SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 38, 4 February 1908, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association. Auckland, Alondav. The criminal sessions opened hero today. Judge Edwards regretted that there was no absence in crime during his absence from the Dominion. Xo Jess than 38 persons were charged, amongst them being two charges of murder, one of attempted murder, and ten tor sexual offences.

Auckland, Last Xight. At th* Supreme Court today, Albert Marsdcn, a young man, who pleaded guilty to forgery and theft at Onehunga, was brougnt up fur sentence. His Honor remarked that the offences were very serious, but he did not like to send euch a young man tu prison. He would admit him xo probation for two years. Prisoner was ordered to pay the costs of the Court ( £3 ;is (id) in month--Ily instalments of 10s. Peter Alexander admitted a number of previous convictions for false pretences and forgery. He had pleaded guilty in the Lower Court to forgery and was sentenced to 18 moaths' hard labor. John Hooper, a young man, charged with breaking and entering'and theft of a quantity of wearing apparel, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 months' hard labor. Wellington, Monday. The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court commenced today. Justice Chapman congratulated the Grand Jury on the fact that the eases they would ha\e to consider represented, comparatively speaking, a satisfactory state of affairs in this district. The crimes alleged were neither numerous nor exceptionally serious. Wellington, Last Xight. The Supreme Court criminal session opened to-day. Thirteen cases were sent down for trial. The Grand Jury found true bills on oath indictment. In the case of James Sheridan, charged with the murder of John McXally, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. Frederick Cooper pleaded guilty to several charges of burglary at private! houses in the city. The man had a bad record. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. John Moffat and Charle* Mack were found guilty of robbery from a hotel and were remanded for "sentence till next day. Patrick Brady was sentenced to four months' imprisonment for robbing a drunken sailor. James Mill" and Arthur Thomas were found guilty of assault and robbery at Masterton and were each sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labor.