LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 209, 28 May 1908, Page 9

LAW REPORTS.

SUPREME ,COURT. CRIMINAL SrSSICRS YESTERDAY'S The Criminal Sittingss 'ufir tho'-'-'Supremo Court ivero resumed- yesterday, morning, His Honour' Mr. Justice Ch'aJWiii halting his seat at 10 o'clock. . - •• _ jf A PRIVATE PROSECUTION ; ■ : alleged The hearing of tho ease Edward Hamilton Bird w;iTs<"£tfttt'iriued,.H'V'llrisoner was charged withi/liavjj]g,- : pn_ peepmr ber 10, 1907, stolen goods, .-valued,oatiiT-i 10s.,.the 'property of Thotfr t Major/'Shdrc,\that was to say, that .whilst d'nd.'hiS'Hvife were living together, sist Mrs. Shore in in a manner which would have araoiirited to theft by; her if Shore *and ?, his .wife ivJiad hot/been married. iuMtaa• di:«' .ptiz • Mr. 11. H. jO'Learv appearedrrtoi prosecute and Mr. H. F. Johnston defe/nded tho prisoner. ' ; 'prv'T.'JTJ'jrij . M r -, Jacob Harris was"" foreman"-'of; the Tho evidence of the prosecutor was to the effect that, in June; ISO'S,'-lie left for South America, where lib ■ roceivod> .employment for twelve inontlis.--vl;lis- wifo-aud child continued to reside;atrDaiabdirH r Upon lus return to' .the. iound that his wife was liviug'ia\;JVeliingtpji m a house. whpre prisoner -also.'rbsidedj-Later •" n hjs' wife asked -himf-to i.taka-.-hor" back for.the salve of their child. ' i..Shft.;!reli't,,t(i IVtv V ' i 1 nl - a ' Acheson's lfouse,-uh M'Donald Crescent on December 7, 1007. Prosecutor showed her • tluCarticlos, 'which were the subject matter ol''thi?''cliargo.'. On the Sunday following, liis.-cwifccaskedlliinr to givo. her the, articles. • ;rln 'rop]y;-;'hc ; said that when, sho proved a better''Woman: again ho would give her sonic,l:and)perhapsidlL'of them.; s Tho goods; whichnfere iir'tlrfc'lioiise .on T'iiesday morning, tho day.. His- wife also wontt'wajr fromvhim again that day. In Febuua-r ; v.:.]ast; when-hi next, saw his. wife, she told him the.prisoner una advised her to take-the- articles away, or she wouldv, not have, done - so--- . Further evidence as" 'Jessie 'Acheson, bbartHiig-lMiiso'f-ktepef'i M'Donald Crescent, depotefrtliat;'ptoSecutbi and his wife lived at horjiplaee.- '"On-the date- iii 1 . question prosecutor"ihfoniied-"" lie'i that |ns'.,wife had .gone tffrayj : "al6£> that the goods had disappeared.'-ftfiV- i-!!. 1 , ;; i-aul Sceyeri/wliarf labourer', of Mrs.. Acheson's children,' that -they -had seeiv prisoner removing! pa¥'cels'";frdffi the, house.-' ' ;< \ V ,i Evidence .was .also." given .by.u-Win.-i-Stcn- ; house and Nonstable Taylor: : ::',: w~ ;k- ---. : This closed the ease W the prosecution: Prisoner,, in evidence,.- stated'that 4 'he tfas a car. cleaner, aiid 'was...in" receipt.'of-abo'iit £6., per; fortnight, ...Owuig,. r to : tlio: deilth Of' Ins wifo ho, advertised-liv; July,v 1907, r .f.vt the "of. a housekeeper .■toylooif-aftei his : two .children: He ,e'i)gEgpd- ; Mrsii-'Siiore -at; tho rato- of, 10s. per week.~-"Prrfpecu ■came .to see .her,- and;after-highj words'liad .-taken plaqo -sho informed prisgnerj>th'afr<ghe was leaving .that .'day.'