SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 4 February 1914, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

TULAlllj SESSIONS. liy Telegraph-Press Association. fimaru, Yesterday. The Supreme Court criminal sittings opened thin morning, .lames Mitchell, on a charge ot' arson at Geraldine, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. Ivanhoc. Priee, for stealing; a horse and trap, received six months, The ease against Arthur Eden, taxi driver, and F. W. Hanson, for assault and robbery, is proceeding.

A LIGHT CALENDAR. Timaru, last night. At the opening of the criminal sessions this morning, Judge DcnnUton congratulated the grand-jury and the district, on the lightness of tf'e calendar. Only three criminal cases had to be dealt with. .(as. .Mitchell, ivho pleaded guilty in the Court below to a charge of setting tire to a cottage ill G u raldine, asked for a probation order, as he was muddled witli drink ami had a good character. Tin; Judge said the offence was too deliberate. and sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment. Tvanhoe Price, horse-breaker, of Ashhurton, pleaded guilty to the theft of a horse and trap anil harness, yet said lie did not steal them because he liad hired them. lie hired the turn-out at Mount Isomers, and sold it at Addington. He was sont(*ced to six months' imprisonment. In the third case (not completed), two men, one a taxi-cab driver, are jharged with robbery with violence. Tin; prosecutor allege that ivhen he was muddled with drink accused took him for a car ride into the country. One hold him while the other took £1 I.ls out of his pocket* and then put him out of the I car to walk homo.

WT.U.INCTOX SESSIO::. J [T.I ICS DISAGREE. Wellington, Last Xiglit. At flu' Supreme Court, juries disagreed in the eases of John Edward Harrington ami Samuel Thompson, «it'n taking part, in a Tiol and assaulting special constables during tlie recent. -trike. A new trial was ordered in each case.