SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7983, 21 November 1905, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

(J'or IVc.ss Association.) OliilJhTC[iUlt(JH,:\ov. 20. I At the Supreme (Joint this aL'turI noon William Thomson, ox-alUriulant at, the iSiiiinMoutni i]o>oitu!, m\milied the ehar;-e of sh ikin.'.; a Uuwilu; uel.ahied in ! iie huspilal. Tijl* prolu(ion report was very favourable, ami it was admitted that accie-ed had hitherto j >urijo an ('.vcilltSi;, character. Jt was s;a!ed lhat Thomson struck tho }>:•! h-nt in a Jili of temper when under ill'* iMUu'iuv oi ([• in*';, ! lis j ionoar ;-ai ! the rase was not th:i'i ot a. ill'iil1 1 i^»iior railoll-; mall a'ii;>i:i;j; hi.-> authority, although Uuto Ji,el ii«i[irni»ris'l-y. 'AeeiiM.'J had already !".u. his |kim(i<u>, mnd bad i ice.! j>:iL to heavy expenses. He ' woe.!.! 1 ;i■ :iiK'd X-) j Alii'rd Janie.s Warren was senteuj e-.-a io six months, and Tiiomas Jh;>ot ; to iv.oyeai's !or breaking into a Inol- ■ maker's shop itiul stealing ' r oods to the value of ;t'7 lis. L'aUiek was ae.piitled ci a v'ha-.v.e of pas-ang gilded for

s iwivigns, (1!1 , elm,,;, ft lutviwg to Cii.-,,-. av.-a,y tho Uaiin|.u;-i by !n'i- mooiiog line at, jjytteUoii on Friday night, and with ha\ing committed a crime of mischief by outtiog the mooring line of the vessel . ' Kvido.'iee was givvii showing intention to east away, and as to d.iniage done to the line, estimated by the master of the Canopus at A'l. the Crown then abandoned the ease, for, accord ing to the Criminal Code, mischief i vol vex damage to the- extent of £5, a . accused was actjuiited. J)U.NKDIN, Xov. 20. At the h'l'ipie.uie Court Janies patj-iek was aeqnittei! of the charge of stealing a bicycle. •James PniUm Neil, a chemist, was' charged with maliing a fa..- .■ declaration relative to his son's ajiprenticoship indentures, ai id ae'|iiit.tfd hy the jury ai'UT a sliort ret.is einont,

Ur.U.IXtiTON. Nov. 20. At lira criminal sessions of tho Supreme Court to-day, true bills were found in ail raws except in the charge. »f shooting with intent brought against Kdwaid CuSi.-o;i, lute chief mate of the ship Loch (larve, and a charge of thefl against William Hartley, John Hamilton plead;d guilty to theft from a dwelling, and was remanded for tho pn Jut ion ollicer'.s report, Ldward Williamson, alias i'rown, pleaded guilty to a chaiyj of as*mk and robbery, a: d ho was al.-j) reman 1- '•>! 'or iuije.ii j,. s . >'i dlinm Barrett was acquitted of the cnarge of arson noo- Maugaweka. Tile hearing of ehargiso: forge.y against James Cody stands adjourned in order that \\iti.C!>es nii ,v ht attend. One, Mrs Koum.'lv, v,d;o I'ai'ul lo answer to iK'i- siiljj.MMn, was fined &»{). •Koijcrt ■MoWiiimii'y, elmrgert willi inf'vaMH'v, did ilot to his bii!, alul iU'caied.