SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 268, 20 December 1909, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

WliSTlUliT SK.SSLO.NS. I Jjy i'elegrapli.—Press Association. Weatport, Last 'Night. The Supreme (JourL concluded its Wrsiporl sitting yesterday, in divorce suits, King v. King and Bottom (CO-ie-i[iomicnt;, husband's petitioiij a decree nisi waii granted. Jii the civu action, Jienry Case v. Wm. .Morns, a ciaim for for alleged wrongful iniprisomnent, judgment was reserved. rJaiiHiif is the father-in-jaw of defendant, who, believing plaintill' to be leaving Westport for Wellington and abandoning a daughter staying wiili defendant, and lor whom plaintiU had agreed to pay 12s tid weekly, had ihe Later arretted at Wellington, and brought, 'back to Westport. Plaintiff admitted being seven weeks in arrears with his payments to defendant, that jhe had numerous creditors in the disI ti'ict, and that when he was searched by I the police he had a vest containing £3G

in notes, and also carried loose case and! in gold, bui said lie had taken our. a return ticket, and intended to return to Wcslpori in a fortnight's time, and liad informed his daughter to that eil'ect. The inoiitiy was placed in the bell merely for safety while travelling. The coal-mining ease in which .1. W. Ma«son appealed irom the J iul|iiiiont of Wanicn Unwson, that peeing was necessary before the tiling oi an application for a lease of what is kpown as "Cook's" coal lease was also heard, Mr. llanan appearing for the Wofitpo.-t Coal Co. Objections wore raised on the preliminary point that there was no provision under the Coal Mine Act for

appeal from a decision, lie admitted the Legislature intended ro make the provision, but failed to supply the machinery. His Honor, Judge Cooper, reserved judgment on the point and also on the main question, whether pegging was necessary before the filing oi an. application. WELLINGTON' SESSIONS. Wellington, Last Night. Mr. Juflttee Chapman yesterday sentenced Lewis "Wilton for two charges of theft and one of forgery at Hastings. Prisoner had one previous conviction, ten years ago, for theft. lie pleaded that he was in dilliriillics at the time the above olVences were committed. He was sentenced In -six mouths' on each charge, the tonus to run concurrently. An order was made 'for the restitution of .CI 13s luiind on the prisoner. ;