SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1926, Page 1

SUPREME COURT.

GREYMOUTH SITTINGS. GREYAIOfTH, .March 4. j tile supreme f'-inr: Sittings opened j yesterday. true hills wore returned against Stanley George Lawrence Couch, tai akiug, entering ami tiieft. Joseph Michael Clarke and David Cousins, breaking. entering find theft, and against Samm-i .Arthur Lee. theft, on all counts. George Lawreme Couch, •• u a charge ni breaking, entering and theft ui good' the value i f U3d and cash £1 Is (id, from i lie premises ol Aliss Sanity Roundary stri i-( . Grcvmouib. on Jihimtelice being deferred. •Samuel Arthur Lee was brought to trial on nine charges of i heft of variottsums of motley amoiiii.ting to £27 i !-, j between June. 132-1, and t" t •• I 1924. on terms requiring Inin in pay I the money to Hit-hard j;,un-in, Ids etn ; plover. The hearing was imiiiiisiic i when the Court rose, Graee Isabel AKI.- od petii iom-d !• . j a divorce from W'iiliani Jana s \|. Lead. ; on the grounds of do-.cn mu A ■ i nisi was granted. AUCKLAND KEN I'ENCEs. AUCKLAND, .March 3. i Ai the Supreme Court. Henry Lloyd j pleaded guilty to seven charges of j forging, and seven of false pretences. | He was sentenced to three years, the I Judge describing him as an Australian] ciimjnal with a big list. • Ernest Cecil Francis John Hum was j charged with breaking, entering and I theft.

( harle- William Wal.de and Samuel Rattray, who escaped from the Prison Camp at Railgitoto, were each sentenced to two years' cumulative on present sentences. Judge licrdmnii remarked that there had been 100 many i scaped from prison. The sentence would fie a warning lo these teen and others in gaol that if they escaped, thev were liable to be dealt with very

Victor Henry Alctlni-n Raker, for indecent assault, was admitted to pro balion for two years.