SUPREME COURT HOKITIKA.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1282, 7 September 1872, Page 2

SUPREME COURT HOKITIKA.

Thursday, September 6; ' , (IjefoEe his Ejlonor Jijd«e GfregsonA [ Harry" •William Barbdi?, \foiind ; ginlby of l embezzlement, was* brought- up'' foY sentence. . . : called; the, folio wing wiinesses, who all, spoke in highly favorable terms of pr'isoh'er's 'g'eri&ral conduct aild character, Messrs Hoos, Todd, Scott, and the Hon. H..H. Rahman.' ; ; ° I ; The Crown Prosecutor said thatitSfas the desire'of tfie 'Government that the prisoner might be recommended for a ; s. light' a sentence as would be consistent with, the ends of justice' on account of his previoiis'gbbd character while employed in ofl3c.es of trust and responsibility.' ' The iSfit-'bt "th€Tj^^hta^--bsfe|niifi!BfeiiJ was nofr^tp' JaeiseViaence^ojE r #he case, and the prosecution had been instituted more in . conformity, to; the ,- rule, whicfr waf to prosecute in every case. He would^rnten-" tion^tbaUtli'e'tprisoner^hadt been Itf gaol since the i'2th Jiine last: : ' - The prispner ? u^pn being called upon' in the^^ usual form, expressed his' sorrow ; f or' t\i& ' position in which lie, \yas placed anfl. said thathfethreW himself upon the mercy 5 oif;itKe Court; , . .-. ; /, j ' V H|s Honor said 'that prisoner had^beeij convicted of appropriating'to, his-ovvn up« -money, .the property-oWhe. Crown, ..whic had come into his .possession while in tli public service. " The offence was of a ver grave character, , and under ordinary oh ciimstances Jiis , Honor , wp,uld ' havtg'te bound to pass' a heavy sentence. Th prisoner, however, had received from th jury a very strong 'recommendation b mercy j several witnasses.of unimpeachable character had, japolien in very faiforabli terms! of htaigenerali conduct ! |.: and thi Governniont li^d" feqoinmended that Ik should be dealt, with .leniently.', His Honoi need n ot say that.it was his desire to: complj \vith, the recommendations of the jliry and of the prosecutor— in this instance the Govornment~a6 far as tlie ends of justice wbuld permit. ; 'At the sanie time/'thbugh he would pass a lenient sentence, he should not be'justißed in- making it one that would be merely nominal, : Hefeare'4 that ofehce's were' c top f^e(^u6ntly passed pver lyith^omirial genteijcea; leading only to repetitions of criminal acts. Ju the present oasej'.no doubt, however nominal the sentence might bo, the prisoner* would suffer acutely in his;owu feelings, and in loss of position. f ; That, however, would not be sufficient to meet the justice 'of Hie and though a mild sentence ivonld be passed, it inuat be such as would mark the sense in whiuh the Court held; -the offence. The sentence of tho would be six months' impiisonment wth hard labor. : I . ' 'pARCEwy, . rl George Henry Chamberlain was indicted

Jfor that he did* on the 19th of May, 1872, 'feloniously break and enter into the 'shop ipf Thomas .CowHshaw and John Plaisted and stealing therefrom one powder-flask, their property. The prisoner, who was undefended by counsel, pleaded not guilty. Honsiderable ji^ie^eßJi«^ejaeji,^tQ w fees,dww:ed--.l>y those in Court from the truculent demeanor of the, VpKsonerj jrho jconclucted his defence himself. II is voice was loud, while his pertinacity, .ip insisting oh introducing irrelevant' matter must have taxed his Honor's patience to the very _ verge of possibility jbf^. endurance. Only M some few wi^nesses^had been examinedjfl when the CoUrt rose^, The jury m^^B sent over to Hansen's, there to be tered for'the nightV ' It was -iftxpectejc^tifiit" the : trial upon' the first' iiidictment' will dccup'ythe whble o£ Friday.'' V,