SUPREME COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2093, 30 May 1907, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. In the Supreme Court a middleaged man named Eveland Taylor was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for indecent assault on a child aged seven. The grand jury returned no bill in' the charge of manslaughter against- .Charlotte Evans, in connection with the death of a boarded-out infant. Accused was discharged. The grand jury returned no bill against, Herbert Strakor and Charles AVilson, two motormen,- chraged with manslaughter, arising but Of a street accident. The grand jury recommended, in view of the laxity of supervision at nursing homes, there should be efficient medical supervision and inspection insisted on, Mr. Justice Denniston agreed with' the recommendation. * AVANGANUI, yesterday.

The Supreme Court opened to-day, v before Mr. Justice Cooper, who, in his charge to the Grand Jury, said he was glad to say that the calendar was not large, there being only eight charges against six persons, one being of indecently assaulting a child. A charge of cattle-stealing against James Floyd is now proceeding. DUNEDIN, yesterday. At the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court Philip Solomon, aged 17, and Louis Solomon, aged 23, pleaded guilty to assaulting one Legget, with a bradawl. Louis was fined £3 and Philip admitted to probation for nine months, and ordered to pay 40s costs. Isaac Hurring, convicted yesterday on a minor .count of common assault in connection with the Romahapa shooting case, was to-day sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. Chow Kee, a Chinaman, was charged with receiving 19oz of gold, knowing it to have been stolen. The hearing of the case occupied some hours, and the jury retired for two hours to eon-, sider their verdict. They eventually found accused guilty, and His Honor imposed a sentence of twelve months’ imprisonment. David Isaac Rodger pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a shop in George street and stealing a quantity of postcards. The accused was not sentenced, as he had another charge to answer. Fredk. John Gardner, who pleaded not guilty to the theft of cards from the same shop, was found guilty of receiving the goods, 'knowing them to have been stolen, and sentence was deferred...

DUNEDIN, last night. John Johnston pleaded guilty to several charges of exposing an inde-

cent post-card to a number of' young

women. He was sentenced to five ' years’ imprisonment.: The medical evidence tendered showed that although he was not insane, prisoner was a degenerate: Frederick John Gardner, convicted on two charges of -receiving stolen goods, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. David Isaac Rodger, for a similar offence, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment. •

WELLINGTON, last night. Decrees nisi were. granted by Mr. Justice Button to-day in the following cases: Mary Mabel' Campbell v. Samuel Campbell; Charlotte Matilda O’Kelly v. John Henry O’Kelly: Kate Ruby Lash v. Frederick William Lash.