THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18216, 29 October 1924, Page 6

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. CRIMINAL SESSIONS. The Criminal Sittings fixed for JS'ovcmber 10th' have been adjourned until November 17th. Common jurors summoned for the 10th will not be required. Grand jurors will bo required on the 17th. • Criminal cafies aet down for hearing are as follows: Gertrude Grace Brll, alleged procuring abortion. Peter Keevil Johnston, 'three charges ■ of alleged indecent assault on a male. John Edward Jetfciys, alleged attempted murder. George Cann a alleged breaking, entering and theit. George Albert Knight and Henrietta, Elina Knight, alleged false statement for insertion in birth register. Loita Jacobs, two charges of alleged breaking, entering, tlfeft and burglary, and attempted theft. Alfred Saggers, alleged indecent assault ou a female. MAGISTERIAL. . TUESDAY. Mr Wy vera Wilson, S.il.) DRUNKENNESS. A ma.le statutory first offender, 75 years wa,s convicted and discharged. A middie-aged male first offender, who had been medically attended, W3 8 convicted without penalty. MAINTENANCE. Richard Anderson, for disobedience of a maintenance order, was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment., to be released on the. payment of £6 10s. William Scoles Grigs, for disobedience of a' maintenance order, was convicted and sentenced to two months' imprisonment, to be released on tbo payment of £-25. ' Lydia Mcintosh was granted separation, maintenance and guardianship ordere against her husband, David Weston Mcintosh. Maintenance was fixed at. "20s a week for the wife and 10s a week lor the children. Charlio Young, for of a .maintenance order, was .convicted and . sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, to be released on the payment of 20s, PROBLEM FOR DOCTORS. "J would not think of deciding such an interesting caso without having heard considerable medical testimony/' said the Magistrate in dealing with an application of a young woman .(Mr S. E. McCarthy) for affiliation and maintenance orders to be made against a youn* man (Mr C. S. Thomas). When the case was called, Mr McCarthy said jt was an interesting one, and had gome umwraaJ circumstances; therefore, in his opinion, it would-be better for his Worship to hear them before hearing the evidence. The compW he explained, was -partially blind, and wholly deaf. Id -cvKrriarv of this .year she was in. service Jt a boardinghouse and there she.metthe defendant and another man She admitted £prinr misconducted herself with bo.th men. t E?M w<w born in October and it was jjS&rsv*-■« h,bb « i w ""*■*

clubbed foot. Kow the. defendant had a hand and. a foot deformed t<>->, and yet, lie denied that he was the father. The other man, who would also bo summoned to a.ppear, was not, bo far as counsel knew, deformed, but he had admitted to Miss Cardale that, be had misconducted) himself with the complainant, and had oven paid her money. In counsel's opinion it. would he best to adjourn the caso so that the other fellow could be served with a. summons, and then with the consent of Mr Thomas, the hearing of the evidence of both defendants could bo taken together. . The Magistrate considered Mr McCarthy & FU—estion a good one. He would require to hear much medical testimony for the only ■"hiiw to guide him would be the. evidence of tlio doctors. The position was indeed s Vhe was accordingly adjourned - sine die, to bo brought on at three days notice. IN OTHER PLACES. TIMARU SUPREME COURT. The October Session of the Supreme Court at Timaru commenced yesterday, before Honour, Mr Justice Adams. The following Grand Jury empanelled :-Messrs G. R- M. J ones (foreman), V S. Cave, W. J. Cotterill, • J- H ardin *' T.' S. Harrow, C. J. Holdgate, A. E. Horwell J- "W. Softer, h. G. McClelland, J. s'cKeunah, C. G. Morgan AN. Oakey, A. Lamb, E. C. Littlejohn, T. Seaton, V. R. tJim-oson W- N. Smart, L. Stockcr, A. J . Stocker, 'p. C. Yinnell, G. T. H. Webb, H. A. Williams, and J. W. -H-oia-°aTruo bills Tvere returned against Hugh Thomaa Gorman McAuley and George David Jury for alleged unnatural offences. • George David) Jury was charged with committing an'unnatural ofi-cnce at Waimate on September 19th, 1924. Accused, who pleaded not guilty, was represented by Mr J. Emslie. Mr J. W. White conducted the case for the Crown. After hearing tho evidence, the jury retired at 12.45 p.m. and returned at 2.15 p.m., having found the accused guilty of an attempt to commit an offence. Accused wm .remanded till 9.30 o'clock this morning for sentence. Hugh Thomas Gorman McAuley wa3 charged with oommiUTng unnatural offences. Mr J. Emslie, who appeared for the accused, entered a plea of guilty. Accused was remanded for sentence till 9.30 a.m. to-day. In the case of John Hams (Dunedin), Michael Patrick Fox (Waimate), and Sidney I. Fitch (Waimate) v. William Thomas Hoar© (Waimate), an originating summons for an order of delivery of possession, Mr S. I. Fitch appeared in support of the application. There was no appearance of defendant, and the order as asked for wae granted. . On .the application of Mr J. Emslie, the caee of Rose Kennedy (Timaru) v. the executors of the estate of Cornelius Kennedy (deceased) and others, an originating summons for an order of delivery of possession Was adjourned till next session. ' The case of John Wade (Hook) v. William Gollen^(Fairlie), a writ for declaration, of partnership, was also adjourned till next session, the parties having arrived at a settlement. . The application of Mr J. Emslie to have the case William Henry Hall (Timaru) v. Martin Joseph O'Brien and Lucy Ann O'Brien (Timaru), a writ for an order* for . tie execution of a mortgage for moneys ob-

tainnl or for judgment for such, moneys, struck out, was agreed 10. Thomas I*l. Murphy, Walter II- Batr.hclor, and A. T. Copeland were granted discharges from bankruptcy. Tlio applications wero made by Air C. Joncr. AUCKLAND CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (tbxss association telegram.) : AUCKLAND, October 28. At the Supreme Court criminal sessions, Mr Justice Herdmau in his address to tho ! Grand Jury said tliHli lie calendar included ! two charges of murder, three of rape, two of indecent assault, two of offences against [ malef, two of carnal knowledge and oho of incest. However, there was no cause for disquietude as there wa.s a tendency for ' special forms o£ crime to make appearance ' periodically. lie hoped that many sessions would pas 3 before a list would again bo submitted in which charges were characterised by such obscenity. Speaking of the attack on a- woman in Albert Park, ho said that accused, on his own admission, was a sexual maniac. The chargo of murdering his child made against the man Keogh was h. pathetic case. It might be urged that he was insane, but that was a question for ; the Common Jury. His Honour made brief i reference to the charge of murder of Louis Short, in the Aurora Hotel. I CHARGE OF INFANTICIDE. (press association telegbam.) DUNEDIN, October 28. The inquest concerning the death of a male infant found in a drawer in a housemaid's room at the Grand Hotel was concluded this morning. As the result of evidence given a warrant was issued for the arrest of the mother, 1 Marguerita Elizabeth Hand, on a charge of ' muidcr. The medical evidence snowed ■ that the ■ infant's neck was tightly encircled in a piece 1 of clothing constricting it. The Coroner's I finding was that death resulted from asphyxia, caused by strangulation.