Supreme Court.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7367, 15 November 1898, Page 1

Supreme Court.

(by telegraph). Christchurch, November 14. At the Supreme Court to-day David Little, charged with the theft, at Little River, ■of 48 sheep, value L 29 2s, was found guilty, and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. George 'Sullivan was sentenced to one month for the theft of a bicycle valued at Lls. He admitted having pawned the machine for L 4, when he met with a serious accident near Oamaru, and was without funds. John James Patterson pleaded guilty to a charge of assault, with intent, at .Cheviot, and was sentenced to 12 strokes of the birch. Albert Dutton and Alfred Graham were charged with—the...theft of L 22 and two totalisator tickets, valued at L 24 6s, from "W. Harold, at Riccarton, on August 14th. Dutton pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two months'. In Graham's case the jury could not come to an agreement, and the case was adjourned to allow them further, time for consideration. George Murray pleaded guilty to assault, and was sentenced .to one month's imprisonment. i J ; P. Grossman was charged with having forged a promissory note for L 1490 in the name of T. S. Foster, and uttered the same ; also with having forged a guarantee for money advanced iri the name of P. W. Haslam, and uttered the same; also, with having forged three promissory notes for L 297; L2lO, and L 336, and uttering the same. He pleaded guilty to all four charges, and was sentenced to two yeara' imprisonment. Wellington, November 14.

In the Supreme Court this aftesnoon, in the case of Thomas Henry Baker, charged with attempted murder of .Ms -wife~~at Silverstream,- the - grand jury brought in no true bill, but returned a true bill on the charge of aggravated assault. Edward Coyle, alias Fred Nugent, was found not guilty on a charge of forging a cheque. , T . Two lads—Walter Looney and Joseph Looney—were charged with-Stealing a pig at Feilding. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against the former, and not guilty against the latter. The lads were then charged with maiming and kilung. a number of sheep, and were both found guilty, with a strong recommendation Ao mercy on account of their youth. The pfiionerd Were remanded for the report of the probate officer. A young man named Ernest Maginity, a foundry hand, was charged with carnally knowing a girl under the age of consent. The girl admitted that she told prisoner that she was 16 years of age, and the jujry found accused not guilty. j