COURT CASES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1943, 27 November 1906, Page 3

COURT CASES.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Christchurch, last night. In tho Supremo Court to-day James ObanniDg Bagnall was brought up for sentence. Ho pleaded guilty in tho lower oonrt to n ohargo of forging and ntiering. His Honor Mr Jusiioe Drnniston sa'd ncousod apparently bolongod to tho rospeotable olass, but had been rodncod by drinking to snoh a state that ho was not fit to bo at lurgo. His record was ouo of almost oontinunl residenoo in gaol since I ISS3. Ha would remand accused till next session of the Supremo Court in February, and if in tbo meantime tbo Habitual Criminals Aot came into foroo ho could bo treated ueder its provisions, and probably permitted to go to England. In the Divorce Court a decree obi was granted to William Leveretto ou the grounds of his wife’s adultery, with 4115 I costs against the 00-respondent. A decree nisi was granted to Edith Ascb, on tho grouads of her husband’s oraeliy and do I sertior, and to Margaret Browr, for her husbanu’s habitual drunkenness aud neglect to maintain her. A deoroe ab- I solute is to issue in three months in oaoh ■ case, Frank Howoll, an asscciato with j Lawson in the oaso previously heard, was j sentenced in the Magistrate's Court for 24 £ months for consorting with thieves. Ho t hod been engaged m three hotels suo* .j oesslveiy as porter. j Arthur Rawson, at tho Magistrate’s rj Court to-day, pleaded guilty so breaking j and eutoiiog tbo bouse of R. W. Glen on j October 20 and stealing therefrom artioles and money valued si 433- Tho evidence j ( egoinst him was obijfly a finger prict on a a chisel tbnt bo had used to foroo open a v window by wbiob ho gvined enwanoe to tbD bouso. He wes rsmanded to tbs j: Supreme Court for sinteno?. n