SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1921, Page 7

SUPREME COURT.

PALMERSTON NORTH SESSIONS. By Telegraph.— Association. Palmerston N., Feb. 15. At the Supreme Court to-day, Sir John Salmond presiding, John Edward Sullivan was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for forgery at Foxton. James Thomas Berrett, who had pleaded guilty to forgery of a cheque came up for sentence. Counsel applied for probation, and accused was remanded till Thursday for the probation officer’s report. True bills were returned by the Grand Jury in all the other cases. FRESH JURY ORDERED. Wellington, Feb. 15. When the case against James Patterson, charged with having carried on the business or occupation of book-maker, was called in the Supreme Court today, the Crown Prosecutor applied for an adjournment until Monday next for a fresh jury to be empanelled. “I proposed to stand down,” said counsel, “the whole 24 jurors who served on the Martindale and Livingstone cases and this would only leave 18 jurors on the panel. I can make application to your Honor in view of the fact that the evidence in the case against Martindale and Livingstone was practically uncontradicted. I feel that it should come before a fresh jury.” Mr. O’Leary, for Patterson strongly protested, but Mr. Justice Chapman said; “I shall grant the application. I think it is only right, seeing what happened yesterday. I think the matter should come before a fresh jury panel.” The trial was postponed till Monday. PRISONERS SENTENCED. Wellington, Feb. 15. The Supreme Court prisoners who had pleaded guilty came up for sentence. William Joseph Curtin, for house-breaking was admitted to probation for three years; George Robert Kemp, for false pretences, was put, on probation for three years and ordered to pay £5 towards the coat of prosecution.