SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 14 August 1907, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Associati >n. '" J Dunedin, August 13. -fl Mr Justice Williams to-day sentenced c-j Donald McDonald to fifteen mouths for . _ * then; Charles Henry Johnston to nine ■ "*'*; months' for theft; Michael Lenahan to . V 12 months for theft; Mary Gibson was ' ;>> ordered to come for sentence for false '"rjj registration of birth; William Campbell 'v? Small for breaking and entering was V< discharged on Smith's father entering into a recognisance of £2O that accused' J would come up if called on; Alfred * .' Leonard Blue, concerning whom the-,!', industrial School authorities reported very adversely, was sentenced to two ~ years for house breaking, and William jJuugall to eighteen months for embezzlement. .

Christchurch. August 13. At the Supreme Court to-day a youth named John Downie Stewart was acquitted on a charge of forging and uttering a cheque. Holmes was also acquitted on a charge -of stealing £8 and a gold watch and chain from a fellow passenger on the Maheno on July 18. The charge of manslaughter against Win. Barnard Rhodes Moorhouse, arising out of the New Brighton beach motor cycle fatality, was mentioned by, Mr Stringer, the Crown prosecutor. He said that counsel were coming from Wellington to defend Moorhouse, and he understood that there were several medical witnesses. He therefore suggested that the case might be fixed for Friday, and his Honor fixed the case accordingly.

Wellington, August 13. At the Supreme Court to-day, the case in which Sydney Macnamara waß charged with having kept a common gaming house was concluded, accused being found not guilty. William Henry Oalcenf ull pleaded not guilty to a oharge of stealing £8 from Charles.Ridenhaigh at Martinborough, but pleaded guilty to receiving the money, knowing it to hive been stolen. The prosecution accepted this plea, and sentence was deferred.. James Kennedy was acquitted on a charge of stealing £5 from Frederick Siegel at Masterton. -