SUPREME COURT.
PRESS ASSOCIATION
Auckland, yesterday.
The Supremo Court oriminal sessions opened to-day beforo Mr Justice Edwardr, who, in charging the grand juty, oon« gratulated them on the remarkable diminution of crimo in Auckland district during tho past quarter. There are only cloven bills on the calendar, none of whioh a v e cf more ihau ordinary importance, Frank Johnston, fo: breaking into a dwelling and for theft, was sectmoed to two years’ imprisonment, and Charles M. Diuzey, for utteriDg a counterfoil coin (a gilded sixpence) to one jeat’s imprisonment. ' >
Cbristchurob, yesterday,
In the Supremo Gouit this morning, Mr Ju3iico Chapman dealt further with the case of Ann Fottsr, convicted on Friday of tbe manslaughter of an i legitimate child, her daughter, His Honor was satisfied there was sufficient doubt as to the legal responsibility cf accused for the child to make it desirable to state a case to the Court of Appeal. Accused, who was admitted to bail on her own rooegnisancop, will come up for sentence when called qn,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1833, 14 August 1906, Page 2
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