Supreme Court Sittings.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 280, 2 June 1896, Page 2

Supreme Court Sittings.

o • (Per Press Association) Wellington, June 1. William McPhee pleaded guilty of stealing a bicycle, and was remanded tor sentence. The Grand Jury threw out bills aeainst Thomas Looney for larceny and Richard Harwood for breaking and entering. Alfred Ross and Thomas Summers pleaded guilty to a number of charges of forging and uttering and were remanded for sentence. Richard Harwood was found "not guilty " on a charge of theft. This Day. Sentences in Supreme Court— Peter Miekleson, for horse stealing and forgery, 12 months. Wm. McPhee, stealing a bi* cycle, four months in addition to sentence now serving. Alfred Ross and S. J. Somers, for forging and uttering, three years eaoh. J. E. Wood, seven charges of theft, two years. Christchurch, June 1. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened to-day. Judge Denniston, in his charge to the Grand Jury, referred to the unusually large number of charges of robbery from dwellings. Frederick Cooper pleaded guilty tc three charges of forgery, and was sentenced to four years' imprisonment. Joe Pearson, a lad, pleaded guilty to house-breaking, and was sentenced to he imprisoned for twelve months. John Houghton pleaded guilty to housebreaking and entering the premises of the Farmers' Co operative Association, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Henry Barrett, a yonng man, pleaded guilty to house-breaking and robbery under arms at New Brighton, and received a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment. Rohert McEvoy pleaded guilty to breaking aud entering at Lyttelton, and was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. Edward Pearce, for the theft of a bicycle, was placed on probation for twelve months. John Hurley and George Taylor pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and theft. The former was placed on probation for 12 months and the latter was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. John Wilson and Wm. Jenkins, charged with house-breaking, and Wm. Bourke, charged with arson, were found M not guilty." The Grand Jury found «' no bill "• in • the, case' of Richard Brown, charged with perjury. Dunedin. June 1. At the Supreme Court the following sentences were passed: — Arthur Allan, i for damaging property to the extent of ' ±'5 by breaking a window; three months' i bard labor. Win. Watt (18 years) and x I George Burman, house-breaking and i theft, two years each. Thomas Mc- 1 Namara (17 years), breaking into ware- 1 ihouse at Balclutha and stealing, twelve months. In the case of James Gray, theft from the person, the jury, after a ] long retirement, returned a verdict of " gui'ty." and sentence "was deferred. <