Supreme Court Sittings.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 341, 16 June 1894, Page 2

Supreme Court Sittings.

[Per Press Association.] Wellington. June 15. The jury in the case of Thomas \V. Twist, charged with forging and uttering a cheque, being unable to agree were discharged. As this was the second disagreement in the case the Crown Prosecutor intimated that he would not proceed further with the charge and accused was liberated. The second trial of James and Thomas Eastwood for the " fish cement " swindle, resulted in their conviction, each being sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment. The last case on the calendar, which is of a similar nature, will be heard on Monday. Although the sessions have lasted two weeks, and 22 cases have been disposed of, only ten convictions were obtained, and in five of these the prisoners pleaded guilty. After the Court had adjourned in Eastwood's case, the prisoner Chatterly also implicated with them, hearing of the verdict, expressed a desire to plead guilty. The Judge was sent for, and returning to Court, sentenced him to nine months also, and James Eastwood to the same term, to run concurrently with the previous sentence. This finishes the calendar. Auckland, June 15. In the case of Mrs McCalluui, palmist, charged with fortune telling, the jury disagreed, and after being locked up twelve hours, were discharged, and a fresh trial will take place on Monday.