SUPREME COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1869, 26 September 1906, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

FEESS ASSOCIATION New Plymouth, yesterday. The Supreme Court opened this morning. Judge Cooper presided, Henry Skeen, for attempted rapo on a married woman, was sentenced to len years' imprisonment. The Judge said he wou d have given a smaller sentenoo and floggings had prisoner been physically fit. This was a case for indeterminate sentence. Stephon Garmon was sentenced to two years for forgery and uttering a ebequo at Hawero. Taero wc-ro soveral previous convictions against Gannon, whoso downfall, tho Judge said, was partly attributable to drink. His Honor dwelt on tho laxity of business paoplo in ecceptiu chr qui a from s'.rangerp. Lator.—ln tho caso of Carl Sollicker, a young Swlts, charged with the murdor oi H. Rollins, also a Swiss, nt Kaponga, io July last, the grand jury found a true bill on ths reduced count of maoslaugbfe Tho defence was that tho blow was struck in solf uifecce, the evidence beiDg that deceased bad on Eovcrsl ocotsion3 threatened prisoner, j-alousy over a girl being tbo cause. Ills Honor’s summing up was favorabie, and tbo jury, after a short retirement, roturning w.th a verdict of not guilty, Schicksr was discharged. Napier, yesterday. Tho Supremo Court sessions cptned today before tho Chief Justice, who congratulated the district ou the lightness of tho calendar. There ere seven charges against six prisoners His Honor, however, commented diversely on tho fact that of tho prisoners three were Maoti- - and a half-castu, which was out of all proportion to tho population. Baubawt Huru, for breaking and entering, was sen tented to six months’ imprisonment, be having been before tho Court on twe similar charges earlier in the year. Laier. —Areia UaDgai, a native, plcadic guilty to carnally knowing, end was re mand.’d fur sentence, Arthur Davit Aanesky was found guilty of obtainirf moneys under false pretences, and wa remanded for sealcnot. Hcta Hakawi p'eaded guilty to having stolen a bar! note, aad was admitted to probation fori months. A verdict of not gui ty wa found in the cars oi Edward Russel charged with horse stealing.