THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19149, 4 November 1927, Page 6

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

THURSDAY. „ (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) UNLICENSED WIRELESS SETS. Isobel Elder (Mr \Y. J. Hunter) and Gertrude Morris were each ordered to pay costs lor using wireless sets without a license. Horatio Lnwson, who made a voluntary appearance, was fined 10s without costs for a similar offence.

ADJOURNED. A charge usrainsi Edmond Michael Sheedy of Storey's Hotel, of permitting drunkenness was adjourned to November 24th.

THEFT OF A RING. Charged with stealing; a ring, valued at .5.20, a man. whose name was suppressed, and for whom .Mr W. E. Tracy appeared, was committed to probation for twelve mouths on condition that he took out a prohibition order against himself.

In reply to Mr Tracy's request for suppression of the accused's name, the Magistrate said he was .satisfied that the accused was not of a criminal type. Reports from the district in which lie had worked were excellent. Suppression of his name would be gran led.

( IMPRINT OMITTED. A. ,1. Jienzie (Mr K. A. Cuthbert) was charged with, on or about September 27th, TJ27, at Christchurch, being the printer of a book for publication by the Christchurch Press Co., Ltd., failing to print, in legible characters, the company's Dame on the first and last leaves of the book. He was fined £5 and costs. TWO CHARGES.

Jack Francis Andrews, of Lower Hutt. Wellington, was charged with, on October Bth, at Christchurch, unlawfully converting to his own use, but not so as to be guilty of theft, a car belonging to A. S. Patersoii and Co., Ltd., of Christchurch, also with driving a car in Page's road without a license. Andrews did not appear, and the case was adjourned to November 17th. "INSULT TO INJURY."

Percy Edward Burgess (Mr P. P. J. Amodeo) pleaded guilty to attempting to cross the Harewood road railway crossing when the line was not clear.

Senior-Sergeant Fitzpatrick said the defendant was beckoned over the crossing by a friend, who did not notice the north-bound tram approaching. Defendant's coal lorry was struck by the train and smashed to pieces. Burgess managed to jump clear. ■■

Mr Amodeo remarked that his client was the most unfortunate man he had ever heard

"It seems like adding insult to injury to line- him," said the Magistrate, with a smile. Burgess was fined £2 and costs.

For a similar offence at the Lincoln road railway crossing William John Cooper was fined A' 4 and costs, the Magistrate remarking that thero seemed to have been a deliberate attempt to go against tho signals. Stewart Sinclair McKay, of 131 Rose street, Christchurch, was fined 20s and costs for an offence of the same nature at the Clarence road crossing. "GIVEN EVERY CHANCE."

Charged with stealing a gold watch and chain and a medal, valued at £l-1, tho property of George Cudby, Thomas Poison appeared on remand, having awaited a report to tho Magistrate from the Probation Officer. Chief-Delective W. E. Lewis said Poison was a dental mechanic. Ho booked in at a hotel and stole the goods. Nothing had been known against him previously, He had had a considerable amount of liquor when arrested.

The Magistrate said the Probation Officer's report was very unsatisfactory from the accused's point of view. "If I had the power I would kick you out of New Zealand," he said, "but unfortunately I havo not the power to do it." To Poison:' You lake drugs, don't you?— No. You don't touch them J—No.

"That is just tho answer I expected," said tho Magistrate. "The only thing to do is to put you away for as long a term as I can. "1 cannot possibly allow you to bo at largo in the community. You havo been giveu every ohanco by responsible and good citizens, and you have not taken advantage of them. You will bo sentenced ' six months' imprisonment with hard labour."

A BOGUS NURSE. Nossie Qarter, a 34-year-old .tailoress, pleaded guilty to stealing, at New Brighton, on October 17th, £4 in taoney and a razor valued at 10s, tho property of Thomas Hodson. She also pleaded guilty to a charge that on September 27th, at Christchurch, with intent to defraud, she did obtain from Inger McLennan a dress valued at £0 10s Gd by falsely representing that she was Nurse Saxon, and engaged in nursing at Christchurch. Chief-Detective Lewis said the accused wasstaying with some people when she stole the money and tho razor. She stated that she was Nurso Saxon, and that she had come from the North Island. After obtaining credit she would disappear. Sho had generally represented herself as Nurse Saxon, and "had bluffed her way through. The Magistrate to the accused: Havo you anvthing to say?— No. The Magistrate: You are thirty-four years of age, and old enough to know better. You havo a bad "list," and have had chance after chance. . , . Accused was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour on the first charge and four months' imprisonment on the second charge, tho sentences to be cumulative.

