ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1190, 12 June 1884, Page 1

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

A sailor named McMaster has been killed by falling from the rigging of the barque Himalaya in the Auckland harbor. The young man named Terry, supposed to have been devoured at Wairoa South, Auckland, by wild pigs, has been found on the road in apparently a dying condition. It is believed that he was thrown, from his horse.

The criminal sittings of <he Supreme Oourt, Napier, opened on Monday before Mr Justice Gillies. The calendar comprises 2 cafes of housebreaking, 2 of forgery, 2 of larceny, 1 horse stealing, 1 murder, tlie latter being the Ormondville tmgedy case. William Enery, for forgery, pleaded guilty, and viras sentenced to two years. Edward Jones, charged wiih forgery, was found not guilty. John Biibeck, for larceny from an hotel, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, ft. H. Edwards, charged with murdering his wife and children was found guilty, and sentenced to death. Later particulars in reference to the fire, at Springston, on Saturday night stiite that after putting the two youngest children to bed, the eldest boy, twelve years old, and another went out, leaving in charge a little girl of fire years, who says while unlacing her shots a towel caught fire from the candle and ignited the building. The insurances are £175 in the Standard office, and £75 in the Australian Mercantile.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Christciiurch, on Monday, Margaret George, licensee of the Heathcote Arms Hotel, was charged with failing to provide accommodation as required by the Licensing Act. The prosecutor deposed that he had applied for tea and bed, and. had been told by the barman there was no tea, and no beds in the house. Re admitted he had been sent by Todhunter, of Vincent and Co., brewers, who own the hotel, and cannot get possession. All the furniture wa3 sold off recently. The case was dismissed with costs against the informant, the Magistrate saying the machinery of the Court was not to be used for the furtherance of private ends. A man named Frederick Nicholls committed suicide in Castle street, Dunedin, on Monday evening, by taking laudanum. He had been drinking heavily, and was brought home drunk during the day. He called his wife into the bedroom, and after bidding her good-bye drank the laudunutn, which she thought was wine. He afterwards came out into the kitchen and s-rtoked his pipe, dying nearly two hours afterwards.

The man killed at Upper Taieri on the 29th ult. was Jeremiah Dickson. The dray overturned, and Dickson was suffocated by a bale of rabbit skins falling oa him.

A man named Jones, a baker in Symonds s'reet, Auckland, was killed on Tuesday morning by a cart running over him.

Captain Lillewall shot himself on Tuesday night, in the street, (Auckland). Lillewall some months back married a widow, a barmaid at the Wharf Hotel. Latterly thev have lived separate, and Mrs Lillewall again returned to her situation to maintain her children by her first husband.

In the Divorce Court, Wellington, a petition has been tiled in the ease of Craig v. Craig. The petitioner, who is a gardener residing in the Hue distiier, seeks a dissolution of marriage on the grounds of his wife's adultery. Charles Klees, who used to keep an hotel at the mouth of the Ter*-in,.kau river, was suffocated in his claim, at Kumara. At the inquest a verdict oi accidental death was returned. In the case of Dunn against Morrie, (DuneHm), which »aa an action fo seduction, the the defendant made duplication to have the verdict against him set asido on the ground tha he was an infant under 21 years of age a> the time he was (Uid. 'lhe application was argued before Mr Justice Williams, who decided that he would not disturb the yerd«jr.