IN THE COURTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 69, 16 March 1912, Page 5

IN THE COURTS.

(Per Press Association!

Hamilton, March 15. In 1906 Ernest Frank Boyes, a signal instructor on the Pioneer, deserted and settled in Hamilton. Under an assumed name he married and established a prosperous business. Boyes has now been discovered ,and remanded until the authorities on the Pioneer have replied to ’lthe communication from the police. Gisborne, March 15. Supreme Court sentences; Thomas Keenly, alias Jones, alias Barry, for theft from the person, 15 months; James Christmas Lang, for theft, 12 months’ probation, on condition that he should not attend sports meetings during that period; James Glendining, for perjury, six months; James Patterson, for cattle stealing, one year; James Ross, alias Matthews, for horse-stealing, one year and declared an habitual criminal. Masterton, March 15. A young man named Henry Williams was sent to gaol at Wellington to-day for 48 hours for failing to pay a fine of 40s imposed upon him for refusing to take the oath of allegiance under the Defence Act.' Auckland, March 16. At the Police Court Bernard Hilton Moss was committed for trial on a charge of having assaulted Mrs Maria New, causing actual bodily harm. Detective Mar sack, in opening - case against accused, said that for some! time past cases of women being knocked down by a mysterious assailant in the vicinity of Epsom and Rbmuera had been reported to the police. In each a singl blow had been given and no attempt was made to rob or otherwise interfer > with the women. In every other nstance the assailant escaped without being recognised. In the present case Mrs New saw the person who assaulted her and identified him as accused. Mrs New, in evidence, -stated that when she was proceeding home at 11 p.m. accused followed her. As she was cross- , ing the road to her house accused ■struck her. She became unconscious and when she recovered she was lying on the road with four teeth broken. She saw accused running off. She had money and jewellery on her but was not robbed. Nothing was done to her except the blow. Accused, who pleaded not guilty, was allowed bail in two of £75 each.