CHRISTCHURCH SUPREME COURT.
-*— -~f . By Telegraph—Press Association. , CHRISTCHURCH, May 14. At the Supreme Court, to-day, Andrew Edward Ward, who was convicted on the previous day on an indictment for theft, was found guilty on a second indictment of obtaining £2O by false pretences. A sentence of nine months' imprisonment on each charge was imposed, terms to be concurrent. In the case of Alexander Hamilton, charged with indecent assault at Southbridge, the juiy returned a verdict of not guilty. Jas. Hitchings pleaded not guilty to assaulting a female. After the Judge had summed up, Mr, Stringer, Crown Prosecutor, said it ;might assist the jury if he stated on behalf of the Crown that it would not be satisfactory to convict prisoner on the evidence. A verdict of not guilty was immediately returned.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8442, 15 May 1907, Page 5
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131CHRISTCHURCH SUPREME COURT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8442, 15 May 1907, Page 5
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