COURT CASES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1667, 6 February 1906, Page 2

COURT CASES.

... MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. (Per Press Association ) Auckland, yesterday. Id the Supreme Court, in charging the Grand Jury, Judge Edwards, referring to the charge of manslaughter against the master of the steamer Kspanui, pointed out that homicide is culpable if accident results from negleot to perform any lawful duty. There was no doubt Captain Southgate did not obey the regulations, and the result was that the accident happened. If they found this to be the oase they must return a true bill.

Wellington, yesterday. The Supreme Court criminal sessions opened to-day before the Chief Justice. Only six persons were charged, and there were five offences charged against them. Three of these, His Honor said in his charge to the Grand Jury, were of a sexual character. He had thought that after what had taken p’aee durmg the past year they would not have been troubled with this sort of case, but unfortunately this was not so.

Dr McAtthur, S.M., this morniDg imposed fines of JBl and costs on charges of rafting timber down the "Wanganui river without a licenso. Notice of appeal was given. The explication in the case of the NeD son College Governors versus Savage and Sons, painters, of Nelson, for a new trial in the claim for.damages arising out of the destruction by fire of the College through the alleged improper use of fire by employees of defendants, was refused. Wanganui, yesterday. ,

In the Magistrate’s Court this morning Llewellyn Price, with several aliases, was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment on each of three oharges of breaking and ent9ring and stealing at Wanganui. Two oharges against the same accused for forgiog and uttering at Palmerston were remanded to that place, and two charges of stealing at Eitham and Wanganui were remanded. Accused was arreßted at Fordell on Saturday, while shaving at the rear of a church.

Wellington, last night

At the Supreme Court Henry Quinn and Wm. Courtenay were found guilty of assault and robbery, aDd were remanded for sentence. Miohael Regan, alias Michael Hagan, was found guilty of breaking and entering. He was remanded for sentence. This man has had eight previous sentences.