SUPREME COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3797, 26 April 1875, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Monday, April 26. (Before his Honor Chief Justice Prendergast.) SENTENCES. The whole of the prisoners sentenced during tile present session were, with the exception of Mary Fleming, brought up to be re-sentenced, his Honor having used the words “her Majesty’s gaol ” in pronouncing the original sentence, The proceedings was merely formal. ABSENT JURYMEN. George Greenfield was excused, a medical certificate being produced stating that he was unable to attend. Arthur Biddle and Hector Brown wore fined unless they show good cause for not being present when called upon. UNLAWFUL WOUNDING. Tsong Tsi was charged with unlawfully assaulting and wounding Ah Chee at Skippers in January last with a knife. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr James Smith. • Crown Prosecutor opened the case, showing that Ah Ghee happened to go to a store on the day in question into which prisoner afterwards came. The latter called Ah Chee out, accused him of defaming his character, struck him with his fist, and theu stabbed him twice in. the back with & knife as he ran away. Assistance then came, and prisoner was disarmed, after which he said he wished he had killed Ah Chee. The latter was unable to work for about two months from the effects of the wounds. The following witnesses gave evidence Ah Chee, the prosecutor ; Ah Poe, storekeeper at *-* kippers, who rescued Ah Chee from prisoner ; and Dr Douglas, medical practitioner at Frankton. ~ addressed the jury, characterising the affray as simply a row, in which the prisoner, while under the maddening influence of opium, had made use of the first weapon which came to his hand. His Honor summed up, and the jury, after ™GuUt/” r a feW mmutes > returned a verdict of The prisoner will be brought up for sentence to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock.