Supreme Court.
Afc the opening of the quarterly sessions of the Wellington Supreme Court on Monday, before the Chief Justice, the first case taken was the charge against Henry Bigg, alias Way, of having broken into the warehouse of Mr John Jack, in Featherston-street, and stolen six boxes of cigars, three boxes of cigarettes and a mariner's compass. The evidence was to the same effect as that given in the lower Court. The jury found the prisoner guilty of having received the goods, knowiDg them to have been stolen. He was sentenced to 12 months imprison menfc with hard labour.
FORGERY.
An old man named John Lindsay pleaded guilty to having forged the name of Mr J. 0. Martin to a cheque for £4 53, and to having obtained the sum of £4 8a 6d by false pretences from D. Toohill, and was sentenced to one year's imprison* meat. FALSE PRETENCES. Two charges of having obtained the sums of £3 103 and £2 10s from J. W. McKay, of Woodville, by means of false pretences, were admitted by James Murray, and he was sent to prison for 18 months on each charge, the terms to be coneurrenb. THEFT OF A SADDLE. Wm. Bmith, who had 14 previous convictions against him for theft and false pretences, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a saddle, the property of James Cate, and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
THEFT
"William Welsh, alias Harry Tompkinson, who was defended by Mr Wilford, was charged with having broken into the premises of Wm. Shaw, general dealer, of Master ton, and stolen therefrom a quantity of goods. He was found guilty of having received the goods knowing them to have been stolen, and was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment.
Tuesday, August 4th
FORGERY. Arthur Walcot pleaded guilty to a charge of forging several orders for the insertion of advertisements in the Newtown Advocate in February last The prisoner was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour on each indictment, the terms to be concurrent. A DISGUSTING CASE. Herman Weisner pleaded not guilty to a charge of incest. The evidence was of a mopfc revolting character. The accnsid was found guilty, and remanded for sentence ALLEGED FORGERY. , In the case of Lottie Kreig, alias King, charged with having forged a post office order to the amount of £8, the jury returned a verdict of not .guilty, and she was discharged. N.Z. Times,
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Manawatu Herald, 6 August 1896, Page 3
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406Supreme Court. Manawatu Herald, 6 August 1896, Page 3
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