WANGANUI SUPREME COURT.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER,
By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wanganui, last night.
In the Supreme Court sentences were deferred on Smith and Shanahan, convicted yesterday. To-day charges of attempted rape and indecent assault are bein» heard against Thomas Spalding. It is expected that the criminal sessions will conclude to-day, and the sessions will then be adjourned to tho 25th, before Judge Edwards. , Later.— TheTSupreme Court criminal sessions concluded to-day.
Thomas Spaldine, for common assault on a young woman, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment. George Shannahan, alias Shannon, for a brutal assault on an elderly woman, was sentenced to eight years’ hard labor. Wm. Drummond Smith, on a charge of arson, was sentenced to two and a half years’ hard labor. The civil sitting of the Court was adjourned to the 24th inst.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19010615.2.30
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 133, 15 June 1901, Page 3
Word Count
133WANGANUI SUPREME COURT. Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 133, 15 June 1901, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in