SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1926, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

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The hearing of the charge of theft of £27 14s against Samuel Arthur Lee from his employer. Richard Ronchi. was resumed at the Supreme Court yesterday, before Air Justice Adams, and a jury. After a hearing lasting all day, the jury returned at 7 p.m.. after being out since 4.J0 p.m., with a verdict of not guilty and Lee was accordingly discliarged. Stanley Lawrence George Conch was yesterday sentenced liy His Honour. Air Justice Adams, to three months imprisonment on a charge of breaking, entering and theft from the premises of Aliss llahay Surety, draper. Boundary Street, Grcymouth, the sentence to include the period he has already been in gaol. Ili.s Honour said that the crime was obviously one which might be attributed to liquor, lie thought that the police should endeavour to ascertain how the prisoner obtained the liquor on a. Sunday. The prisoner had excellent recommendations from responsible people. The charge was a serious one. not in results, hut in its nature. Prisoner was out on probation now. He would make the sentence a light one on account of prisoner’s good qualities. Ills Honour hoped, in dealing with him lightly, Couch, would fortfy himself and resist further temptations. DI AL VOTING.

Robert Dun ford, tut elderly man. who previously had pleaded guilty to a charge of double voting at the November Parliamentary election for A\ estland, was sentenced yesterday. His Honour said: “ This is a very serious offence and I must treat it as such. The punishment ordained by the Legislature is imprisonment, tor any term up to (wo years.” A sentence of one month's uiipi'isomnenl was Imposed. TWO YEARS’ PROBATION. Sydney ,lames Bin liley. charged with forging and uttering a cheque, and with opening a postal packet not addressed to him, was admitted to two years’ probation on condition tbat be. take out a prohibition order against himself for the period of bis conditional liberty, and that ho make restitution of the money involved, including costs of nroscciltiou. IN BANKRCPTCY. A discharge from bankruptcy was granled IliV'-elliiusL Smith (Ah' W. J. Joycei. I here being no opposition to Co. application. An application for a discharge by (Lon r Henry Bra ils ford (Air ,T. AY. Hannan), builder and contractor, was opposed by .Messrs Ashby Berg. Ltd. (Air P. A. Kitehinghnm). The objeeti-• 11 was that be might again perform -ticli rt - a., led Oi bis bankruptcy. His Honour dismissed the application.