Supreme Court, Auckland.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4294, 5 October 1882, Page 2

Supreme Court, Auckland.

Yesterday.

•Alleged Larceny in a Beothel.— Dennis O'Connor was arraigned for having on the 22nd August last, in the house of Maggie Carroll, stolen a £10 note and two £1 notes belonging to John Johnson. — After hearing the evidence, the jury found prisoner not guilty.

Bigamy.—Nolle Pbosequi.— The Crown Prosecutor asked leave to enter a nolle prosequi in the case of Lyttle, charged with bigamy. He had been unable to supplement the evidence already adduced, and therefore it was useless to occupy time further with the case.— His Honor said that, under the circumstances, the Crown Prosecutor had exercised a wise [discretion, as upon the evidence adduced, he could scarcely have hoped for a verdict. In announcing to the prisoner that he was discharged, His Honor told him that his liberation did not imply that he was acquitted of the charge of bigamy. If further evidence was obtained from Ireland as to his marriage there, he might be re-arrested.

Madame Valentine Victorious.— Valentine Becquet was charged with having, on the 19th September last, stolen £20 from the person of Henry Collins, at her house, in Wellesley street.—Mr Tyler and Mr George appeared for the defence.— The prisoner on making her appearance began to cry passionately.—His Honor .admonished her to control herself, as that sort of conduct could not avail her.—After some evidence had been adduced, His HoDor said that before the two girls-, Mary Igoe and Clara Elcock, were called, be had < a few remarks to make. He had noticed in # looking through the depositions that these two witnesses had not been cautioned, and consequently they might themselves be indicted upon their own evidence. In cases where the evidence of accomplices was taken it was the duty of the Judge to direct the jury that unless it was corroborated in some material pointby independent testimony it was of no real value.' He asked the Crown Prosecutor if he could point to any such corroboration in this case. The mere corroboration of one of these witnesses of the other was of no avail. He confessed that he could not ' see a single material fact which could be corroborated by independent testimony.— Mr Williamson said that he could not point out any material fact which could be corrobboraled apart from the evidence lof the two girls. He could only point to corroborate circumstances in prisoner's own conduct. —His Honor rejoined that this was not corroboration of the kind referred to, nor even would her own admissions amount to that.—After some further evidence had been given the prisoner was acquitted.