Supreme Court.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7368, 16 November 1898, Page 4

Supreme Court.

(BY TELEGBAPB) Chbistchurch, November 15. At the Supreme Court to-day, John Wilson, charged with having entered premises and stolen tobacco valued at L3O and L 5 in money, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Edward Coyle, of Masterton, charged with failing to comply with the conditions of his probation, was given another chance, and ordered to pay L 9 of the costs, at the rate of LI a month. R. Galloway, charged with breaking and entering, was found not guilty. G. Myers, a sailor, charged with stabbing, was sentenced to one month, but the sentence was reconsidered. and he was sent on board his ship. Frederick Giffen, charged with receiving stolen goods was found not guilty. The case of G. M'Alpine, charged with fraud in connection with the gigantic art union was unfinished.

Wellington, November 15.

At the Supreme Court to-day Thomas Henry Baker, was charged with having discharged a fifearm at hiß wife at Silverstream with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, and also with having assaulted her and done actual bodily harm. After four hours' retirement the jury returned a verdict of common assault. The prisoner was remanded till Thursday for sentence. Douglas Metkle, a youth of 18, was charged with stealing a quantity of goods from Stuart and Co., hardware merchants, by whom he was employed. He pleaded guilty, and was remanded till Friday for the report of the probation officer. Annie M'William was charged with th 9 attempted murder of IWrs Dick by shooting at her with a revolver in Xirkcaldie and Stain's tea-room. She plsaded not guilty. Mrs Dick's evidence was taken, and she was cross-examined on the subject of Mrs M'William's grievances agiinst ter. It appears they had been in a hotel speculati n at Reefton, which ended disastrously, and the prisoner, who had farnished the money, lost it all. 1 here was. however, no suggestion of unfair dealing; in any w -y, and counsel merely sought to show that morbid brooding on the woman's p?rt had implanted in her a sense of injury at the hands of Airs Dick. No other evidence was taken, and the prisoner withdrew the plea of not guilty and submitted herself for judgment. Counsel asked for lenieney, but the Crown Prosecutor pointed out that there was not the slightest expression of contrition on the prisoner's part, and that really everything went to show she was a dangerous subject, and there was no guarantee, even now, that Mrs Dick's life would be safe The judge adjourned sentence until Thursday. 3he only other case on the list was postponed till &■ onday in consequence of the absence of a witness The session was unprecedentedly short for Wellington, where it nearly always lasts a fortnight or three weeks.