SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1841, 29 August 1913, Page 8

SUPREME COURT.

(By Telerrapli—Frees Association.* Invercnrgill, August 28. In the- Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Williams. David Taylor was fount! guilty of assaulting .James White tit Kiverton so :ss to cause' actual bodily harm. The evidence showed that Taylor struck White a violent blow, breaking his jaw and knocking out one of bis teefn. Taylor gave a general; denial of the statement, that he iincl deliberately assaulted White,;but admitted there had been a fight. Counsel for prisoner applied for probation. ' His Honour said that as prisoner had givpn evidence winch the jury had found to be. untrue and which ',he; .(his Honour) believed to Tie untrue, lie bad Porno hesitation in granting probation. However, ho would ■admit prisoner to probation for twelve •months on condition .that be paid £]£ costs of prosecution, £5 towards White's medical expenses, mid-""abstained ' from liquor.John Edward -Blouiiuest came up foi sentence on a charco of committing an assault causing actual bodily harm at I.uiPsden. His Honour remarked thai drink seemed to be at . the'bottom .ol prisoner's trouble, aiul sentenced bin to six months' imprisonment,.with bare labour, and to be'detained-Tor reformative treatment for a period r.ot exttfed in£ thrco ysja-rs.