SUPREME COURTS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1524, 11 December 1886, Page 3

SUPREME COURTS.

Napiek, Dec. 9, In the Supreme Court yesterday, Joseph Norden Bell was found guilty of rape and remanded for sentence. Two boys, Connor and Roe, wepe found guilty respectively of Jioqaebrealnng an d forgery, They were ordered to enter into recognisances to come up for judgment when called upon. In Bell’s case the Crown entered a nolle prosequi against the second indict? ment, to sate the female children wit? nefSea the ordeal of repeating disgusting evidence. Dec. IQ In the Supreme Court to-day Joseph N. Bell, was brought up for sentence. The Judge sentenced the prisoner to ten years' penal servitude for rape an 4 three years for indecent assault, the sentences to run concurrently. The last case on the calendar is being tried to-day—a case of apson that occurred at Woodville, Istv'becakgij.l, Dec. 10. The guppeipe Court was occupied yeE ; terday hearing a charge agaipst Ben ; jamin Bowin of breaking and entering a store at Thornley from which he stole the

cun ’cn ta of the till, and also a charge of »r?on, he having set fire to the place to hide the first crime. He was sentenced to five years’ penal servitude for arson and two for housebreaking, the sentences to be concurrent. In the action Duncan Clarke v. Murray, Dalgleish and Co., claim £450, money entrusted for investment, the defence was that the money sued for was loaned to John Daigleish as a private individual with defendant’s knowledge and consent. After five minutes’ consideration the jury returned an answer to the issue set before them as follows ; “Was the sum of £450 paid by Murray, Dalgleish and Co. to John Dalgleish with the authority of the plaintiff Clark ? Yes.” Judgment was entered accordingly.