SUPREME COURT, AUCKLAND.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1646, 23 January 1883, Page 2

SUPREME COURT, AUCKLAND.

Saturday. The Howick Murder.—Sentence of Death. Jambs Crowley was charged with the wilful murder of his wife at Turanga Creek, near Howick, on the 3rd of December last. Mr H. Williamson prosecuted for the Crown, and the prisoner \vas defended -by Mr K. Hesketh. The chcnmstanaes of tho tragedy are wellknown, and it is not necessary to recapitulate them here. The theory of the defence was that the deed was committed while prisoner was in a condition of insanity,,and His Honor having explained the law on tfie subject the jury brought in a vprd.iofc of guilty, q-dding a rider e)?press.'ivu of iiheir belief that the "prisoner was at'th'ojime of jbhe ocmim-enae in an unsound state of mine). TIIQ Judge said the rider would be laid before the proper authorities, but his duty was'to pass the only sentence provided by law, for such cases. His-Honor then passed sentence of death in the usual way.

The Pokeno Shooting Case. Albert Edward Long was brought up for' Sentence, ahd committed to penal servitude fqr seven years,, far scooting his father at pokeno.

Youthful Offenders. The lads Floyd and Mahoney, convicted qi\ a obargo qi burglary* and the t boy Moeller, oQi}vigt§d of laroen'y, were bi ought upland sentenced to six months imprisonment with; hard labour, His Honor remarking that it was a great pity that there were not some oliher means available for dealing with such yqutljful criminals. ', „,

fl}Y TELEGR4P{J.— OWtf CQRRESPONDENT). Tbe Hamilton Murder Case. Auckmni>) Yesterday. The trial of Mrs Hamilton and Thomas <Priesiley on a charge of murdering Hugh Hamilton, was commenced at the Supreme Court to-day. The building .was. crowded, in, every ( part., , Fourteen, jurora were ' challenged,^ and"the f (fely portion of medical evidence takeii was exactly the same as that given at the hearing of the Police Court.