COURTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1395, 4 March 1905, Page 2

COURTS.

(Per Press Association.) '"%■ . Palmorston North, lost night. At tho Supremo Conrt Gecrgo Coley, foe obsoeno language in a railway oarriage, was one mouth’s hard ' labor. j r±m Honor refused a request by ooansoi for prisoner that a fine bo imposed, pointng out that accused had been finea P JSIO in August last for a similar offence, and there was no doubt he apprehended im- \ i pnsonment. by the Magistrate on the present ohargo, otherwise it would not have ' been brought to the Supreme Court. Ashburton, last night, a 4r' tho Magistrate's Court Mr Wray S.M., gave judgment' in a case a goinft m Thomas Sutherland, for alleged keeping liquor for sale. The Magistrate dismissed which If? aOCUSe , fI - hai § lven evidence whmh, if true, explained the facts alleged by the police. -There was corroborative «^v S th d hG h^ COm ° t 0 tho ooaolnsion that tho case did not warrant a con.

I „ Auckland, last night. | At tho Supreme Court Annio Thorne was sentenood to six months for perjury in connection with a sly grog case in which 1 non 'd >S d £ 75, Boforo sentence wa3 I wfn ?d mu e Ccown Prosecutor called I tw?u orna3 Wilaon - a juryman,' who I nnd « h |, r aconsed approached him sakeTef me off?’* "" ° D myo " 6far God ’ s again disagreed in the charge against Herbert Pearson of committing [ rape upon a married woman on October die’ TI d S Was 4 u° tllird triaJ > lasting nide and upon the conclusion of tho oaso fri»| Cr °^ I l ProßeCutor a PP IiGC I for a fresh trial, which was granted. His Honor, in ordering a fourth trial, said it was a Viase ia which there should bo a verdict.