SUPREME COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2425, 13 February 1909, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SITTINGS

[Press Association.]

AUCKLAND, Feb. 12

At the Supreme Court Thomas Grogan, alias Otßrien, was sentenced to two years' hard labor for breaking and entering and theft at Kailiu, At the Supremo .Court this morning, Mr. Justice Edwards said in connection with the Wairoa case, in which the. jury found Robert Carr guilty of having caused actual bodi'y harm, he had a’ doubt whether the jury .was correct, and had decided to postpone sentence and reserve the point fon possible reference to the Court of Appeal. Accused would be allowed reasonable bail.

WELLINGTON, Feb. J2

At the Supreme Court yesterday, Edward John Sear! was brought forward for sentence, but as his counsel asked that Searl should be allowed to peruse the papers in the case, sentence was postponed till Saturday. The hearing of the charge of stealing three coves and a lamb, preferred against John O’Keefe, of Otaraia, Wairarapa, was concluded, and tlie jury returned a verdict of not guilt v. At the Supreme Court to-day, Rita May Patton, who bad pie ided guilty to a charge of making a false declaration in regard to the birth £>f her child, was brought wp for sentence. She was discharged, and .ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. John McCormick, who has already appeared twice before Mr. Justice Cooper during the present sessions on charges of assault and robbery, and has twice been convicted, came up again on a third charge, ineluding'two counts, of assaulting and robbing John Corich of the sum of los, and Arthur James Black of 4s. Both offences were committed immediately after one another, on the sth December last. A verdict of guilty was returned, and the accused was remanded till to-mrorow for sentence. John O'Grady, a smartly dressed young man, almost a youth, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and robbery. The offence was stated in the indictment to have been committed on one John Nicho] in the Ngahurangaha Gorge on the 9th November last. The stolen property consisted of a watch and chain and 44 os in money. After the examination of Nichol, the complainant, had proceeded some time, in the course of which lie admitted he had been drinking on the date of tb- alleged offence, an again this morr-ng, Mr. Myers, for the Crown, intimated that it was

rot considered saK to proceed on s mil evidence, and the case was withdrawn, the Judge admonishing Nichol to refrain from drinking before coming into CY irt. if he had at any time to appear there in. future.