SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 17, 13 February 1909, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

AUCKLAND MISSIONS. /}y Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, February 12. An old man named William Mouaghan, who at the last session of the Supreme Court was lined for having used certain slanderuus statements in respect of John A. Martin, appeared to answer a charge of perjury arising out of the original case. Accused was found guilty and recommended to mercy on account of his age. A line of JCS was imposed.

WELLINGTON SESSIONS. .Wellington, Last Night. John O'C.rady, a smartly-dressed young man, almost a youth, pleaded not guiltv before Mr. Justice Cooper to-day to a charge of assault and robbery. The offence was stated in the indictment to have been committed on one dolin Niehol in the Xgahnuranga Gorge on the !lth November last. The stolen property consisted of a wali'li and chain and V.4 5s in money. After the examination of Niehol. the complainant, h:il proceeded some time, in the course of which he admitted lie had been drinking on the date of the alleged offence and again this morning. Mr. Myers, for the Crown, intimated Unit it was not considered safe to proceed oil such evidence, and the case was withdrawn, the .ludge admonishing Niehol to refrain from drinking before coming into Conn if he had at any time In appear there in future.

Mr. Jim ice Chapman ihis afternoon gave judgment in the application of McLean and others v. the New Zealand Times Co.. Ltd.. and the Wellington •Publishing Co.. Ltd (the Dominion) for a more explicit statement of defence in 'the action brought bv plaintiff's against the defendants for .LtZOUO damages for alleged Iflicl. After referring' to the facts of the Times' case, his Honor sai.l: ••I do not think, however, that the Conn ought to order the defendants here to supply in any particular form the information which is admittedly sufficient ill substance." The summons was dismiss' ed with ,Ci 'Js costs. In the ease oi the Wellington" Publishing Co., his Honor said the case was the same, save that the information had not been supplied promptly. At the same time, counsel for the defendant said he was quite willing to supply it. The application in this ease was also dismissed. with (wo guineas costs. Rita May I'alton. who had pleaded guilty to a 'charge of making a false d .-■ (duration in regard to the birth of her child, was brought up for sentence. .She. was disclaimed and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, .lohn McConuick, who lias already appeared twice before Mr. Justice Cooper during the present sessions on charges of assault and robbery, and twice been convicted, came up again on a third charge, including two counts of assaulting and robbing John Coricli of the sum of Ins. and Arthur James Black of 4s. Both offences were committed immediately after one another in the nth December last. A verdict <>[ guilty was returned, and accused remanded till to-morrow for sentence.