SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 44, 11 February 1908, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association. Auckland, February 10. ' At the Supreme Court, James William Kussell Hunter, who had assisted Cor iu breaking and entering two Parnell residences, was sentenced to a year's imprisonment on each of the dmrges, sentences to be concurrent. Nicholas Albert Maddren, for arson and breaking and entering at Whangarei, was sentenced to two and a-half years' imprisonment. James Bloomiiekl (aged 82), for breaking and entering, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment. Alexander Henry. McTavish, charged with shooting with intent at Herbert Suter, second mate of the steamer Quito, and with attempted suicide, pleaded that he had been drunk, and that he had no knowledge of what he was doing. The jury found him not guilty, and he I was discharged. I

Atickland, Last Night. Two boys, under fifteen, were charged with indecent assaults upon young girls A Maori named Alick Nathan was sentenced to six months', and a European boy, Leslie Mclndoe, to two years' hard labor, with a. recommendation to the Governor to detain both boys in an in-* dustnal school.

Ohristchurch, Last Night. At the Supreme Court to-day, Benjaimu (VConnoll (Ohoka) was admittetl'to probation for twelve months, and ordered to pay costs for assault with intent to commit a robbery. Other sentences were John Morrell, six months for forgery; William Morris, two years for forgery; Samuel Bennett (aged CI), five years for breaking and entering theft, and forgery and uttering, and declared to be a habitual criminal; William Por< telli, three months for breach of proJ bation; David Courtenay, three years for theft from the person; Samuel Arthur Maxton (Kaikoura) was admitted to probation for false pretences; Prank Puddle was fined £lO for common aa.sault; Edgar Ncate was fined £lO for keeping a betting house Hans Wilson 1 entered a formal plea of not guilty to a charge of murdering his wife at Addington on November 13th. He was acquitted on the grounds of insanity,' and his Honor ordered that, he sh/nild be

kept in strict custody in the Sunny Side Mental Hospital until the pleasure of the Colonial Secretary was known. Wellington, Last Night. At the Supreme Court to-day, Robert Rankin, who had pleaded guiltv to stealing £22, was admitted to probation for two yen's, and ordered to pay costs of prosecution and refund the stolen mo. ney.

INDETERMINATE SENTENCES ... „ „ Auckland. Monday. At the Supreme Court, this morning indeterminate sentences. These were John Lennon (who admitted that he had seived three separate sentences); Zane Isodore Percy (who some time ago had a meteoric career as Lord Nort'licck) •' and Charles Henry Cox- (who was first sent to gaol ton years ago at nineteen years of age and bad since bad brief periods of liberty), no wis now found guilty of breaking and entering and theft, and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and declared a habitual tnhrfinal. < "!■' "+ 1 >'' : i -, w »i«fwj ;

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