THE COURTS.
SUPREME COURT. (Before his Honour Mr Justice Adams.) The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court opened yesterday. GRAND JURY. The following Grand Jury was empanelled: James George Ilerdman (foreman), Thomas James Rantan, Henry Killner, Charles Edward Jones, Henry Gaddis Livingstone, Lronard Braman Hart, William Anderson, William Keighley, William Webley, John Rennic, William Archibald Smith, Harold Harinan, Archibald Ernest Ridley, Mathew Hall, Hugh Henry Joseph Barnard, Albert Edward Armstrong, Albert William Dunkley, Kelywjre Ernest England, Herbert Pearce, Charles Melville Bruce, Sidney Rupert Cowley, Andrew Patrick Guy, and Daniel Reese. HIS HONOUR'S CHA'RGE. In his charge to the Grand Jury, his Honour said that there was not a large number of cases to come before them. There were seven charges of the usual type that were brought at every session. The "evidence was simple, and would lead easily to a natural conclusion. The first charge, said his Honour, was one of theft against an insuranco manager, Macdonald, of money belonging to his company. Another charge of the same nature stood against a man named Briggs, a clerk in a law office, and against a man named Willctts was a charge of breaking, entering, and theft. There was an indictment against a man named Rissell of obscene exposure on the river-bank in the Botanic Gardens, and also of indecent language. A barman, named Swain, was charged with forgery, and there were two charges against one Jensen, a Dane, of robbery with violence, also a subsidiary charge of assaulting an old man, causing bodily harm. It was stated that with a woman named Oliver, Jensen entered the old man's house and violently assaulted him, breaking his collarbone and stealing a purse from his pocket. A charge of theft against a man named Robinson completed the list, with the exception of two charges, of a very grave nature, against Charles William Boakes. REMANDED FOR SENTENCE. Leslie Stanniford Willctts (Mr White) pleaded guilty to two charges of breaking and entering and committing theft: (1) On August 20th last, that he did steal goods from the C.M.C., Ltd., to the value of £1 0s 3d; (2) that on August 24th he Btole goods from the premises of J. Otley and Son, Ltd., valued at 15s. He was remanded for sentence to-morrow. Alexander Francis Robinson, alias McLean, also pleaded guilty to the theft of a bicycle valued at .£1 10s, the property of James Shearer. He was also remanded till tomorrow. INDECENT ACT. Prank Rissell pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent exposure in the Botanic Gardens on September 22nd last, and also to using indecent language in Hereford street on the same day. He will be sentenced to-morrow. TRUE BILLS. True bills were returned in the following cases: —William Roy Macdonald, alleged theft; Marjorie Oliver and Anker Jakob Charles Jensen, robbery with personal violence. No bill was returned on one of the six counts in the latter case.
MAGISTERIAL.
TUESDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Moslcy, S.M.) REMANDS GRANTED. A remand until November 19th was granted'in the case in which a young man, aged 25 years (Mr van Asch). appeared on charges of committing a grave offence against a male. The case will be heard in the Children s Court. ' . Bail was allowed, self in £3OO, and one surety of £3OO. Joseph Deyell. aged 19 years, and Albert Edward Frandsen, aged 20 years (Mr C. b. Thomas), were charged that they stole a motof-cycle, valued at £9O, the property of Maurice Cunningha.ni. Accused were remanded until November 22nd, bail being allowed each in £IOO and one surety of £IOO. THEFT OF BICYCLE. Albert Edward Watson, a middle-aged man (Mr van Asch), pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a bicycle, valued at £lO, the property of C. H. Lindon. Chief-Detective Lewis stated that the owner had left the bicycle in a yard which adjoined Watson's premises at Rangiora. Accused took the bicycle, repaired it, and it was subsequently put into the market. Mr van protested against the fact that the case was being heard at a place other than Rangiora. He asked that the caso be treated as a trivial one, and that accused's name be suppressed. The Magistrate said that the circumstances were somewhat unusual. It had been his practice to send such offenders to gaol. Watson was convicted and fined £5, in default one month's imprisonment. An order was made that the bicycle be returned to the owner. The application for the suppression of the name was refused. DISMISSED.
A further caso in connexion with breaches of the Gaming Act was heard when James Alexander Jackson (Mr C. S. Thomas) was charged with commencing a scheme by which prizes were disposed of by chance. A plea of not guilty was ontered. Police evidence was to the effect that defondant was secretary of the Lily of Richmond Lodge, U.A.O.D. A ticket for a Christmas hamper had been procured by a constable, who had interviewed Jackson, defendant stated that the proceeds were in aid of tho social and benevolent fund. As soon as it was discovered that the scheme was illegal it had been abandoned. Mr Thomas submitted that there was no evidence against defendant. The case was dismissed without prejudice. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE.
