SUPREME COURT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11653, 23 August 1916, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association, Wellington, August 23. At the Supreme Court, Thomas Downey, convicted of stealing mosey and articles from clothes of three soldiers staying at a private hotel in the city, was sentenced to four months’ hard labour. Gerald de May, a farmer of Horo, claimed £2OOO from Percy Gillies, also a farmer, for alleged malicious -prosecution. The plaintiff complained that defendant had maliciously secured the issuance of a warrant to the police to search plaintiff’s farm for a sheep which belonged to defendant, and which it had been alleged or suggested was stolen by plaintiff. On the sheep being mustered on plaintiff’s pro petty one was found which defendant claimed. Subsequently Gillies instituted criminal proceedings, charging De May with stealing a sheep valued at 30s. The magistrate dismissed the charge. For the de-" fence in the present action malice was denied. After hearing evidence the judge nonsuited plaintiff. Notice of appeal was given.