SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1919, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

THE NAPIER SESSIONS. By Telegraph.—Presa Association. Napier, Last Night. At the Supreme Court, in his charge to the Grand Jury, His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman said there was quite a moderate number of eases for investigation, and they were of an ordinary and simple kind. He was very sorry there were some sexual cases, which indicated a considerable state of depravity in some of the districts of the province. His Honour hoped it was not as widespread as one might be led to suspect. The other cases were quite ordinary. There would have to be a great deal of evidence in one case. The whole of the cases should be dealt with by the Grand Jury in a very short time. W, G. Perfect, aged 14, pleaded guilty to indecent assault on a female 9 years of age, and Bentence was deferred. Pepe Marenga pleaded guilty to stealing a motor bicycle valued at £lO. Ho was admitted to probation. Giovanni Barjiacchi pleaded guilty to forging a receipt, and was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Jame3 Aikman pleaded guilty to assaulting his father. He was admitted to probation for 18 months, and ordered to pay £ls, the costs of the prosecution. Richard Pool was found guilty of two charges of indecent assault against two female children at Waipukurau, and was sentenced to five years' gaol.