CIVIL BUSINESS. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) _ Judgment by default was given for plaintiffs in tho following undefended cases: — Thomas Wallace v. Robert-George Webb Bugg, *9 14s lid; Owen Fletcher Edmond3 v. Ronald F. Jack, £5 10s; W. H. Simms and Sons, Ltd., v. A. Svenßon, £lO 14s Id; same v. H. Johnston, £2 2s 2d; Edgar Colenso v. W. Tryon, £2 10s 8d; 0. H. Smith v. J. Burke,' £l3 lis Cd; Susan Elizabeth Hole v. N. Byron, £l6 7s Id, and possession of a tenement; Munro Bros. V. William Thomas Maher, £8 5s 2d; N.Z. Automobiles, Ltd., v. A. S. Cooksley, £26 7s; EUesmere and Groenpark Dairy Co., Ltd., v. Percy William Cole, £1 17s 3d; F. E. Longdin v. J. Shennan, £2 ss; Mrs A. M. Massey v. Prank Bartram Opie, 18s; Robert H. Livingstone v. A. and W. Fitzgerald, £9 Is 6d; J. J. Nivcn and Co. v. W. C. Thiele, £2 15s 6d; Pannell and Co. v. J. Fox, £1 10s; Robert John Dunlop V. Fred Owrns, £9 8s; Andersons, Ltd., v. Fergus Ferguson, £1 2s Cd; same v. W. A. East, £3 19s 9d; Webley, Son, and Goftou v, V. Leonard; £25 3s 3d; Charles S.Thomas v. James B. Kirk, £ll 3s 6d; North Canterbury Hospital Board v. Charles Brown. £99 9s; J. T. Walley and the Public Trustee v. J.' Irarie, £6; Mercer and Harris v. Charles Stuart, £4 9s 6d; Cooper Bros. v. H. Savage, £l3 18s Id; National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., v. W. G. Thompson, £8 15s; Adams, Ltd., v, W. O. Chambers, £l2 3s 6d; F. Mulholland v. G. Brown, £2' 19s 2d; Christchurch City Council v. Wm. Beedel, £2B; David Crosier, Ltd., v. Herbert Avery, £1 12s sd; Ohas. S. Thomas v. Mrs W. .H. M. Collins, 10s 6d; L. Calvert v. W. J. Stcnhouse, £1 Is 6d; T. D. Lennie and C, Ltd., v. Martyri Johnson, £7 2s 6d; Sydney Keomcr v. Harry Stanley, £6. • JUDGMENT SUMMONSES.

H. J. Henderson was ordered to pay Morgan Watson and Co., Ltd., the sum of £9 Os 6d forthwith, in default ten days' imprisonment. / Mrs E. Temple was ordered to pay the Drapery and General Importing Co., Ltd., the sum of £ll 175.3d forthwith, in default thirteen days' in the Addington gaol.

PROSECUTIONS FAIL. Stanley Earl McGregor, Inspector of Awards, claimed from James and Henrietta Scott, trading as H. Scott and Co., furniture manufacturers, Ferry rood, the sum of £lO, for an alleged breach of the Furniture Trade Employees' award. Mr H. Y. Widdow6ou appeared for defendants.

It was claimed that the defendants, being a party to tho award, employed a chairmaker named Harold Ward; and failed to pay him not less than the rate presented for overtime. There was a similar penalty claimed in respoct of an upholsterer, 11. Watts; a third claim of a £lO penalty was made on the ground that tho defendants had employed H. Watts and had failed to pay wages weekly on the premises of the employer, and within fivo minutes of work ceasing, as required by the award.

After hearing lengthy evidence the Magistrate gave judgment for defendants on all the claims.