SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1924, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

[by TELEGRAPH rER PRESS ASSOCIATION*. PA LAI ICR STOX S KXTEXCES. PALMERSTON NORTH, Nov. 12. At the Supreme Court this morning before Air Justice AlncGregor, Charles Bernard Miller, Frederick AlcKinlcy, John Ratliay Dunlop and Arthur Swain nil lour of whom were yesterday found guilty of receiving a stolen quarter (ask of whisky at Napier were sentenced. .McKinley, Dunlop and Alilllier each received two years hard labour and Swain reformative detention not exceeding two years.

SUITES GUILTY OF AtAXSL.\ I'GIITKK. AUCKLAND. Nov. 12

At tjic Supreme Court Benjamin Harrison Shiites, a seaman from the American steamer West Islip, was found guilty of manslaughter in con-iiiM-tion with the death of Reginald Lmlis Short, following on being stabbed. in the Aurora Hotel, on the night of October 10th. Shiites was sentenced by Air Justice Herdmaii to seven years' imprisonment. Air AleVeagli, counsel for the ptisoner said that Shiites had contended be hail been bit with a bottle over the head by Short and since the verdict counsel had received inlormation which it seemed not unlikely that the occurrence did take place as described in accused’s statement. the information was that the unfortunate man. Short laid on a previous occasion. in consequence ot a dispute, threatened to use the bottle. Tdie Crown Prosecutor, Air Afercdith, agreed that there was likely something in Shiites’ story about Short’s threat. Judge Herdmaii quite agreed with the verdict of the Jury wTin had taken a merciful view. In a British community the use ot a knite was looked on with disfavour. People of these countries pielerred to rely upon nature’s weapons as efficient and sllflieicnt. It, was an oll'enee of extreme gavit.v to destroy a man by means of a knife in a moment of passion or provocation. The statement to the police was no doubt wliollv true. AUCKLAND, November 12. At the Supreme Court Poni lliko on three charges ol carnal knowledge leceived twelve months relormalive treatment. Frederick .Morris Dix lor an unnatural oll'enee with a male, received three years reformative treatment. Tiie Judge said the prisoner had indulged in revolting practice, and accepted money. Albert Edward Carpenter on four charges of forgery, two of uttering and two of hoaking and entering and theft, reformative detention fo two years. Accused had obtained Loll.