SUPREME COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1679, 6 July 1875, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

Criminal Sessions

[Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies.]

His Honor took his seat at eleven o'clock.

THE BURGLARY CASE.

Charles Boycp, butcher, of the Ponsonbv Boad, deposed that he left: his hnt;se all safe about ten o'clock on the 27th of May. He returned at half-past eleven, and observed that the b«J-room •window was opened. The next day be missed the goods mentioned in the indictment. The goods produced, were his prop°rty. Mary J»ne Borce, wife of the last witness,' corroborated her husband's statement.

Detectire Jeffrey denoted to searching prisoner's house in Cox'" Creek and finding the articles produced. He charged prisoner with stpaling the things, when he replied : "It's all up now. things look very black against me." He also found a loaded pistol. Prisoner said Jeffrey would swear to anything, and he would not address the same jury ; h« could not get justice. His Honor then reviewed the evidence, and left the matter with the jury, who, after a few minutes consultation found the prisoner guilty. The prisoner desired a fresh jury for the next charge. A fresh jury>baVing been empannelled, the prisoner was arraigned upon an indictment,, charging him with entering the dwelling house of Annie McKenzie on the 6th May, and stealing therefrom a watch, the value of £10. Prisoner pleaded not guiltj. This and several other charges being proved against the prisoner, and a long list of previous convictions having been read over, to -which be pleaded guilty, the jury found him guilty on every charge, and the Court sentenced him to fourteen years' imprisonment with hard labour. NO BILLS. The Grand Jury found " no true bill " in the cases of Sabina Burke, for stealing in a dwelling-house, and James Nixon for horse-pf-.ealing. The accused were discharged. True bills were found in all the other cases.