Herbert William Carey, aged 23 yoars, was charged that on November 7th, at Christchurch, he attempted to set fire to a house at the corner of Bordesley street and Ferry road, the property of Josiah McClintock. Josiah McClintock stated that ho was the owner of the house, which had been unoccupied for some time. He had seen the house after tho fire, and had found three places where an outbreak had occurred. Witness knew accused through his brother-in-law, with whom he was not on friendly terms. When asked if he had any questions to put to the witness, accused alleged that his brother-in-law told him to set fire to the house.
Arthur Leonard Large, a telegraph linesman, stated that he had seen accused pulling at the fence, so he stopped to see what happened. Accused went round the front of the house in Ferry road. They then heard banging inside. Shortly after that they saw flames through the window, but they subsided. Witness had thought that it was a fire in the grate. Two men approached, and Carey walked away from the house. About half an hour later, witness saw smoke coming from tho roof of tho house. Rona Davies stated that, accompanied by the previous witness, she had been walking from town on tho night of November 7th. When approaching tho corner of Bordesley street and Ferry road they saw accused pulling at the fence of a house. Shortly after he disappeared, and a light showed in an empty house. Constable Rowe produced a statement in which accused admitted the offence, alleging that his brother-in-law had told him to set tho house on fire when he got the chance. Carey pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. The Probation Officer asked that Carey be kepi apart from the other prisoners, anil watched. He was at present serving a term of fivo years in the Borstal Institute. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment by default wa3 entered for the plaintiff in each of the following cases:— T. Armstrong and Co. v. Mrs A. Urn, £7 5s ■id; Davis Gelatine Co. (N.Z.), Ltd. v F J Miles, £l3; Ida Helen Sangster v. C. K. Cotton, £2 15s; Pascoe Bros. v. John Dominic Lufaro, £OB 7s 7d; same v. same, £IBO 17sNational Mortgage Co. v. T. O'Carroll, £3l 13s 7d; F. E. Owers and Co. v. V. Harris, 6s; M. O'Brien and Co., Ltd. v. E. Parker £27 Is 10d: G. W. and S. J. Carter v. F. Hills £18; Skelton, Frostick and Co., Ltd v Thomas McClintock, £7 15s 3d; DIC v d' Mcllroy, £4 18s 6d; Trade Auxiliary Co v' E. C. Pearce. £2 10s 4d; same v. S. Pcdlow, £6 Is; John Preston v. Dennis Rilev, £7 10s' Home Supply Co., Ltd. v. D. Crawford, £5 ss; same v. David C'arnahan, £lO 12s 6dWilliam Taylor v. Robert Briton Wilson £34 14s; Home Supply Co. v. J. Stuart, £3'lsssame v. F. Brown, £5 ss: same v. B At wood' £9; Mitchell, Penrose, Ltd. v. P, Simmiss £2 7s Gd; Archibald Beaton v. J. Shechan' £3 4s 6d; Home Supply Co., Ltd. v. Evelvn M. McLintc-ck, £1 8s 6d; same v. J. Blair £7 18s 6d; same v. John Ross, £2O 2s 6d' D. H. Brown and Son, Ltd. v. J. B. McKenzie, £1 lis 3d; Homo Supply Co., Ltd. v. L. Morrison, £l3 19s; same v. Joseph Dowries] £lB 10s; same v. John Duncan, £3 17s- same v. James Bryant, £2 15s; same v. Thomas Ernest Doip. £6 4s: same v. L. Gilmore, £1 17s 6d: C. D. Gough and Son, Ltd. v. B. Williams, £1 13s 3d; same v. A. White, £4' 19ssame v. G.'Carringjnn, 15s; same v. T. Hav' £1 9s 3d; same v.'V. B. Sadler, £2 1R S 3d •' George Fairbairn v ( . G. P. Smith, £3 15« sd' E. K. Lilly v. David McGill. £9; Ilenrv Berrv end Co. v. F. C. Carter, £S 18s Sd; Trade Auxiliary Co. v. M. Houuslow, £2 13?; Dalgpty and Co., Ltd. v. George Brand £44 Os Gd.
JUDGMENT SUMMOXSE?. W". Dempsey vras ordered to pay Ford Motors. Canterbury, Ltd., the sum of £2B 14s 6d. default being set at 31 days' imprisonment. James Laird was ordered to pay £3 19s 6d to A. Hollobon and Son, Ltd., in default four days' imprisonment. jf. Gearchawski was ordered to pay X. p. Moffatt the sum of £23 5s 6d, in default 26 days' imprisonment. G. Mitchell was ordered to pay F. A. Robins the sum of £l6 18s, default being set at 18 days' imprisonment. J. Smith was ordered to pay William Clay the sum of £2 9s 4d, in default three days' imprisonment. HOUSING DISPUTE. M. J. Corbett (Mr Batchelor) claimed from L. ,G. Fraser (Mr Illingwortb.) the »\im of
£56 10s for damages incurred during the lease of a reaidential property. It was nlleged the defendant rented the house from plaintiff nnd sub-let it, such action being contrary to the conditions set out in the Act governing residential leases. Judgment was entered for defendant with costs.
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