SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1919, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

TTMARU SESSIONS By Te!«jraph.-~Pres» AneeifttUn. Timaru, Laat Night Judge Sim presided at the Supreme Court criminal uession today There were fire charges against fuor persona, two sexual assaults on children, two breaking and entering One of the accused in the latter cases was also charged with breaking gaol Wm James Allan (26) pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a boy of 11, and was sentenced to reformatory treatment not exceeding seven years Wm John Buckley was found guilty of indecent assault ou a girl under 12. Sentence was deferred An unusual ease of conscientious objection cropped up in court. A farmer named H W. Mann refused to take the oath or make the affirmation as a common juror on the ground that belonging to the faith of isiael the Bible forbade him from' judging his leilowman. The judge threatened to deal with him if he refused, and eventually he made t«. affirmation He was called for the first case, and promptly challenged. HAMILTON SESSIONS. Hamilton, Last Ni(*ht. At tae Supreme Couif Richard John Phillips, charged with killing a lamb belonging to a neighbor and stealing the carcase, was acquitted WELLINu.O.N SESSIONS'. Wellington, Last Night At the .Supreme Court to-day Arthur Barnep and William Donald Henderson, convicted of having wilfully dainaged a plate glass window, and plate glass door to the extent of £69 3s Bd, were both remanded to Friday for sentence Alfred William Donaldson, charged with stealing a bicycle, war sentenced to gii months' imprisonment, to be followed by three years' reformative treatment William Garthgate White pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy He is to bo sentenced on Friday "NAZOL" far Influenza and Catarrh.