SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 220, 17 March 1914, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

GRE.YMOUTH SESSIONS.' By Telegraph-r-Press Ase^iation. Greymouth, Last Night. The Supreme Court opened this morning Wore Mr. Justice Denniston, who | said that there were no serious charges ito answet. "The jury returned no Jill lin the case of Francis Mikoz, charged | with -an unnatural offence. ; Vida IJpton pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery of Post' Office Savings B;uik slipij for £lO and' .CIS. Counsel for the defence applied for probation, ■ and His Honor reserved sentence in order to enable further inquiry to be made. William Cowan McNeill, charged with stealing a quantity of the Qtira Hotel, was found [not guilty. Edward Basil Wilson was convicted and sentenced to tw<s' years' imprisonment, i 'v. WELLINGTON CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Wellington, Last Night. At the Supreme Court, Samuel Ford was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment on each of tv, o charges o' forgerv. Richard Carpenter anc'. Davis Conway Burn, who had admitted various charges of burglary at Napier, put in statements. Carpenter" said ho had been in ill-health, and, being unable to work, had resorted to theft to get food for his family. Counsel said that Burn was led by Carpenter. Cirpenter was . sentenced to two years' imprisonment, eoncurrent with the term he is now serving, and Burn is to come up for sentence when called upon.