SUPREME COURT SITTING.
AUCKLAND. Fobruarv 12. _At the Supreme Court to-day Esmond William Lewis Ward ,\as convicted ou several charges of false pretences and theft, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Tnree lads named James Patterson. Alfred Irwin, and James Newald were charged with assaulting thiee girls, aged from 10 to 14 years. The hearing of this case occupied till 11.15 p.m., when the jury reared to consider their verdict.
February 13. At the Supreme Court to-day, in the case of the lads James Patterson, Alfred Irwin, and James Newald, who were charged with indecent assault, the jury returned a \erdicfc of not guilty against Newald and a verdict of guilty of common assault against Paterson and Irwin. Newald wae accordingly discharged, while Patterson and Irwin were admited to 12 months' probation on the payment of £5 each, in monthly instalments of 10s, towards the costs of the prosecution. Thomas Henry Parker was charged with using obscene language and with unlawfully assaulting Constable Finlayson in the execution of his duty, thereby causing him actual bodily barm, at Newmarket, on November 17. Ihe accused was found guilty, and was remanded for sentence.
February 14. Richard John Btron^ charged with committing- an assault with criminal intent, was found guilt\- at the Supreme Court this afternoon and remanded for sentence.
February 15.
At the Supreme Court yesterday oara' 1 Eliza Ske'ton was sentenced to two _ oars imprisonment on a charge of using an instrument to procure a miscarriage.
February 17,
At tbe Supremo Court Richard John Strong, for assault with ciiminal hitont, was sentenced to three \ ears' hard labour. Thomas Morgan, for hoise-steiling ot Rotorua. received two years, to be concurrent with the present sen I once.
WELLINGTON, February 13.
In the Divorce Court to-day orders for the restitution of conjugal rights weie made in the cases of Arthur Thomas Livermore v. Elizabeth Lh ormore, and Horace George Livermore v. Elizabeth Livermore It was explained that the parties asking for orders were brothers, that their respective wives were namod Elizabeth, and that both respondents had loft at the same time. Decree nisi were granted in the cases of Richard Muir v. Alice Muir, Emberzine Butt v. Alfred Gc-orge Butt, and Sarah Barnes v. Harry Barnes.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 53
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373SUPREME COURT SITTING. Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 53
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