SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1923, Page 3

SUPREME COURT

[I!Y TKI.RGIIAI’II —l’Eti VRKSS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE. Sept. I. At the Supreme Court, Archibald Cyril Philpott was charged wit it alleged breaking and entering the warehouse of W. A. O’Alcai a. ami stealing .roods. He was found "not guilty." M ASTER'ION, Sept. 4

The half yearly Supreme Court sessions here opened to-day be tore Sii R. Stout, who congratulated the district mi the exceptionally light calendar. There was only one criminal else, that of Thomas Flaws, lormcr.y a resilient of Mu-toiToii. who charged with obtaining CTO from A. E. EaiUkurpe, Commission Agent, by false pretences. Tbe Crown represented that furniture which was given as security, v.as the property of the accused's mother-in-law. The accused was found not guilty, and was discharged. GISBORNE, Sept. 3 The Gisborne silting of the Supreme Colin onelii’d to-day before All Justice Chapman, who said be was pleased to nau* the Grand Jury’s duties were not heavy, there being only one bill to consider, that of Walter Muller, of alleged theft from the person. A true hill was returned. A native, named Tonga roil Ilona, was committed for sentence for indecent a-saHlt. and teceived two year-' hard labour. TTUNEDIX. Sept. 3 Elizabeth Violet Gialiu. for forgery, was admitted to probation Ipr tliteo years. Roland Hill I’el'iu. tor indecent ns.-ault mi a male, was ordered two years’ reformative treatment. AUCKLAND SENTENCES. AUCKLAND. Sept. 5. At the Supreme Court Judge Herdman admitted that there tun sonic difficulty in dealing with tbe case ot |Tank .Bailer, who. though only ill. had followed a criminal career since MIL . lie had escaped from custody while sowing a «.*iiU*n<*e oi five* yours 10formative treatment, getting out of the Mount Edon goal mi July —lst.. and subsequently breaking and entering a store at: AVhakataiu*. The accused had qualified to be declared a habitual criminal. but His Honour did not take this drastic course, but sentenced Bidlev to three years’ hard labour for breaking and entering and a year tor escaping from custody, tlie sentences 1,. 1,0 concurrent.