SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 112, 9 June 1909, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

WANG AMI SESSIONS. I liy Telegraph—Press Association, r Waraganui, Tuesday. 1 The Supreme Court sessions opened i tliis morning, dudgo Chapman, in his 1 charge to the grand jurors', congratulatI ed th«in that, their duties would be ■ light. After referring to several criminal cases, his Honor dealt with the case of the alleged murder in which three distinct charges were grouped into one, Garlick 'being charged with attempting to murder Chatficld, with attempting to terrify the hitter's wife, and with atThe two men had been in company with each other, and Garlick in ail excited state had said that Chatficld iwas killed and that he (Garlick) had "chucked" him over into the rive.r. Chatlield was subsequently found caught isi the scrub on the riverbank. He had evidently Wen dragged across |h'e road to the riverside. AUCKLAND SESSIONS. Auckland, Last Night. 11l the Supreme. Court to-day, James H, McClurc, nephew of the lute Lord Overtoun, was charged with having on tile 14th April obtained £lO by false pretences from Jolm Thomas Turner. The circumstances of the easi; were simple, and, as the Crown prosecutor remarked, of a kind (|tiite common. Prisoner went into a clothier's shop and asked Turner whether he had enough money to ea.sh a cheque for til). The cheque was duly cashed, but when presented at the bank two days later it was dishonored, Mi-, Lumlon addressed the jury at some length ill opening the case for the defence. He explained that for a considerable time accused had been livim- at the rate of about t':2s ! a week. He was in receipt of a large remittance, which lie spent extravagantly. He had been tin owner of a large plantation in Fiji, Accused said that lie was 24 years of age. lie received his last remittance from Lady Overtoun, who was his aunt, lie had drawn from his mother's estate some CI4OO since 'January, 190 S. Witness gave a detailed account, of his doings during the last four or live years. He admitted having been imprisoned in llobart for uttering a valueless cheque. When lie cashed tile cheque with Turner lie thought lie had money in the bank to meet it. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment for twelve months.

'PIMAUI* SESSIONS. Timaru. List Night. The civil action. Selbie v. Shaw (-2) mid Manchester, involving a collision of carts.and a motor ear, closed to-day at the Supreme Court., after a four days' fitting. .Judge Demiiston reserved his decision.