SUPREME COURT SESSIONS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 430, 12 February 1909, Page 5

SUPREME COURT SESSIONS.

CHAKGE OF BIGAMY. ; : (BX TELEQKAI'II—VUESS ASSOCIATION*.) ." - - • - Auckland, February 11.; At : the Suprouio Court this. afternoon, Albert , : Ernest:''Trhil ' wa'S-'tried on a- charge -.of/ hav- ; 'ing, -at Coromandel, : on July 16, 1903,-; gone. . * through the marriage ceremony, with- a. young woman,' • his wife;■" Elizabeth' Catherine, whom:;, v he;married at Auckland,.on'March 4, 1890, boing tlien alive. . -The circumstances -were that. Trailf after. uv-V -; ing . with his .'first' wife for- some /time ; ;after.;.w.;-: their .marriage, separated', from hcr,t,and in .. 'prisoner', 1 when first charged, adniitted that • ' knew, the '-first : ;wife ;.was "alivf just; before/he;'?.:.: . married ■ the' second '6ue,-:;but he' 'liid ■ hot* seen: ' her for ten or eleven'years, and had been told ~ that she was dead. .Ho also told; the .'young .; | woman he rnarried WW'- not vcertain ; whether his' wife -was' alive or notr. : , i ; .V; . Chief Detective; Marsack:. stated .that -When charged the- prisoner '.'remarked:.;"I was "sus-;;-;\; pecting something like' this,' but'l ;don't:. call.s-;:-,* it bigamy, as I had not seen'my first wife for -' - ton 1 or Veleven "years -;. second;".-X After an,hour's retirement the jury-returned 1 : '.:.: with a verdict of "Not guilty."- . • ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER. , 'VRobert Carr, alias Graydonv alias Kelly,';.waß./Jv.: • charged 1 with-'attempted .mufderj ; and' bausihg - ; '? actual. bodily''harm.'.'With :inteht,''"on' , ;a : riveri'steamer between Mangarata and-Dargaville. pn,v;', November 25 last. ' - 'if Mr.' Tolo, the Crown Prosecutor, pointed out V that the:, prisoner '.was' .a, passenger; ..on 7 the_ <:{; steamer, and. had, adispute. ' with.-a; fellow':"- .; pasMngor.'^''■-Tho : .'ottptainV:■:^^th^th6v.ldfltl' , . : •6P-, , i' , !'■ quietening his troublesome Vpassengcrs,-'invited . them below.' ; .The ruse was"not,altogether sue-: A cessful, and' while' the'; master 'of : thbi r vessel; " : was:, still .endeavouring'to . pacify the men he —:. was; shot in the. back, .and a pistol Vas-'taken' '■ ■; .from the'accused. As a result of tho wound tho. .oaptain was incapacitated ,for. five weeks. : ■ The jury, after half an hour's consideration, returned with'-a verdict of " Guilty " 'of having "v:: caused aotual bodily hann ; -under : suoli'circum-:;: starioes that' if death had occurred the prisoner ' • would- havo been guilty of manslaughter, ; Sentence was,dolßrred;tiUrt6-morrow.-'.-'-:-'-,' : :,'.-;: ; -;'.