SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 189, 7 May 1940, Page 5

SUPREME COURT

Opening Of The Criminal Sessions CHARGE TO GRAND JURY ■■There are eight cases for your consideration at this sitting, and they involve 10 accused persons,” said Mr. Justice Smith, in his charge Io tin; grand jury at the opening of the quarterly criminal sessions of llie Supreme Court. 'Wellington, yesterday. That was not a large list, his Honour said. Iml one of the. eases, which involved dishonesty, was an extraordinary one, ami would take probably some time to try. Of the eight ettr-'os, four involved charges.of dishonesty, one was a charge of assault with intent, to do grievous bodily harm, and three were sexual cases. Referring to the main case, his Honour said there were seven counts' in the indictment against two men. The first wtts of conspiring by deceit to defraud 11. IJ. Sellers of sums of money totalling £67(15. The second was of having obtained, by false pretence, from one E. A. Batt, money totalling £2094. The third, fourth and fifth counts concerned a cheque for £750 which Sellers drew on the Racing Conference No. 2 account. The sixth and seventh counts were of alleged attempts to obtain money from two men by false pretences. The grand jury was empanelled as follows :— Walter Eraneis Drake (foreman I. Joseph Howell Ashbridge, John Henry Bea von, Leonard James Berry, Harold

Genge Brooker, Edward Henry Corin, Harold Turner Egley,' James Rundle Frethey, Leslie Clarence Hendren, Jolin Sydney Hiddleston, Leonard Alalaghan, David Sloan Night; McCartney, George Guy McFarlane, Arthur Unit, Douglas Noel Redgrave, John Victor Saunders, John Walmsley, Robert Crawford Young. True bills were returned in all the cases as follows: Gordon Percy Aston and Harvey Maitland Chrystall, alleged conspiracy to defraud. Michael Joseph Cleary, alleged unnatural offence. Borueh Najmark, alleged theft. M illiam Peter Anderson, alleged theft. iv-n'o 1 1111111 Maitland, Clarence Child and William Robertson Hislop, alleged attempted breaking, entering and theft. Kenneth Stanley Clement, alleged assault, causing actual bodily harm, and alleged assault with intent; to do grievous bodily harm. Richard Samuel Thomas, alleged attempted unlawful carnal knowledge, and alleged indecent assault. Douglas Luwrie. alleged attempted unlaw! ul carnal knowledge, and alleged indecent assault.