Supreme Court.
CHRiSTcnuucH, April 16. The" 'criminal of the -upreme C»nrt were opened this morning. Jiidoe Johnston m his charge, referred briefly to the great frequency of forgery case.*, and_ ! then at great length expluihed the law as affecting. the charge against Mrs Rdil, who is,, suppose^.tp be oi unsound miud, for the murder of her children. The following sentences were delivered atMJie . Supreme ., Court to-day : — David -Howard Moncriefi v y> forgery, three years' penal servitude ; Cornelius Fuchs Corrigan, forgery, three yoars' penal servitude;: ■Alexander McMillan, forgery, ibur years' imprisonment; and Frank- p.. Sale, for horse stealing 1 , twelve months'; i imprisonment. Sentence on Chariest Kowes who pleaded guilty to an indictment for stealing letters, was deferred till Friday next.- :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 122, 18 April 1884, Page 2
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120Supreme Court. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 122, 18 April 1884, Page 2
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