SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1925, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

GREYMOUTH. March 21. The Greymouth sittings of the Supremo Court were opened yesterday morning, his Honour Mr Justice .McGregor presiding. The Grand Jury returned true lulls in three eases set down. George Aldridge was charged with forging and uttering a wages sheet. He pleaded guilty. Rontomwas deterred. In the afternoon, Aldridge came up for sentence. Senior Sergeant M<Garth v reported favourably on the youth being admitted to probation, and His Honor decided that, providing Aldridge remained in the Salvation Army Men’s Industrial Home at Addington, he would ho admitted to probation for twelve months. Robert William Allister Looming was charged with the forgery of a receiptby altering it from !'(i to CIO 10s; with causing one Perkins to act upon it as though genuine; that with intent to demand In did. obtain a lmrs' by means of the forged cheque and with the theft of a bicycle. lie pleaded not guilty. The jury, after a retirement of twenty minutes, returned a verdict of guilty to the first three charges and not guilty to the fourth. His Honour said accused had committed these offences while on a term of probation for another offence in Greymouth a few months ago. IDs Honour did not think he would l>e lining his duty if lie admitted accused to probation again. A term oi relormative treatment would be the best thing for accused. His Honour accordingly ordered accused to be detained for a period of reformative treatment, not exceeding eighteen months. the sentence to be concurrent on each oi the three counts.

Charles Edward Brown was arraigned on a charge ot stealing a chestnut gelding, the property of Walter Preen, at Ilminat.ua. on May 11th 1929. His Honor in summing up said the evidence was quite clear that the accused had become possessed of the horse. Ji his own story was to he believed, then lie was ail innocent man. If Mr. MrYienr’s story was to he taken, accused was guilty. The jury retired at 3.53 p.ni., returning at 4.30 p.tti.. with a verdict of not guilty. Albert Charter. Whitford, baker, of Marton, applied for a divorce from his wife. Margaret Marr Whitford. The parties were married in 1879. A decree nisi was granted to be made absolute after three} months.