SUPREME COURT.
PEBPHEBB ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, May 23. At the Supreme Court to-day, Goorge Stafford Mathieson, a railway porter, was charged with breaking; and entering and stealing tobacco and cigarettes. After knocking off work accused attended a social, where he had some drink, and about 3.30 in the morning he made his way by a back eijfcrance into a shop. The jury found prisoner guilty of breaking and enter ing but believed he had blundered into tho place through a drunken mistake and had no intention of committing a crime. Mr Justice Cooper said he could take that as a verdict of larceny. The foreman ot tho jury said they wouli like the provisions of the First Offenders' Probation Act applied. Prisoner was remanded.
William Walquist was charged with assault and robbery. It was alleged that haying come from Ashburton with William Muviug, thoy knocked about together in the ovening, the stranger being eventually taken out to Ocean Beach and peveroly assaulted and robbed of 18s. The jury, after four hours retirement, were unable to agree and a new trial will be held on the judge's return trom the Ttmaru sessions.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8118, 24 May 1906, Page 2
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190SUPREME COURT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8118, 24 May 1906, Page 2
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