SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 281, 21 November 1908, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

! CHRISXCHURCH SITTINGS. By Telegraph.—Press Association, (Jlirislchuivh, uist Nignt. At the Supreme Coarl to-day Hubert Baxter «a-> seuteneed to st-vi'ii yearimprisonment for indecent assault on a child of live. Uenry .Scrimshaw, an old man (il 72.. uas sentenced lo two years on a charge of attempted carnal knowledge, ami Alexander .Johnston, til years of aye, was sentenced to twelve months' on a charge of indecent as-

sault. .John William Taut, a Christchurch builder, was acquitted on a charge of übtiiinrag a loan of L'.jO by means of falsi! pretences, lie admitted two breaches of the Bankruptcy Act by contracting debts of £BS 12s and £270 when lie bad no reasonable prospects of paying the same. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment without hard labor. AVELLIXGTOX SESSIONS. Wellington, Friday. At the Supreme Court to-day John Patrick Collins, charged with the theft of a gold watcli and chain, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Thomas Inclicy, lor indecent assault, was sentenced to live years' imprisonment. Wellington, Last Jviglit. Alfred Herbert Hayes was charged at thfl Supreme Court to-day on three counts with having on August last »t Greytown ()) discharged a gun at Andrew Hope with intent to do him grievous bodily liann: (2) caused him actual bodily harm; (3) committed an assault upon him. After evidence had boon taken, the Crown, at his Honor Mr .Justice Cooper's suggestion, withdrew the major counts and prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge of common assault and was fined 20s.