SUPREME COURT
(United Press Association.)
PALMERSTON N., This Day
In the Supreme Court, Thomas Higgins ,alias John Patrick lliggin, and Ray Buckley, alias Molly Riley, were charged with receiving money, knowing it to have been stolen. The former was ordered to be detained in an inebriates’ home for two years, and aiso to pay the cost of the prosecution. The latter, whom the jury recommended to mercy, was granted probation on certain conditions. Robert Howden and Denolm Gillespie, for theft from the person, were ordered reformative detention—Howden one year and Gillespie two years. Detective Holmes said Howden was a spieler and had a bad record. Counsel for Gillespie said the latter belonged to a very respectable family, and until the last few years had an unbemished record . Douglas Gordon Hollis, who pleaded guilty in the lower Court to the theft of a mail bag and contents, valued at £l3O, handed His Honour a written statement, and promised to gr straight after any temi of imprisonment inflicted. The Judge" said he could not grant probation as the ietters had been destroyed. He would sentence accused to twelve months’ reformative detention. A girl age f | spvenTeen (name suppressed), for opening a postal packet was admitted to probation.
An action for slander commenced in t..e Supreme Court this morning wherein May Gibson, 23, single, is proceeding against Harry Ray, ex-billiard saloon proprietor, claiming £IOOO damages for alleged slander. Counsel for plaintiff in opening the case said Rav was alley cd to have stated that plaintiff was unchaste anil submitted u» the performance of an illegal operation involving another man in £2OO expenses for an operation and payments undertaken. I lie hearing is proceeding. * AUCKLAND, This Dav.
I)i the Supreme Court Robert Heaton Mtimo and Daniel Thomas Flynn pleaded guilty to seventeen charges of breaking and entering, theft, and conversion of stolen property. They were remanited for sentence till Monday.'
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 8 May 1925, Page 5
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316SUPREME COURT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 8 May 1925, Page 5
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