SUPREME COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 32, 7 February 1905, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

(Before Mr Justice Edward*.) TRUE BILLS. The grand jury found true bills in the cases against Walter White (indecent assault on a young girl at Grey Lynn), Nainai Mokai (assault and robbery at Whakatane), Thomas Wilson (obscene language at Auckland), Joseph Braslan (robbery with violence at Auckland), Joseph Johnston (breaking and entering and theft and receiving at Auckland), Ernest Martin (abductiou and indecent assault at Matakohe), Edward Barrett, George Mack and Charles Sydney Anderson (robbery with violence at Auckland). Maria Palmer and Annie Thorne (perjury at Auckland). NO BILL. The grand jury found a "no bill" in the manslaughter case against Dr. Collins. TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. ALLEGED ASSAULT. Mainai Mokai pleaded not guilt} - to assaulting and robbing a -farmer named Arthur Wilson at Whakatane. The parties were young men, both apparently under 30 years of age. The evidence of the complainant was to Lhe effect that he was riding along the road at night, with a party of white men and natives. When he reached a narrow cutting the accused sprang out from the roadside, dragged hjui from his horse, muffled his head with a coat, and struggled with him on the ground. Complainant at hist got on top, ajid then a man named Hve.rs came and parted them. Complainant wanted to finish the fight, but Elvers said there were too many natives about, and they had better get home. The accused ran away .taking with him a stockwhip and a halter which witness liad been carrying on his arm. Witness also missed 6/6 from his pocket. Charles Eivers, another young farmer, who was one of the party on the night of the assault, identified the accused as the man who committed that assault. The accused's counsel (Mr Elliot) called several Maori witnesses to prove that no assault was committed by Nainai. but that there was a dispnte and a tight. (Proceeding.)