SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 41, 7 February 1908, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association. Timaru, Last Night. The Supreme Court criminal session concluded tthis afternoon. John W. Morris, regarding whose case one jury had disagreed, was, with additional evident, convicted „f misappropriating .-Co, moneys collected for bis employer, and was" sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The offence was coin- , mi tied in August, 1000, and accused bolted, anil was arrested in December in the North Island. 1 Wellington /Last Night. At the Supreme Court this afternoon ' Edward j.cydon, a letter carrier, was ' found guilty of stealing a postal packet, I containing jewellery, and was sentenced ; to Is months' imprisonment. James J Mahiehy Sheridan was arraigned on an ' indictment, charging him with the lmin- ' slaughter of John .McNally at Wellington on ,'lrd January, 1008. The evidence was mainly on the lines of that • telegraphed at the time of the oceuri rence and at the inquest. Two wili nesscs said they had seen deceased in a I very drunken state, being assisted by Sheridan to a place where he could sit • down. One witness said he saw deceased fall and strike his head heavily on the >' footpath. The defence was that de-ica-ed's death was really accidental. Sheridan, giving evidence on his own ' behalf, said he tried to put McNally to I a place of safety while he was drunk. - McN'ally hit him several times, and made use of bad language towards him. He went to leave McNally., who follow • >d him and struck him again. It was - while endeavoring to protect 'himself . from this blow that he hit deceased, ' knocking him down. He had not so I much struck .McNally as he. lad endeav- • ovi'd io ward off the attack on himself. I After a retirement of 15 minutes the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.