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Temuka Leader, Issue 1758, 3 July 1888, Page 2

The Supreme Court criminal sittings opened at Christchurch yesterday, before M> Justice Ward, who congratulated the Grand Jury oo the lightness of the calendar, and expressed his sense of the loss sustained by the colony through the death of Mr Justice Johnston. Esther Matilda Everett pleaded guilty to forging a cheque for £ll, on the Colonial Bank. The Probation Officer’s report was very favorable, and she was placed on probation for 12 months.

The Criminal Sessions opened at Weilington yesterday. Judge Richmond congratulated the Grand Jury upon the lightness of the calendar, which did nut contain any serious cases, being nearly all larceny. True bills were found against Robert McOarry, George Ewalt (on two charges), Francis Alexander McMion, Richard O’Donnell, and Nellie Hurley, for larceny ; Henry Fuller, for receiving stolen goods; and James Madden, an absconding bankrupt. Richard McCarty was sentenced to two years' imprisenmsnt for larceny

The body of a mao, apparently 28 or 30 years of age, was found at noon on Sunday on a roc'c near Point Resolution Battery, Parnell. A new ball dog revolver vi aa found on the edge of toe rock •'■d a bullet wound in the contre of the nun’s forehead. The body is not identified, hjut it is evidently that of the npan engaged in m«nqa> work. Five pounds up 1 fifteen shillings • f money was found in the pockets and several ocher articles, but not a due to the identity, The body evidently h«d only been a few hours dead when found,!