PALMERSTON NORTH SESSIONS
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Palmerston Nortii, May 11. The Supreme Court opened to-day before Mr. Justice Hosking. Albert Simpkinß, a jockey, appeared charged with presenting a false £5 to-talisat-or ticket, purporting to be on Sir Fisher in the sixth raco on the first day of the Feilding Easter races. The ticket was really issued on a horse with t'he same number in tho third race. The accused said the ticket was given him b'y a friend, and did not know that it was not genuine. A verdict of not guilty was returned. J. N. Bell, an old man, was charged with indecently assaulting and carnally knowing a girl 14 years old. The evidence for the prosecution showed that prisoner lured the girl to a house where ne committed the acts complained of. No evidence was entered for tho defence, and the jury, returned a verdict of guilty of indecent assault. The prisoner asked for mercy on account of his old age, remarking that he would be in his grave in 12 months. He asked his .Honour not to - end him to gaol to die there. He was sentenced to 3J years' imprisonment with hard labour.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2459, 12 May 1915, Page 9
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197PALMERSTON NORTH SESSIONS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2459, 12 May 1915, Page 9
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