Supreme Court Sittings.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 32, 7 August 1894, Page 2

Supreme Court Sittings.

- 4» (Per Press Association. Wellington, This Daj. In the Supreme Court the jury in Best's case were unable to agree and were discharged. The Crown entered a nolle prosequi, the Judge remarking that if the second trial resulted in a conviction an application for probation would probably be successful. In discharging the jury, some strong remarks on the action, of some of the counsel iv taking full advantage of the system of challenging jurymen, were made by the Judge. Best was discharged. John Wheeler alias " Crooked Mick " convicted of larceny at Masterton, was sentenced to o* months. UISBOBNK, August 6. The Supreme Court opened this morning, Mr Justice Conolly presiding. The Grand Juxy returned " no bill " against Robert Little, charged with arson, and the accused was discharged. The civil cases eonimeuce to-morrow. Uunedin, August 6 The Supreme Court was occupied today with a case in which Thomas and Joseph Beecham, makers of Beecham's pills, claimed an injunction against and £200 damages from Wm. Hanlon. The defendant has been recently fined for selliug pills as Beecham's, in which plaintiffs' trade-mark, etc., was infringed. His Honor said on the pleadings plain- ' t|ff was entitled to an injunction and ; damages j as there might be a point of la?-, iiovrcYci-j hQ i'egesYe4 jui^est. .. . ' i