SUPREME COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 14 February 1905, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAJL SESSIONS. I Before. Mr .lustic<- Edwards). TFKFT OF A HORSE. Karaka Korapa. charged with stoaliner a horse bHonging to Hca-thering-ton. at Huntly, set up the defence that, the lior.-.r. ixJng fond of prisoner's hor.se. followed it into the paddock, lie infornif.l llttathcringtoir's hrothcr-in in-law and othvrs that he had tin , horse, and asked thoiri to let the fwni.T know. Prisoner, however, admitted that he rode Uir- lvor.»p to a plat-e -W TTrile« away, and kept it there for ,i month. He also would not deny that he pin it to a stallion. Tho jury, after ;i long- retirement. found the accused guilty. Sentence of three yervrs wa.< passed. CHARGE OF PERJURY. Annie Thorne. >i raiddl' , aped woman, on bail, pleaded not guilty to comimilinp; heforo Mr Kettle. SjM.. in the AnekJand Magistrate's (jourt nn (>etol>e.r 26th by df-nying that she rr(•eiTed tnoiwy for beer, which sho wipph'ed to two meji named in a charge against her. Mr defended. K. .1. ytewart. cfork. said (he n.ecu3s.'d \va? eonvieted in Uie lower court, on three charges of sly-grog-sell-inf_ r «md was iinetl on two and ordered to comi , up for senteikce on the third if called on. Constable Moriarty. coui't orderly, and Sergeaait Hansen gave formal eyiilonre us to tho statt'mpnts msido by the accused oti oath in the lower <ronrt. UaiTj' Marshall peve rvidenco that he procured beer from the accused iutr| paid hor money for it on several (K-easioris. \V"h.en tin , case was resmiM»d this morning, ilr Lundan, for accused, cross-examined Henry Marshall, one of the informers, at irreat lengtli with <j view to testing Iris credFoility. Witness that he #ot. no reward for wlmt he had done and expected none. He -had not taken <'oncerted action with the police, and had given because he thought the business should be put a stop to. Hugh Kirkpatritk. carpenter, gave evidence in support of that given by Marshall as to buying beer from accused on Sunday. October 2nd and 9th. This closed tb.c case for the proaeeution. For tlie defence Mr Lundon called Wni. Francis Slieeban. -wharf labourer. JTe stated that on October 2, he saw both Marshall and Kirkpatrick in Mrc Thome's shop, Mx Thome and a man named CampbelJ being - also present. He heaxd Marshall and Kirkpatrick talking about shop fittings and telling Mrs Thorne that they had some tins and a till s ready ior the shop. Mrs Thorne gave them a drink of beer from a gin bottle which Mr Thorite had in

the kitchen. He Iheard nothing about paying far the be__, and sow no money puss. On the following Sunday he saw Kirkpatriek and Marshall in Oreystneej., ivbcr. Mrs 'Cho-me's shop wu-s situated, but neither entered the house, a_t_ough they spoke to Mrs Thome at t_e door. • (Pi-CK-eed—tg.)