SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8123, 31 May 1906, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

m MB6S AMOCUTION. ■DoNKDiif, May 80. _ The criminal sittings copolnded to- * dfcy. William Walquisl was retried - on a chargeof assault and robbery, the " previous jury hating disagreed, and on .being found guilty was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Alfred Walker Pearson, for theft of money from his partner, received U' months.

Harry Walter Worley, who had "pleaded guilty at Oamaru to embexaling 8149 from his employer, was sentenced I to twelve months. Mr Justice Cooper deolined to probation in the two last caw. Wanoanoi, May 80. At the Bupreme Court to-day, BopoamaPohe was found not gufltyona charge of sheep stealing. His seven-teen-year-old son, who was charged conjointly with him, was found guilty and remanded <till this morning. Iktbboajoiu, May 80. At the Supreme Court two criminal cases were on the list. YeuChoywai convicted of wounding Chen Boy another oelestral, at Waikaiai'and was sentencod to two years' imprisonment Accused, an old man, had been grievously assaulted by Chen Boy some y«"« ago, and recovered £26 damages, but this he had never been atfle to i jollect, and the matter preyed on his *■ mmd. He| sought out Chen Boy in a field, and after demanding the money fired at him as he ran away, inflicting i graze on his leg. '" A. Maley was found guilty of breaking into a draper's shop and plundering, mostly coppers. The dis. posal of them nave him away, He gave 108 half.penniej in payment of goods in a shop. llnvibcahou',, May 80. Joseph Foogan, charged jointly with *J Maley, was acquitted, fiere being no ' ' evidenoe against him. Maley got three, years. Both have bad records.