Supreme Court Sittings.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7733, 8 February 1905, Page 2

Supreme Court Sittings.

AI'CKLANU CiUUIWAL COUOT. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 7. 'lhe jury returned no hill against Murton, charged with uiurdorimr Mrs Dillon nl Mercer. The Crown Prowjcutor, having ascertained that tho jury had not examined every witness, raised the point thut thev could m.t throw out the (illj w.thout doing so. The Judge reserved his decision. WOOL STEAUK'O. 1 TIMAKC, Keb. 7. Before the Supremo Court to-day two young men (one of thorn only 18). K. Eden ami <). Hpicw, of Ashbin ton, were found guilty. «{th a recommendation lo mercy <m account of iIH-ir youth, of stealing two bales of wool from a shearing sited ut WoKterlleld. They made up tha wocd ufresh into four half baluu, caried it thirty miles to GeraJdlm, and sold it to a dealer. In a no! rond case against the same accused. Judge Chapman directed the Jury to acquit them, the identification ol the wool sold with that stolen tabu le of merino) being inadequate. This wool was alleged by the Crowa Id ha be been disposed of in th* same manner, having been put into nine sacks. A third case of tto same kind has yet to be heard.