GREY SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 25 March 1920, Page 1

GREY SUPREME COURT

GREYMOUTH, March 25. The quarterly sitting of the S"P«cme Court was commenced m the Com 01, Greymouth, yesterday morning, Mr Justice Tlerdma n presiding. Nine criminal charges, three divorce cases and one civil action were down hearing. - George Davis, a seaman from tie loan Craig, was charged that on e>ru'irv 27th he did commit an unnatural offence. Accused was found guilty and fteneed to two sears’ h-rd» W Leonard James Purton, for uhom Mr Joyce appeared, came up or tence for theft of a motor cyclePurton was committed to probation for twelve months, subject to payment of £ll 12s 10d expenses. R.aino Ilmari Rantio, was ciaige with breaking and entering the horn of Abdo Saraty, at Otira, and with stealing therefrom a number of article., jewellery, and a bottle of whisk.. The Jury returned a verdict of ‘ handed in a statement His Honour. The latter trouble was that accused had .dreads been convicted of obscene theft He sentenced him to months’ imprisonment *«■> “>

"Michael Philips., for whom Mr WT oV ee appeared, was charged that on February let, he did commit : o ® . *«,■» ** 543-1S 43 - 1 l Grey County Council, a d_< • October 31st he did commit thett of £35, the property of the Com c . Accused pleaded guilty to cliaSee Senteuce was deferred till tod Thomas Ceilings (for whom Mr WJoyce appeared) was charged plying pills to a girl of 17 £ o '' g them to be noxious, and for the p nose of procuring a miscarriage. 1 The Jury returned after an as of ten minutes with a ver i • "Sentence was held over till this morning.

prisoners sentenced. [per press assocTaTion.-copvright.l GREYMOUTH, This Day. At the Supreme Court this .uoiming Mr Justice Herdman sentenced the fo. wuiltv to theft of cheques totalling £7B! was sentenced to six months miPl Tlmmafcollings, found of attempt to procure a nus-cau age, LSI-ed t' your,’ I?—*