SUPREME COURT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 21, 29 May 1913, Page 7

SUPREME COURT.

TXVER CAR G ILL SESSIONS. [Peii Pkess Association.] Invercargill, May 28. At the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr Justice Williams, James Dee, aged 23, found guilty on a charge of assault with intent to commit of assault with intent to commit rape, came up for sentence. His Honor said: “The legislature prescribes in a case rape where violence has been used, drat in addition to hard labour, flogging may be inflicted. I am very reluctant to order flogging. At the same time, when violence has been used, it is the intention of the legislature that flogging should he inflicted. The sentence of the Court is that you bo sent to prison for five years, and kept to hard labour, and in addition that you receive twelve strokes with the cat-o-nine tails.”

A verdict of not guilty was returned n the case against Kenneth McLeod, •barged with carnal knowledge of a jirl under sixteen. The prosecutrix vas a girl of fourteen of bad moral haracter and prisoner’s defence was hat ho had reasonable grounds to heievo her over sixteen. Victor Brown, who was similarly ■barged, was also found not guilty. The hearing of the charge of arson igainst Colin Gerard is proceeding.