THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17419, 1 April 1922, Page 4

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. FRIDAY. (Befcra Mr Wvvern Wilson, S.M.) REMANDED. Roy Harmaduko Dent, alias Roy Edwards, aged 23 year?, was charged with having, on December. 16th, at Whangarei, failed to provides maintenance for his wife and child. On tho application of Chief-Detective Cameron, he was remanded to appear at Wellington on Tuesday next. FAILURE TO ACCOUNT. William John Goods appeared on remand on charges of having failed to account for sums 01 £-1 16b nnd £3 Is to the Australasian and General Mutual Life Assurance Society, Ltd. Mr W. R. Lascelles appeared for tho prosecution, and Mr R. Twyneham for accused. The Magistrale said the probation officer's report was satisfactory. The man had evidently got into extravagant ways, and had yielded to temptation. However, his earnings were very small. He would he admitted to probation for I'2 months, with no special terms. THEFT OF £SO. Mary Hargrcaves (Mr A. J. Miller) was charged with having stolen, on March 17th, at Waddington, £SO, the property of Leonard Lewis Gi-b'. Chief-Dctcctivo Cameron said accused had been employed by Mrs Deans at Waddington. Complainant and his wife were a married couple, also employed there. Accused hud found out where complainant kept a note for £SO, and subsequently complainant missed it. Complainant said ho had kept a wnllet with the note in it, insido a coat wluca hung in tHo kitchen. Accused sometimes carno to see his wife. After staying at his place one night, she had left her employment and como into Christchurcli. Two days later ho hud missed tho money. Dek-c live-Sergeant Qnartermain said accused hud r.dmittcd having picked up a note from tho floor of complainant's kitchen, and kept it. When arrested in Cliristchurch, she had 2d in her possession. Accused pleaded guilty, and was commit- I ted to tho Suorome Court for sentence. BY-LAW CASES. I

For cycling v.itlioitt lights, Leslie BilclilT, Ronald Dixie, Charles Gillespie, Arnold Grinime::, and Charles Frank Thomas, were each lined 10s; Keith C. Richards was fined ss, and Allan Leatham Gilbert Tow-art, and Charles L. Walter, were each ordered to pay costs. , John Duncan, for driving loose horses m tho street, was filled 10s. For cycling on the footpath, Len. Harrington was ordered to pay costs, and Richard John C. Voice and Charles Smith were each fined ss. Geoi'go Hudson, for motor-cycling -without lights, was fined 20s. For speeding with a motor-fcycle, James McNamani was fined 40s. For giving a false name and address to a constable, Chas. Frank Thomas was fined ss. ' For motoring without lights, Leonard Thomas was fined 10s. Leslie Frank Williams, for having no certificate of ability, was lined 00s. _ George Spencer Cowper, clerk to the Waimr.iri County Council, proceeded againstReginald M. Adams. of Marshlands, for placing" empty tins on Hills road. Defendant was ordered to pay Us costs. DEFENCE CASES.

Tho Rendezvous, Ltd., were charged with havin" attempted to prevent Percy Reginald Spurr, a waiter in their employment, who ii. 1-equiied to rendor personal service under the Defcnco Act, I'JO9, from rendering such service, by threatening to dismiss liim from their employment, this being contrap- to Section 67 of the Defence Act Amendment Act 1912. Mr R. Twyneham appeared for defendant, who pleaded not guilty. Percy Reginald Spurr said he had been anxious to obtain exemption as his hours of work wero from 12 to 2, 3 to 5, and o to 11. He had applied for exemption on February 20th, nr.d hnd made tho following statement on oath:-"I am 20 years of ago, and I work at tho Rendezvous, arid I want exemption from night para-des, because, if I R0 to drill, I will be dismissed from my jib. The mann er told me so. He said they cculd not ifford to keep mo on it 1 would havo to lose one night n, week. Ho told me -that when I got "• n° tlc9 „ to "" cn< * drill. It was Mr Corbett told me. Witness said when questioned, that the statement tnade in tho letter was untrue, as the manager had not threatened to dismiss hira if lie Attended drill. , ~ . j, A The Magistrate said it was an attempt to get exemption by me wis of bluff and faJse°Spurr identified Mr Corbett's handwriting on a letter, which stated: "This is to certify that Mr P. R. Spun- is in our employ here a.s a. waiter, and owing to diis schedule of hours it is necessary that _he should work every night to hold his situation. Mr Twyneham saM tho manager had acted very foo'.ishlv, but there was no proof tlrat Spurr had been penalised for attending drill. Tho manager had signed tho certificate to assist Spurr, but had never threatened to dismiss him, should he attend c "ill. Percy Corbett, manager of tlie.Rendezvous, also gave evidence. . Tho Magistrate said that m his opinion tho witnesses had not told the truth. He must find that the manager gave a certificate in which ho threatened that Spurr would lose his situation if he attended drill, lhe certificate had been handed over to his servant and intended to assist him in getting exemption. His Worship was of the opinion that when the statement was made ho menager did say that Spurr would lose his job if lie attended drill. Defendants wou.d be convicted and fined £5 and Costa. For failing to iittcnd drill as required under the Defence Ac t, the following penalties wero, imposed:—Robert Watson Austin, fined 10s antl codtß; Cedrio M. Abbott, convicted and ordered to pay coits 7s; Sidney Vita Armstrong, 20s and costs; l'l-aiik William Andrew:!, costs, 7s; Gordon Bell, 20s and costs; Charles 8011, 20s . and costs; Ahiolcl Luke Beynon, 10s wild costs; George Francis Clarence Blogg. 10s and costs: Arthur Collender,, 10s <in<l costs; d'Auveryvic CorreU Be Giut, 10s and coals; Joseph Gamer, costs 7s;'Colin Goring, '2os -and costs ; Bert Lansdown, 10a and costs; Horace Herbert Loose, 20s and costs; Hugi Waller Archibald McFarlane, costs 7s; Clifford Mitchell, convicted, and discharged; Sehvyn George Muynnrd, gos and casts; Donald Edward McMillan, coats 7a; Alau Chferles Comptoii Itobilliard, 10s and costs'; Alexander Currie Ritchie, costs 7s; Charles Leonard Roi, 103 and cotis; Claude Sisson, £5 and coats, in default 2a days' military detention; George Frederick outherwood, Ms and costs; Horace B. Watts, 20s and costs; Francis Henry West, 20s and costs; Byron Wilson WJiitley, 10s and costs; Rcbin Williamson, 10s and costs; Clifford George YV'orma'.d, convicted and discharged For obstructing a para do held nt the Now Brighton Domain, by using improper language, James Lawry was fined 10s and costs 13s 6d. For leaving a, parado at tho RedclifTs Rifl'j Range without permission, when warned not to do so, Henry Setter was fined 20s and Co3t».

