SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 101, 26 May 1909, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

AUCKLAND SESSIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Association, i Auckland, Tuesday. John Wilson was charged with burglary at Gisbonie. He was staled by the gaol surgeon to scarcely appreciate his wrongdoing. Judge Edwards said he was satislied the prisoner knew he was doing wrong and sentenced him to two years' imprisonment, leaving the gaol authorities to decide if he were 11071 compos mcntiK. ■

Ernest James McCartney and Fredcrick liradley, charged with breaking and entering and theft at Tauniariinui, and theft at Auckland, were sentenced, the former to two years' imprisonment for each offence, terms to be concurrent, and the latter to twelve months' imprisonment. ' William Reginald Ramsay, with a bad record - , on three charges of forgery, was I sentenced to three years' imprisonment with Juirrt labor on each offence, nnd declared an habitual criminal.

Anthony Claude Ginin admitted charges of 'breaking and entering and thett and arson and for the other offences two years'" imprisonment, terms to be concurrent.

Tcnua Matai. charged with attempted rape at Gisbnrnc, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment.

Auckland, Last Night. At th" Supreme Court to-day, Gustavu Solomon, in whose ease the' jury disagreed last night, was against arraigned on a charge of having forged and uttered a cheque for £l2 10s at Pukckohj. After retirement for about five minutes the jury returned a,verdict of "guilty.* His Honor said prisoner had no less' than six convictions for theft in different parts of the Dominion against him, nnil he had now descended from theft to forgery and uttering. He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labor aud'deelared an habitual criminal.

Walter Henry Doyle pleaded guilty to several charges of breaking and entering and theft, and with having received stolen goods, and was sentenced to thro e years' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently, and 'was also declared an habitual criminal, THE WHITE GLOVES. Palmvrston N., Tuesday. The Supreme Court opened before Judge Chapman. A pair of white gloves was presented to his Honor liv tire Sheriff owing to there being no criminal eases. The civil jury cases not being ready the Court had 'to adjourn till Thursday, as none of the parties were ready to proceed. The list is' the lightest on record.

A CIVIL CASE. Palnierslon N., Last Night. An application was made in Chambers for a special jury in the case in which Horrocks sued Theodore West for £llls for the cost of a house and £550 value or furniture destroyed by ji re al'Eejlding, on the ground that the (ire was caused by defects in the chimney. West was a builder who had completed the erection of the residence just before the lire. A special jury was' opposed Try Mr. -Myers and refused. Subsequently a setdement was affected by defendant agree, ing to re-erect the house for 0110/ utilising the materials remaining from the burnt house where possible. A DIFFICULT PROBLEM. Wellington, Tuesday. At lie Supreme Court to-dav, Denis Richard Day, aged 14, was brought up tor sentence for rapeing a little girl. ■Judge Cooper said th e prisoner belonged' to a family in which a criminal taint existed; r,i fact, the boy could not help himself. The whole family seemed to myc no sense of right or 'wrong, mentally or morally, and it was essential in the public interest that he should be ti! Ti S T™' ,lW fm ' a lon S P"'''°<llhe difficulty was' where to send him. He thought the boy should be soradlv whipped, and then sent to an industrial school ior a long period. His H 0 „or remanded the boy until to-morrow

DUXEDIN SITTING'S. Duncdiu, Last Xight At Hie iMipri'iiii' Court tci-ilnv Joseph Sweeney was charged „.,•„, Scaling a horse ami bridle. The Crown Prosecutor mentioned lilmt tins ,aci<used win undergoing a term in the Timai'u gaol "ii a sentence imposed by tin. m-i"is-Ji'ale, and In- a.skod for'an order"to mug accused to Dunodiu for sentence. His Honor said timt jn-oliablv the sim pier method would |, c to ask 'the Executive to move accused to another prison, iatrick Moriarty, about 40 years of n"e wa« charged with hulceeutiv assaulting' a girl at Duntroon. The jiiry retumeil a verdict of guilty, and sentence was deferred, (,'eorge ,'Jolin Osmond -pleaded guilty to a charge of foi-ery and wajs admitted l<i probation ".for six months on condition that lie paid the costs of the prosecution ( C2 Ms. Thus, linsscy, jinir., was convicted on a charge of assault, and robbery, and sentence was deferred.