COURTS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9152, 22 May 1908, Page 5

COURTS.

Per Press Association

Wellington, May 23

At the Supreme Court to-day Wallace Herbert Stewart was charged with forgery. The jury returned a verdict that accused was guilty of uttering a receipt but did not consider that he had done it with criminal intent. The Judge said there was sufficient doubt about the verdict to make it desirable to obtain the decision of the Appeal’Court as to the effect of the finding. Accused in the meantime would be admitted to bail. Frederick Percy Pilcher, nineteen years of age, for forgery and larceny, was sentenced to three months’ imprisoument'without hard labour. Auckland, May 23. Smith, the re-captured convict, was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. In reply to the Magistrate he stated he would take time to consider what steps he should take with regard to his allegation against Warder Richards, and if he considered it advisable he would put the complaint in writing.