen a pair trousers. Both, were discharged. Charles Allen, charged with, indecent assault, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two years. Samuel Thomp? . son was acquitted of stealing one sheep from Mount Pleasant run. The (iraqd Jury threw out three of tho four charges of larceny and embezzlement against G. S. Htckman, late clerk Avon Road Board. Three charges are left to be heard by his Honor to morrow, GiSfiOME, February 20. At the Supreme Court Judge Conolly remarked that the grand jury had made a ; { presentment last year upon the improper accommodation provided for them, and though endorsed by him no notice was taken of it. He animadverted strongly on the conditions under which tho work of the Supreme Court bad to be carried out in Gisborne. Later in the day the common jury said they could not stand the heat of the small room in which they were cooped up any longer, and the Judge allowed them to go into the back yard, but one of their number was taken so ill that the jury had to be discharged and a fresh one engaged. Dunedin, February 21. There are ten esses for trial at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, but the only serious one is that of Fogwty, for manslaughter at Duntdiu, i