ASHBURTOX. (Beioi-0 Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) William Henry Teape was convicted and ordered to pfiy 7« _ costs on n, charge of failing to keep oil iiis right side of the, roa*J. with a motor-cur. Francis Hill wus fined 20s and co3tg for failing to attend drill. John Francis Yateman, "Arnold Burgess, Herbert Spieer, and Alfred Hector Helcm v.cro each fined 10s and coats for similar offences. An application tor exemption from Jrill made by E. V. Clements was granted, applicant to pay oosts 7s. Angus McKay, Patrick O'Connor, 'William ii. Niven, and William Niven were each convicted and ordered to pay 7s costs for not having proper sanitary conveniences at their private residences in the suburb of AUciitoiL. T: C. Smith was lined £2 end £ 18s coste for failing to keep a county water race clean. A case against W. J. S. McDowell was partly heard and thee adjourned. In a civil case. G. H. Hefford and Co. ~. A. Tiinpsen, judgmont was given for £i X7 S 6d aii-i costs £1 ss. In a judgment silfliinoue case I'ovds, Ltd., v. S. J. Bevan," an order was made for the immediate payment ui £7 9s, in default 7 days' imprisonment.

IN OTHER PLACES. damages in divorce case, (press association telegbak.) AUCKLAND, March 31. 11l the Supremo Court the jury Warded this full amount, £IOOO, claimed against tlio 00-re3pondent in the divorce* case, Robert Henry Bir, farmer, of Waikiekie, versus Amelia Hary Bird, airl Alexander Drcaver, co-respondent.

CHARGES OF ARSON. (press association telegram.) DANNEVIRKE, March 81. Ormoiidvillc's Black Vv echiejiday was jocalled in tlio Magistrate's Court when a ;niddle-agcd man named Bertram Alexander Hegli was proceeded against on four cLnrjjcs urging out vf iLics in tlio township on

February 22nd. when Dillon's storo tras burn?d clown, the library pet afire, ar.d various incipient outbreaks extinguished. Hegb, in a confession to tho police, admitted firing DiKon's store, but could give no reason for tho act, except that he had had ;i great deal of liquor. He pleaded not guilty, and mi* committed for tri.il to Napier. Bail was allowed totalling i; 600.

PRISONERS SENTENCED. [PRESS ASSOCIATION* TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, March 31. Iu tlie Supreme Court, beforo Mr Justice Hosking, Cecil Harold Push, for the theft of £lO5 from post and telegraph stamp-vend-ing machines, v/as sentence:! to reformative treatment for a period rot exceeding 18 months. Reginald Freeman, for tho theft of £47 from his employers, was also ordered detention lor tvo years. Joh'i .Lennox, lor thet't, was sentenced to six months' .imprisonment. Charles Aloy.-ins AVilkiu.-on and' Harold Fail-child Pob.ir. two yoaitha, the former for the theft of opium, and tiie latter for receiving, were placcl 011 probation for three years?- Mny Faithful, for receiving stolen jewellery, v.ns declared an habitual criminal, George "Henry Smith and William Brandt, for breaking and entering, were ordered to undergo two years' reformative treatment. A "PEEPING TOM" SENT TO GAOL. (press association telegram.) "WELLINGTON, March 31. On charges of common assault on women, Maurice Tangney to-day was sentenced in the Magistrate's Court to six months' imprisonment. Tangney was in the habit of approaching women in the streets unu making himself objectionable, bumping them and breathing on them. He was described by tho police jus a menace to society and a. 'Peeping Tom."