SUPREME COURT DUNEDIN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 44, 14 September 1870, Page 5

SUPREME COURT DUNEDIN.

+ NfotfMyjfg fß,m «rv# # W«M$- kmlq gaphe Jcjy 'brosgKFiu, f alTthe pnsoJmnL whose names we£e on tlie calen.dar. The following cases were then "heard befo® his Honor and petty juries : * B4i{ LARCENY. #f4ll David Storey was indicted for having, her last, stolen a watch, chain, and rmgjfftht property of Henry Klaarseu. Prisoner pktftijeil “ INot Guilty.” The jury, after hearing thqm'fe deuce, returned a verdict of “Guilty.” f?en ; tence was deferred. FORGERY AND UTTERING. ufjfl Samuel Taylor was indicted for having, on life 13th June, at Oamaru, forged and utcerlß~S& order for the payment of money. The prison# pleaded “ Not Guilty.” A number of witnesses were examined, and the jury having been lockedup for half an hour, returned into Court withA verdict of “ Guilty.” .Sentence was deferred,#! EMBEZZLEMENT. ijm Frcckric Lanqe pleaded “ Guilty ” to twmjndictments charging him with embezzling vairofl sums of money in his capacity of rate-cdlMjcOT at Lawrence. He was remanded for sentendroW BURGLARY. |cf! John Paterson, ml t charged with having bh the night of the Ist July, burglariously the dwelling-house of John Malloch, at s». burn, and stolen therefrom £6 Gs lid in two pahs of socks, a waistcoat, and a'qi|jflr watch and guard. The prisoner pleadeduh'jitt Guilty.” Evidence was heard, and minutes' consultation, the jury r?turQ«(joft{SfcSdiet of " Guilty of larceny.’’ Sentence i I o - i»w!i

~ y ' ' * v P ha^tutatoleu I from OaaLlceEiup at Clyde, on the Ist oDaySust, <*;>o ounces of gold and £2528 in money, the proJi JiS?y Bank of New South Wales’ Another If! gPiftmont charged him with stealing 200 ounces l: ggffijdd "nd £IO7O iu money, the property of the fi|k °f Now Zealand. The prisoner pleaded, hj y||i>*ilty ” to both charges. ! f\~ MaMvi McLennan was indicted for aiding ■* Rennie to commit both offences, f inciting Ronnie to commit the robv\ charges were contained in two indictj, hl®n^».v t Prisoner pleaded “Hot Guiltyjh i y¥SSfe*6fetel-t4jlifsi adjournotVfinlU 'fattalty, ’ ] ,-V B - ton gent —-tta-i anted k »j ■ W r nio,QpUpipencd at 10 o’clock. •ttvacKNY as x nxiLv.ip II illiam Croui/h was indicted for having, on , the 11th July last, stolen a horse, saddle, and , bridle, the property of Walter iv'l ‘lvor. Prisoner . pleaded “Not Guilty.” Evidence was heard, and the jury at once returned a verdict of , “Guilty.” On another indictment, the prisoner was ac- . cused of stealing a cheque for £IG. The Jury, . without retiring, gave a verdict of “Guilty.” His Honor, iu passing sentence, said he perceived ‘ by the description in the calender, that the pri* i soner was born in New Zealand. He was very ; sorry to see a person born in the country brought ; before the Court, and it was very creditable to the youths of the country that they were so sel- • ■ dom brought before its tribunals. Upon the first indictment, prisoner was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with hard labour; upon the second, to one year’s imprisonment, wdtii hard labour ; making three years iu all. LARCENY. John Alexander liPßermoU was indicted for having, on the ISth June, stolen a silver watch, the property of Charles Dougherty. Prisoner pleaded “ Not guilty'.” The defence set up was an alibi. The jury, after an absence of four hours, returned into Court with a verdict of “Guiltv. ” His Honor said, as this was the prisoner’s first offence, aud as he had already been three months in gaol, ho would only sentence him to nine months’ imprisonment, with hard labour. SENTENCES. The following prisoners were brought up for sentence :— David Storey, against whom there were two previous convictions of. larceny, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment with hard labour; Samuel Taylor, 28, convicted of forgery and uttering at Oamaru, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour; John Paterson, charged with burglary at Ivyeburn, but found guilty of the lesser offence of larceny, was-sentenced to 18 months’ imprisoi.inent with hard labour. OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. Joseph Gibbs, 42, was indicted for having, on the 16th, July, obtained a variety of goods from Josiah Mitchinsou, of Bendigo Gully, under fake pretences. Prisoner pleaded “Not Guilty. ” The witnesses who were examined before, the Resident Magistrate at Cromwell, viz., Messrs Mitchinson, nlldred, Hamilton, O’Donnell, and Coystable Smith, gave evidence ; and the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of “ Guilty.” His Honor sentenced the prisoner to IS months’ imprisonment, with hard labour. Wednesday, September 7. The Court opened at 10 o’clock. The Grand Jury found a true bill against Patrick Brown for assault with intent; amt the foreman afterwards read the following presentment in regard to the Clyde robbery “The Grand Jury, before separating, desire to express to your Honor their sense of the extreme carelessness manifested by the authorities in allowing so large an amount of gold and valuable property to be lodged for so long a period without any further security than that provided by two common locks, the innermost one of which could at any time have been removed with a common screwdriver in a few minutes—the carelessness being aggravated by the-refusal 1 of a safe when it was applied for by the Inspector in charge, and by the flicker fact that not only public, butjAtLjkns worse, the memhr® the police force-themselves, were exposed fit s and inmccefWiiWi,” ' thfij r won . !•’ ’ ’,J r THE gold AT, CIA ‘"SX&M&d of wfiSroen profor the Crown, and Mr Barton defended I The w hole hay was occupied in ■i MSsimsd. The space in the Court-house set \ the accommodation of the public was RjSweljf' crowded during the whole of the proWhen Rennie stepped into the wit- | JtjSfebCx, great interest was manifested by the * to get sight of him, and during his exarni--5 Igaiion numerous expressions of dislike were % by the audience. Rennie is a shortish, llpntly-built man, of middle age, with dark hair aesdlbrishy whiskers, and a rather unpleasant expression of countenance. He gave his evidence jna,in\v tone of voice, but without the slightest i hesitation, and Mr Barton entirely failed to eouIttS.o him by a fierce cross-examination. Rennie . w3S ? in the witness-box for five hours, and Mr ; I -Battcm had not done with him when the Court gMsa at six o’clock, and tiie jury were locked up : Tojythfs night. ' 7 J.peforc the case was gone into, Mr Barton said ’ i®ai.h statement had been going the round of \ ifMuinowsp apera to the effect that the prisoner 4 endeavoured to destroy himself while in the Kj|gk-up. Ho was instructed to say that this Bnt was entirely without foundation, and lOrlcst it might prejudice the minds of V t| HU Oil f. Thursday, September G, t trial of M 'Lennan for the Clyde robbery ‘ 'oM||Ratcd at 9 o’clock, when the jury, after an consultation, returned a verdict of “Not I The verdict was received with great l i by the spectators, who likewise apUMsßpfited Mr Barton, and even HisPTloftbtV'at •j' f&close of the summing-up. Ronm®. brought up on Friday p since learnt .by.Eehnfe -ppShlished by the D'nly Times 1 "Sp|p iMp Kfl A