SUPREME COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4045, 23 February 1892, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

'Criminal aniOlTllSeosto ,' ; Ohristchukch, February 22, The Criminal Sessions' opened today. There are fourteen caßes for trial, but none are of any particular importance except the charge against . the cook of the ship Everest of setting fire to her. Mr Justice Denniston, in bis charge to the Grand Jury, referred to the absence of crimes of violence from the calendar, and said . that though the calendar was lengthy no serious cases were included, Robt, Dixon Fergan, indicted on two charges of embezzling sums of money, the property of the Railway Commissioners, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to twelve month#npris« - bnment, William guilty to embezzling sums amounting to £OO, the property of hie Sentence was deferred, J, Lindsay pleaded guilty to forging end uttering a cheque for £9 on the Bank of Australasia, and in extenuation said his action was the result of a drunken freak, and he would repay the money. The case was adjourned till tos morrow, for the report of tho Probation Officer. Nora Kyle pleaded guilty to haying unlawfully assaulted and wounded Alexander Craighead. Sentence was deferred. John Charles Dawson, charged with stealing a horse, buggy aud harness,' was found guilty of false pretences,and sentenced to 12 months bard labour, Michael Corcoran was found guilty of from the person, and sentenced to 12 montbß bard labour, William Carter, John Aldous, and Charles Cockroft, three lads, were acquitted. The Grand Jury found true bills in all cases, except that of Emanuel Frost, charged with setting fire low' ship .Everest. ' ; ' •■' ' DuNEpm, February 22, At tho Supreme Court tp-day'the action of J. ft. Scott v.' J. M. JUtphip, W. Henderspn,' and the Natiopaj Mortgage and Agency Company pa commenced, The cose is an application for relief andguaranlees in respect of the pastoral licenses, and pleadings are very voluminous. Plaintiff sought to show that in purchasing run flj! at* Lake ohau, he acted as agent for defendant, and that all subsequent proceedings were carried out by him as agent. The case was not concluded at the rising of the Court, Qibpobne, February 28, The Supreme Court Criminal Seav sions were commenced to-day, before Mr Justice Conolly. There is a small calendar, including five indiotments against Alfred William Croft, late Deputy Official Assignee here, two" doses pf breaking tering, -two hprse sje'aling cases, and an attempted suicide on the parp of a Maori girl. Croft pleaae&u'ilty, and sentence wjas fjefcrretj tiljfjkjn'pk phajgefl attempted suicide pleaded guilty, ant) ps p/djred tp ppme up .for. sentence : when galled upop. Jjnjep Jiuji phreys pleaded guilty tp.brpakjng apd, entering, and was 'sentonped tp6js ; rao)itbfj' jmpjsoiirnjnti j'n Aupkland ', (Japl. Wjlliain M'Kinppn and J?atr rjok..#itj?gerjdd\ pleaded, guilty £p ■. horaß'SteaJirig, w were sentenced to ' twelve months'imprisonment | Fredkr •Laing, for breaking; put; of an hotel and'larceny, pleaded guijty, and sentence was deferred; Alfred Dolbel,': charged , with.,,, horse-stealing, was fpund:notguilty',^^;' :, /:'"v;. '-