TIMARU SUPREME COURT.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2553, 14 June 1882, Page 4

TIMARU SUPREME COURT.

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TIMABU, June 13

The Suprome Court criminal Bescior opened today bofore Mr Justice Williams, who remarked on the lightness of the calendar. The Grand Jury returned true bills in all oases. Charles Heatley, a lad of sixteen, ploaded guilty to stealing a horse, saddle and bridle on February last. Ho was oook at a harvest camp, and cleared out with the property named, which belonged to one of the harvesters. Edward Ford pleaded guilty to stealing a purse and £3 10s from the peiaorj of James Molloy in last. The off-nee was committed at Stone'o Hotel, and F>rd was oaught in the act of robbing Molloy, who was drunk. Thomas Christie, who has a striDg of albses, pleaded guilty to forging and uttering a cheque for £ls in February, 1881, and the evidenoe taken in the magisterial inquiry showed that prisoner very deli berately drew out a cheque Bnd forged the name of his former employer, with whose signature he was familiar, and then attompfced to pass it to the landlord of the Clarendon Hotel, but failed. Christie cleared out and evaded the police till capturod for a similar offence oommitted in Oamaru, for which he is now undergoing sentence. John Sullivan, a boy of thirteen, pleaded guilty to placing stones on the railway line In January last. The charge was laid under aeotion 35 of the Malioious Injuries to Property Act. He was sentenced to seven dayß imprisonment. John Thomas Healey pleaded not guilty to a charge of forging and uttering a oheque for £4O. Tho evidenoe showed tha"; the aoousad took a cheque to Mr Spillane, landlord of the Boyal Hotel, who cashed it. It waß dra nrn on the Bank in Waimato iu favor of the aooused, and signed " J. Prouse and Co." No suoh firm nor no person of the name was in the dietriot. The oheque was returned dishonored, and the prisoner returned the money a few days later. Tho jury, after three-quarters of an hour's consultation, returned a verdict of acquittal. On another obargo of forging and uttering a promissory note for £l2 10s, in the name of a farmer, a seoond jury found him guilty of uttering but not of forgery. The defenoe was that he got the documents from other people. Mark Bishop was oharged with assault with intent upon a girl under twelve years, and was found guilty of a common assault and was aentenood to twelve months' hard labor. J. T. Healey was indicted on a third oharge of forgery and uttering and pleaded guilty to uttering. Tho Crown Prosecutor accepted tho plea anl offered no evidence as to the forgery. The same prisoner was then indieted on three other cases, which will bo taken to-morroir.