. fosi/Dunodinfoi Abiut a. fortnight later Mrs;. Sh<rrS' camd back to .work for him. During .•Novcrtibor'. prosjuiitor again camo.to .see Jiis"'r;i[o-. ,:H«" hoard liim .'say: 'Before the morning youilii'/o . a d<;ad woman." . One', night-fly iiuDoccmbor -prosecutor... abuse.d , him* ;3b ; .off; tho pvo'mises. would not give up'.hor poiitipnUuntil" prisoner got anothor< housekffc'peiS .(pn.JJ.Scein; ' be?r 7 prisoner toTcarrv lier, luggage '.to the cent,, wliere , she . jlivs«i«.itii prosecutor....Upon .the," 6bner;;/at'"tljo : ;rc^ to thpdiouse to assist'. lier' tqX remove -luggage - to' -'.lvharfy* 'tion, 1 she ■ sai_d, to' Upon her return Mi's. Shore' again; Bta,vfed"..aij,ltis , place. It- was. then that.-a_search -p-arraut ! was issued, and one or:two ariicles-olaimed by ' prosecutor were at'his place.: !_Cross-'examiiied, 'prisohei' i; gtat'cd- : that :'!ie .did; not.'kn'ow, tho" -,tha' ;wiiicli I .comprised/ Mrs. r SlifJ^'s''TU'ggflge.v.' "' Prior to, the., hour/at ■ylj'ich tlib'4uii'fciie'oit : adjournmerit -is : usually: .takfen-.'MWie t'fofemari [of the. . jury, informed; majority of..tho- jurors I further, hearing of the r'casb'j'^'dj'ourneij^ : to enable' them 'tg 'witnessMe'yJbotHalf matojii' Wellington : v.' itlio Britishers? 4 flStigßteK) ;jiCoinisel intimated - thate ! ject. to'tlio proposal. ' ; SHis . Honour:' The caso" l 'fcanii'ot''' rb&!f'{)'bs't:poned until' the, ..morningi r 'bß'6'a'usb is so mucli'business l; I , will sit- again at 7.30 ift' th'h -ju'rj , ' , "'iyish it. It. would- not' be ':adjourri lthe hearing ; until tlib 'bfeiiihgi 'if 'the jurors .desired, that course to ..'Are the jurors 'on, tte' r -'i^ibj'&t? :; ''' ... ! ()i;e.":6f. tl!i> jurors; 's-^t"«;;.thVt.!'"'!if'■ 1 >ii» hearing .were postponed, - 'it'> i \V6uld"- beymid ; night before' ho.reached; Ws-home, which was situated nino miles distani).j.3.However, , as tlio majority of tho jouniment, lie; would < .His Honour,: It does -{ijjr.''.make'anV' dif r fqrence to.me; ' I .amfootball match. . • (Laughf-flrj-j jThQi'/fiefjriiig will be.'adjourned until 7j'pO lli0 ;„f ■. 'On resuming,' Mrs. Snpro, :|orj xilioj/.'4gfqnee,.-; stated, r in had not; treated, lier at t.He her the, articles, which- she ; : Counsel . addressed. tli^' '■ jiixj'/., ,Va;nd Honour, summed up. •'• •".* '~,\ . . Tlio' jury,' which retired at-9.3^,"-"reftintod at 10 with a verdict of,not guilty,"., "• ,i.-. ■ ■■■■ • - (■ h*. Aruo MAGISTRATE'S - ieotllS % ; : - 1 - r > r-n POLICE CASES»|^^ ; (Before Mr. W. ,G. •A plea of not guilty was .intoned by.'.>sfabel Gaulton to a cliargp of jnrAYaterloo Quay, r Defeudaut oiVlis coiiTipted-niiid ordered to come up for sentence when called l Upon; ' \ \ ';., 10./lljiii-lij '-UO';, Vriiij '.. For insobriety'Jack'AYat.ts;ahd.iJamcS'iVaii: Borssum. were each convictpdi «ndVfinedl 20s,\ with the alternative of seTcntdoy?'. .imprison-: • ment;-'. One first' offenderi'was ®m - icted ; 'aliid! 'lined 10s.,:in.default 24 hours'c-iiiiprisomnfeSitJ :Michael . M'Gra'th, alifts:riSharkoj:plja;li!