SUPREME COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1287, 8 January 1885, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

At the Supreme Court, Auckland, yesterday, his Honor the Judge remarked on the heaviness-of the calendar, there being 36 charges against 26 persona. It was the heaviest since he had presided over the Court. The cases, however, with one or two exceptions, are not serious. At the Supreme Court Christchurch, on Monday, before his Honor Judge Johnston, in the rape case medical evidence was given to show that the woman is in such a state of health that she will be unable to appear for some time to give evidence find the pase was put otftill the next session. Jolm Hampton pleaded guilty to forging a cheque for £B, and was sentenced to two years’ hard labor. Frank Spriggs was convicted of stealing a watch from the person and sentenced to t ivelve months’ hard labor. Mabel Ada Boyd, charged with keeping a disorder’y house, was bound over to come up for sentence when called upon. John G. Walkin, sixty-four years of age, pleaded guilty to forging a promissory pote fur He had previously borne a very high character, but had recently got into" debt, IBs Honor treated the case as an exceptional one, and sentenced him to six months’ hard labor. John W. Crabtree pleaded guilty to two indictments for horse stealing, and four for larceny, and was sentenced to penal servitude for thirteen years ip. alf. ' Japies 4dolphus Ladbrook, fop bigamy, received' nine months’ hard labor. Henry Dudley for breaking into and stealing from a shop, and having house-breaking implements in his possession, was sentenced to three years’ penal servitude. On Tuesday, Albert Payne, for perjury, got 12 months. In the Supreme Court, Dunedin, on Tuesday, Bancop Jacob Vandyke, charged tyifh spooling at typ'ss IVadswprth with jptent to fnpydcr, ‘irp found guilty and fjentenppd. to ten years. f‘Di” F. Tuke false pretences, was acquitted ; .John Murphy, horse stealing, got six months. Ma'thias Hillbrandt,, chargod with unlawfully wounding.