COURT CASES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1755, 22 May 1906, Page 4

COURT CASES.

(Pew I’teas Association.) Dunodin, last night.

Tho criminal sittings of tbo Supreme Court oponod to-day. Judge Ooopor congratulated tbo distriot ou tbo fuut that tbe oalondur was light by comparison with tbo ordinary oalondatß in otbor largo centres.

At the Supreme Court Stephen Maxwell was found guilty of indecent assault near Bulcluthii, and sentence.w»h deferred.

In the ease of Patrick Scanlon, charged with indecent assault near Milton, the

jury returned a verdict of not guilty, an< accused was discharged.

Palmerston North, last night,

Goorgo Grovos ploaded guilty, and was re mandod to Ibo Supremo Court for sentence, on throe obarges of falso pretences and forgory. Aooused roprosontod himsolf to bo a farm bnod, and presenting a ohrquo drawn on Dannovirko and Pahiatua banks, viotimisod tbreo trndospeoplo boro to tho extont of £26 odd io goods ond ossb, mostly oasb. Accused was also remandod to Ormondvillo cn similar chargos.

Wellington, last night.

In tbo Divoroo Court to day, deoroes nisi wero granted in tbo oaso, Blanobo Orton v. Willoughby Ottoo, desertion ; Gruoo Ayres v. Arthur John Ayros, doser tion ; William Edwards v. Catborim Edwards; Henry Goodwin v. Emma Goodwin ; Amelia Robecca Smith v. John W. Smith ; William H. Murray v. Rutb Murray ; El'zabeth Dawos v. Riohord Charles Dawos ; John O’Donogbuo v. Mar 1 ha O'Donoghuo. Io tbe case, Joseph Barnett v. Luoy Emma Barnett, judg ment was roservod.

Auckland, last night. John O'Koefe, aliaß Geo. Miller, who, with his companion, so far at large, was actitoly hunted across country by the police, was charged in tbo Police Court with having stolon a horse, saddle and bridle on May 10tb, at Eden Terrace, with having broken ond onttred the dwelling oi Satah Williams at Mount Rorkill and stealing a quantity cf jewellery ; ond olso with attempting to d soharge at (Joptable Curtin a revolver loaded with dostruo'.ivo materia). o’K°tf j made a statement declaring that he wob " mad drunk " when be was arrested, and did not know what ho was doing. Ho ran wildly about the cell after being looked up. When he and a friend lock tho horso they rode to Mrs Williams’ bouso, wboro ho dismounted, telling his friend to wait outside. Ho broke into tbo houso an! etolo the jowellery, then returning and telling his waiting companion that tbe peoplo were out. His friend wanted to disoaid the berso at onoe, but be induced him to ride away with it. When the polico ohased them they dismounted and made cU aorosß paddocks. Ho denied the revolver incident, saying thot tbe weapon was not presented. Borgeant Hondry sta'ed that no evidenee wou'd bo oilerod on tbe charge of presenting tho rovolvo'. O’Kzcfo pleaded guilty to tbo other charges, and was committed for senteneo at ibo Supremo Court. In oharging tbe Grand Jury to-day, His Honor said tbo o was a gratifying decrease in the number of obarges (liJ) on the list, it beiag about twelve loss than usua'. Regnding tbe ebargo against John Bcbieebka, an Auckland merobant, oharged wi'h fraudulsntlv imitatiog a Gis* borne firm's trade ma k, His Honor said it was undoubtedly a case for a oommon jury. In five of tbe oases bo said there waß insufficient evidence to warrant tbe return of ttuo bills.