(s • O'Connor, was charged ' 'thaJbrftftrsMay .26, : at Wellington, by means of a certain false pretonce, t-o wit, a valueless ,fi|ifequej'fhb' didi'o'b? tain from quo, Arthur Robert Yen tlio sum of.'£4, with int(.mt"to"deffaud. On the application of the poliqe.; a„i;emand granted until Juno .1. ' l V' l ' ; 'y ■ Arthur ' Nankivell . appeared on remand 'charged with an offence. afe{iih&fc.?Jif§ijfc'l4j years of ago at tho '..A'further' remand was granted, until '(llftlliiJ?!" ing allowed-.in the slim bf.;ipo and,.,ijho,.surety' of £50. - Mr. Afllford dant. ;,,^ 3 'Win. Alfred . Barrow fljimaßdWlnijl May -29 on a charge.' of'failing;. tp,;-.couiply. witlran order of the- Coii_iit-ma.de. 'qst,-Wpiling-ton on December 30, 1907, to>contribut«i'lSs.' per week;-towards.the suppprti.of his.thrfce. children; . iyalKjr. vs-;i by-law cases; r A driver' named Harry.. Hearle appeared oil two charges (1) of failing ..to7obey an, order-of tho Inspector of-,.Traffic.as to; the 1 : •manner -in which hp'shonldl'Jnjjcccdrfor:the: safe and effcctivo''. regulations of>' tho-rtraffio,. aiid (2) with having, used..liiiGu'lting..'words to James Doyle, Traffic Inspector,:.: X Mr.' o'Shea appeared for the Trnffic-rhi-' spcctor, and Mr. Von llaast"-for'defendant. .Counsel for tho prosecution, informed tho Court that tlio matter arid wont to' tho root of;'^ th6-^h blip., A vic". authority over city traffic.' ' Defendant' had deliberately defied tho ordeKgiveir by .'tho -j Inspector in. Cuba. Street atvtho, bufet ti'rtie' 1 of the day. about 5 p.m., when solutely necessary that..xhc-.trafljcriati.-the! spot in question- should be .U".C-gulat<sd/;ttcci-v dbnts being 'likely to happen.rif.tcarej\*as::not: oxorcisod. Defendant pulled his cart up arid appoared to be talking to someone when-

the Inspector ordered him to move on. Ho niQved ajiead ..a little and came back and started an altercation with the Inspector. ■If.jtho of tho Inspector was going to j bo defied, .said, counsel,' control over the < tiaffic would. be . verymuch ■ impaired. James Doylo, inspector of- vehicles, stated', , that jiist- before o p.m. ho saw defendantIlearlb' in Ciiba : Street. Defendant's express ; AV'as stationary, and lie. .was talking to an- . . other man. On being told to ■ move on Hearle Shifted-the: express way. and .then used the words com,°f'. i [ i l)efeiKlant , s- : man i ior was such that, witliess .had to or, else bo* ujme.. a ■ pM'ty ' to a.'breaoh of tlie peace. WitoMs'-'cdniaynbt 'account' 'for defendant's; behaviouiyiand-next day .'spoke to him again with., the intention, of straightening matters ouf, but Hearlo's manner was. again objectionable. Cuba, Street, at 5 p.m. was a busy spot', and'every care liad to" be taken to keep the traflic,. moving. - . Witness - certainly had ' .toj®! l ?.# ?itho.,maii-to make himself, heard. ; , stated that, defendant. . .. \volil a . .a;lmit- haylllg u.^od 'the \wprds, but. . deny' having, deliberately blocked the-."' traflic. \,y- x ' . "''"i/"-i t'? ..defence .was. adjourned oaflcd ;to '.eniible a witness to. bo