SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 38, 25 May 1910, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

DUNEDIN SESSIONS. 'By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. At the Supreme Cour. to-day, Albert Whitmore Chirnshle, a railway porter at Port V\r.\ ,:iers, was convicted on a charge oi sailing a handbag, a gold watch and chain, and a number of rings, the property of Agnes Henderson, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Frank Kemshed, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery and false .pretences, was admitted to probation for twelve months, and ordered to pay £lO in instalments to recoup the loss and cover costs of prosecution. Dibb Idour was convicted on a charge of obtaining money by false pretence's, and pleaded guilty to another charge of a similar nature. He was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. WELLINGTON SESSIONS. Wellington, Last Night. At the Supreme Court to-day, the retrial of John Henry Ireson, charged with ■burglary at Grey town, in whose case the jury disagreed last session, ended in tne acquittal of the accused. John Morris Schapiro, bankrupt accountant, was foiuml guilty of fraudulent bankruptcy in having failed to keep proper books of account. The jury added the following rider:—"We consider the books as produced are not properly kept but if the bank-book and memorandum h'ad been produced, in our opinion the statement of how he stood *-ouki probably have Men arrived at, and we consider the Official Assignee to oianio in not producing the same." Certain legal points arising out or the case are to be argued before the Court of Appeal. Meantime, accused was allowed bail in his own recognisance. In his defence, accused said he was a native of one of the Baltic provinces, and knew absolutely nothing of bookkeeping, though he claimed he could tell his financial position from the books. POWELKA. ALLEGED CHEQUE THEFTS. THEFT OF JEWELLERY. Palmerston N., Last Night. Bowelka will be tried by Mr. Justice Cooper on the murder charge to-morrow. The case against Archibald Muir was continued in the Supreme Court to-day, Mr. Justice Cooper presiding. Muir was charged with having stolen cheques from the National Mortgage Co. (Longburn freezing works) to the extent of £BOO. Muir, who was a storeman in the tallow and bones department, received all the goods handed in. He alleged he handed in the records of goods •brought to the works 't>y a fictitious person known as "Kerson," and collected the cheques for the same at an address in Palmerston. Tn the last trial the jury failed to agree, and after a retirement of three hours they again failed to agree. A new trial was granted for next Monday. William Worthington, tried in tile lower Court at Dannevirke, appeared on a charge of obtaining £ls from Annie Brown by stating he was to receive a •position in the Crown Lands and ourvey Department at Napier, with a salary of £BOO a year and a free furnished house. A further charge was brought of stealing two rings from Annie Swan. Accused was arrested at Wellington. Detective Cassells gave the name as Geen. He had pawned the rings under the name of McKenzie. Accused conducted his awn case in an able manner. The jury returned a verdict ot guilty on the charge of stealing the rings, kiic; acquitted him of false pretences.