SUPREME COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3677, 12 November 1912, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

•—■ ' CHRISTCHURCH CRIMINAL SESSIONS. [PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM] CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 11. The Supreme Court criminal sessions wore opened to-day. The Grand Jury, among the true hills brought in one against Dr. Ohas. James Russell ( for attempted abortion. Several prisoners were sentenced. Edward Michael Wood, a Burnham escapee, wias ordered to be detained in gaol for reformative purposes. Robert Dickson Warden and Leslie Ennesford Scollar were ordered to he sent back to Burnham as was also Win. Duncan, alias Eriwata. Helen Shepherd Copland, on a charge of theft from a dwelling, was ordered to come, up for sentence when called upon and further to pay £3 3s towards the cost of the proceedings. Wm. McCabe was sentenced to five years’ for carnally knowing his niece. Alexander Kennedy (1G years) on a charge of breaking and entering was ordered to com" up for sentence when called upon. Maurice Paul Nottingham, on a charge of forgery, was similarly dealt with and ordered to refund £2 together- with £3 costs. Leslie Layton Smith, on several charges of failing to account for money, was sentenced to 9 months’ concurrently. Georgo RodTe pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary and was sentenced to three months’. DUNEDIN SESSIONS. DUNEDIN, Nov. 11. At the. Supreme Court to-day William James Gadsby pleaded guilty to stealing a keg of ale at Kaitangata. Prisoner was fined £lO and detained until the fine was paid, the term of imprisonment not to exceed three months. James Stephens was charged with breaking a”d entering and stealing a tin of castor oil at Naseby. The man pleaded in defence that he (accused) lwdl left an intimation on a piece of wood that he had taken the oil. Accused was. a remitted. A lad 17 years of age nanwd Thomas Collins was charged with indecently assaulting a girl 12 years of age. The' alleged assault was not an aggravated one and the jury acquitted accused after a quarter of an hour’s retirement. A young man named John James White was charged with robbing a woman of a handbag and os, and with using personal violence. A charge of indecent, assault was thrown out by the Grand Jury. At the tnd ef a quarter of an hour’s deliberation "10 jury found .moused guilty, but him to merev as the of fence was committed under the influence of drink. Sentence was deferred!. WELLINGTON CASES. WELLINGTON, Nov. 11. • In the case of Wm. Knox, charged on three counts with performing an illegal operation, a re-trial took place to-day, the jury on the former occasion having failed to agree. To-day’s jury also failed to agree and a fresh trial was ordered for the 19th inst. To-morrow a second charge against Knox will be proceeded with. AUCKLAND DIVORCES. AUCKLAND, Nov. 11. At the Supreme" Court decrees nisi were granted in the following divorce cases: Joseph Henry Silva v. Elsie May Silva ('husband’s petition) desertion ; Charlotte Smith v. Samuel John Smith (wife’s petition) desertion; Arthur Leopold Raven v. Jessie Carr Raven (husband’s petition); Mary Editli Belli v v. Bolin* (wife’s petition) desertion; Wm. Austin Middleton v. Isabella Middleton (husband’s petition) infidelity.