SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1596, 13 November 1912, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

d CASE OF WILLIAM KNOX, 1 SECOND CHANGE: VERDICT OF ■ GUILTY. ■-.■■■ e Tlie Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court Were continued before the Chief Justice .(Sir ■ Robert Stout) yesterday morning. Mr. H. H, Ostler, of the Crown \, Law Office, represented the Crown. . • - ■ ■ i, William linos, a tailor, was charged i, with having performed two illegal operaf tions on a girl 19 years of ago. The case 0 was distinct frbin that in Whjcb two u juries had been utiable to agree upon, a 1 verdict. Mr. T. M. Wilford, with Mr. e W. Perry, appeared for Knox, who pteadt cd not guilty. ■- His Honour ordered the Court to ba 1 cleared during tho "hearing •of evidence, - and also prohibited publication of : the " same. I The jury retired at 12.55 p.m., and rei turned, at 2.30 p.m. with. a verdict, of s gliilty. .. ''"''. a Passing 1 of sentence wag deferred until 9 Thursday morning. '; • - ■ l • ' CHRISTCHURCH.SESSIONS. ?. (By Telegraph.— Vitas Association.) 1 Christchlirchj November 12, - At the Subreme' '• Court Criminal Sessions He-nry Daniel Guds«ll,.en.arged ! w.ith' indecent assault, was found not guilty, and was, discharged. John Riwai, or t the Chatham islands, was v found not 1 guilty of a charge; or breaking i£nd ens' tering, and theft. William ahd John For-. • fester were charged-with .the; theft of a - cow. After heaving the evidence,, of the J - principal -witnesses for tho prosecution, i tho Crown Prosecutor. asked his Honour--1 to direct the jury to bring .in. a'yerdict', > of not Eu.ilty, as identification of. the accused had not been established. • Hisi Honour so directed, and the; jury returned a verdict of hot'.giiiity».;,'.'.. ■ DUNED.IN .CRIHINAL.SESSiONS. '. . (By TeleEraph.-'i're.ss Aesocia-tion.) ' ' Dutjedin, November 12. At the Supreme'.'Court this : morning' - John James Whitei convicted--yesterday.of assaulting,- with 'intent'to;;rob,' Grace, ■. Olive Hooxfer, was 'brought, up 'for ' &en- ' tence. His Honour isaid'.that as the eyij dence showed that the' act 'pf. the prisoner. [- was not done deliberately,-but was'--the- • result of a drunken ' freak, and as the. ~ jury had recommended :him''to mercy,! fie ; ; 'would impose a fine of Si 9. '■ '■ . ' - . t At. .the criminal., sittings, . .William i H'Lennan, convicted, of being a isguo and; [ a vagabond, was.sentenced to. six months'.' imprisonment, ■ then fo be detained, for re- : formative treatment for a- period not exceeding' four years.. ■' » '.In toe case of Robert Turner, charged witji murdering his.son at St. Kii'da,;pn August 31, medical evidence .'Went ; 'to show' that the man.was of .'unsound rflind at the time he committed the .deed, and on this ground ha iwaS found not guilty, and was. ordered by'.the Court to be kept in strict.custody at S'eacliff .Mental Hos- • pital' until. tho pleasure of the Alinis'ter ; for Justice was ascertained.