Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3328, 7 October 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

SUPEEME COUET, WkM/INGton, Monday, Tho criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened this morning before the Chief Justice, In his address to the Grand Jury His Honor said as the caleuder was a long one it had been agreed, in order to save time, to put off the Napier cases arising out of the BroiiglitdnDonnelly trouble till the 28th inst, Tho list contained a charge of a peculiar nature—viz, a breach of the Bankruptcy Act, C. E, Beckman, of Eketalmna, being charged under section 104 with haying disposed'o'f his property in a manner calculated to defraud his creditors, aud with attempting to leave the colony with the money, He could not say much about the charges against the late Inspector Bullen for he had reserved his defence in tho Lower Court, The Justice remarked at some length on the perjury _ charges against Detective Benjamin arising out of the Chemis cases, aud pointed out the only material ovidenco that could l>p preferred against the accused was that of the 'oonviat. Chemis who was undergoing imprisonment for life, and his Honor hold he w not a competent witness. The samo remarks would apply (q the pvidenoo of Mrs Chemis, "In Mcintosh's case a verdict of guilty was returned. Sentence was deferred,

yim. Irvine, second engineer of the Lindus, lias heen committed for trial for perjury during a oWgo of assault recently heard here. The only true bill so far is against Edward Mcintosh, accused of being concerned in the assault Riid robboiy on a passenger by the Turawera, who was on his way to Nelson, The prisoner was given the option, under the Act of iuijt Session of going into tho box and giving evidence, but declined on the ground that h had already embodied wbathe had to say in the stateuieut read in the Lower Court,