SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1582, 28 October 1912, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

(Before his Honour tho Chief Justice.) A SOLDIER'S SENTENCE. On Saturday morning his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) sentenced Frederick Bailey Muir, who had pleaded guilty to four charges of forging and uttering, to six months' imprisonment. Sentence had-bscn deferred in order to give Muir's counsel (Mr. C. H. Treadwell) an opportunity of producing testimony as to accused's character—this in support of nn application for probation. On Saturday Mr. Treadwell said that on account of Muir having been .away from New Zealand for tho last five years it was impossible to obtain tho evidence sought. His Honour remarked that he would tako Muir's war service in South Africa into consideration. There were, however, evidences that accused had been sailing close to the wind. His honour then passed tho sentence mentioned above and instructed tho gaoler to apply to tho Justice Department for tho term to be spent at the prison camp at Waipa. A sum of .£39 12s. Cd: found in Muir's possession is to be divided among those who lost money through his acts. i WRIT OF ATTACHMENT. The application by the city corporation for a*'writ of attachment against Joseph James Moore was before his Honour again. The grounds on which the application for writ of attachment was made, were as follow:— 1. That by a writ of injunction, issued on July S, 1912, the defendant was restrained from occupying or permitting or allowing any other person to occupy a building (owned by him) fronting Sutherland Road,. Marnnui. 2. That the defendant has made default in complying with the provisions of the writ of injunction by permitting some person or persons unknown to occupy the building 3. And upon tho further grounds appearing in tho affidavit of. Robert M'Kenzje (corporation inspector). At the previous hearing the City Solicitor (Mr. J. O'Shea) said that the plans and specifications of the house in ouesliou had not been followed and Moore had never obtained tho necessary certificate to allow of the building being occupied. On Saturday Air. E. J. Eitzgibbon appeared and asked the Court's permission to make a statement. Ho said thatMoore's son, who occupied the house, had consulted him and ..he had- advised the man that tho injunction should not be disobeyed. Moore would comply with the corporation's wishes if he were allowed time in which to remove a member of his 'family who was in delicate health. The case was adjourned for two weeks in order that tho necessary work might bo done.