SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 204, 18 August 1908, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

DUNEiHN SESSIONM,

By .Telegraph.— I'rcss Association. , .Dunedin, .Uondav. At tue Supreme Court Dai„v "jidivanls, flliio plcadi'd guilty to permitling tile use of tiu instrument with intent to procure miscarriage, wan scjiteuceil to MX mouths' Jiiij>riso.muent. Judge \\ illiams reiua.iked that the ease did not couie within the Probation Act and it would never do i'or it to go abroad that a woman who permitted such a serious oil'eiice could go tree because of ller otherwise good dJiarueter. Uuncdin, J,ast Night. At the tSuprenie Court to-uay, Hie returned a verdict of not «uitiy in the ease against August JSricksou, charged with receiving property knowing it to be stolen. A similar cat.:' 1 lt gainst .Robert Wells was proceeding [•when tile Court adjourned.

WIiLUNUi'ON SESSIONS. ( , Wellington, Monday, ihe criminal sessions of tilie Supreme Court commenced to-day befpre ilr. Justice Cooper. In his charge to the Gland Jury the Judge said there was a considerable number of cases to be investigated, (but none of them was of an exceptionally serious natmv, altiiou"h he regretted to say that of seventeen cases there were six alleged offences against morality. Otllier cases were charges of theft, breaking and entering, assault and robbery, and theft from the person.

Herbert William McKay, who had pleaded guilty to theft of sums from his employers, Mills and Co., was sentenced io nine months' imprisonment, lidward Thomas, alias iiilward Hughes, for forgery, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Wellington, Last Night. At the Supreme Court to-day, Gustav lludolf Froiken, who had pleaded guilty of .stealing a bicycle, at Dannevirke, was sentenced to 12 months hard labor. James Madder and Henry Mather were found guilty of breaking and entering premises at Kelburno and stealing goods wortlli £25. They were remanded for sentence. Jas. Smith, charged with stealing two watches and a chain, was also found guilty and remanded for sentetneo. "No bill" was found in the case of Patrick ltyan, charged with indecent assault.

CHRISTCHURCH SESSIONS, Christchurch, Last Night. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened this morning before Mr. Justice Denaiston. William Roger lyells (18) and Albert i. ..nam Foot (18 years 7 months), two Burnhani boys, came up for sentonce on charges of tui'ti from a dwelling. itells was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and to ■be kept as much as possible from contact AVith other men. Foot was ordered to be sent back to buniliam. Allen James Dix (27), who ihad thrice previously been in gaol, came up for sentence on a charge of theft, llis Honor, in sentencing prisoner to two 'years' imprisonment, said that if ho came up .again he would be treated as an Habitual criminal. Leonard Hay (21) came up for sentence on two charges of theft. Prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisonment without Ihard labor. John ilogaii (33), on charges of forging and uttering, was sentenced to three ysars' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. William Cameron was indicted on two charges of breaking and entering. The first indictment was in respect to breaking and entering the premises of Ross and OJlendmning on January 22nd last; the second in respect to having been found on the premises of John Lilley, Sydenham, with intent to commit a crime. Prisoner pleaded not guilty to both counts. After a quarter of an hour's retirement, the jury returned with a verdict of "guilty.'' 'ihe second count of the indictment, charging Cameron witlh having broken into the warehouse of ltoss and Glendinning and having stolen goods valued at x.zd lis 3d, was proceeded wun.. The jury, without retiring, brought in a veraict of "guilty." Ilis Honor, in sentencing prisoner, told him that the next time he came before the Court Ihe would oe treated as an haoitual offender and be locked up for life. He was sentenced to live years' imprisonment, to run concurrent with sentences of four years that prisoner was serving. William liell was indicted oil a charge of having on July 14th stolen a black pony mare from Joseph Clark, of Oxford, valued at £lO. He pleaded "not guilty." After a retirement of a quarter of an hour the jury found accused not guilty. Leonard Sutherland was indicted on a charge of having, on July !lth, at Winslow, made a false document by signing Ihe name of "Barney Kent," and of having obtained possession from the Railway Department of a case of whisky. The hearing of the case was not concluded when tihe Court adjourned till to-morrow.