SUPREME COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2295, 14 September 1908, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

half-yearly SITTINGS.

HEAVY CRIMINAL LIST.

Tho following cases have been set down for hearing in the Supremo Court, the sittings of, which cominenco in Gisborne on Tliursduy next 17th inst. Mr Justice ,Edwards- wiIJ bo the presiding judge, and arrives here on Wednesday. With tho qxception of tho criminal list, which is unusually large, there is not a great doal of business to bo got through. CRIMINAL. Joseph Johnson and James Keegan: Breaking and entering and thoft. Martin Malcolm O’Halloran: Itergory and uttering. i James Garroty : Attempted theft from tho porson. William Rowell: False pretences. Albert Lichtwark and Norman Marlow : Theft (five charges). Norman Marlow: Carnally knowing a girl under 1(3 years. Walter Symons: Attempted murder.

Michael Cleary: Breaking and entering. Tu Raroa : Horse stealing. Joseph Dante: Thoft. FOR SENTENCE.

Pldward Boniface, breaking, entering and theft. Dorothy McColl: Perjury. Joseph Dante: Breaking, entering and theft. CIVIL BUSINESS.

Sarah Ruth Cooper and others (Mr Stock) v. John Coleman and others (Mr W. L. Rees.): That tho Court will direct John Coleman to transfer one equal six-sevenths of tho block of laud mentioned’ in the statement of claim to the plaintiffs. To Kamio, Hapo (Mr W. L. Itees) v. W a tone Huka and Kiwi Koto (Mr F. E. Foot): (1) For tho value of 26 pigs, valuo £26, destroyed by defendants, the property of plaintiff; (2) restraining defendants from killing more. Geo. Thos. Soften (Mr Sievwright) v. Frederick Hall (Mr F. W. Nolan) : (1) That the defendant execute to- the plaintiff u transfer of 4 acres 3 roods 22 perches, 6©ction 38, and 11 acres 2 roods 0 porches, part of section 42, upon payniont of £l6l 19s, the unpaid and purchase money for such area; (2) £2OO damage for non-com-pleting, and for failure to give a title for tho full -areas sold. Joseph Burke (Rees Bros, and Bright) v. Gisborne Times Company, Limited, (Blair and Sainsbury), claim £260 damages lor alleged libel. (This case,- which' in the ordinary way could not b© heard at this sittings comes on by the consent of the defendants, who agreed to the request of the plaintiff for short service.)

IN BANCO

Wm. Henry Jone 6 (Mr Stock), informant, and Daniel Courtney (Mr Finn): Calling upon informant to show cause why -a writ of prohibition should not be issued to prohibit further proceedings in respect of a conviction of tho defendant made on the 4th of November, 1907. Walter James Sykes (Mr Finn), appellant-, and Amelia Catherine Neill (Air T. Alston Coleman) respondent: Appeal from a decision of the Stipendiary Magistrate at Gisborne. John Higgins Martin (Air E. AY. Nolan), plaintiff, and Wm. Alfred Barton : For writ of mandamus directing the defendant to sign a certificate that plaintiff is a fit and proper person to hold u publican’s license. IN BANKRUPTCY. Applications for discharge: Thomas Morrison; Peter Thomas Keam (Mr E. H. Alann): and AVilliam Roland (Air It. U. Burke). D. AI Orr, Enoch Richards (Chrisp and Coleman). IN CHAAIBERS.

The only Chambers business at present on the list is: James Blair (Air Sainsbury), a solicitor, for admission as a barrister. CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.

John George Johnstone (Air GStock) v. Alinister xor Public Works: For £464 16s lOd, compensation for lands of claimant taken tinder tbe provisions of the Public A Votes Act, 1905, for the purpose of the Gisborneliotorua railway.