SUPREME COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2743, 23 February 1910, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

SITTINGS AT NAPIER

[Per Press Association.]

NAPIER, Feb. 22. The Supremo Court Calendar comprised seventeen charges against thirteen prisoners, none being of a very serious character, and Judge Cooper offered, congratulations t-o the district on the absence of serious crime. Thos. Francis Hunt, for theft from a dwelling. was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment. At the Supreme Court to-day, Patrick McMahon, charged with' theft ■from the person at Hastings, was found not guilty, and discharged. In consequence of this verdict, no evidence was offered against two other men, charged with receiving, and they were found not guilty and discharged. Hiram Ashcroft and Arthur Hanlen .pleaded guilty to charges of obtaining money by means of forged telegrams, i'll connection with betting transactions, and sentence was deferred. John 'Henry Farrelly, charged with forgery and selling goods under security at Hastings, was reported to have absconded. Louis Morgan,, charged with indecent assault, was found guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy, and was remanded for sentence.

CIVIL SITTINGS AT CHRIST- ' CHURCH.

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In the ease brought by the Canterbury College, for compensation for lands taken on the Midland railway, the Judge held that tihe College is entitled to compensation, but that the amount should be fixed by the Compensation Court.

AV. 3’. Davige was given judgment against T. McQueen for £l5O, commission on sale of forms in the Waikato.

In the case of Nappor v. O’Gradv, an appeal from a decision of the Ashburton Magistrate fining the appellant for driving a motor at an excessive speed, the appeal was allowed following a recent decision of Justice Williams.