MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21111, 12 March 1934, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

♦ i Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.> DRUNKENNESS Robert George Sadd, a hairdresser, aged 35, of Irwell. and Percy Edmonds, aged 49, second offenders for drunkenness, were each fined 20s, in default 43 hours' imprisonment. Foster George Dacre. aged 25, of York street, was fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonme.it, for drunkenness, and for a breach of his prohibition order was fined £3, in default one month's imprisonment. Charged with being helplessly drunk. Andrew Fraser. aged 59, of Greer's road, was remanded till March 16 for medical treatment. SeniorSergeant J. Fox said that Fi'3ser arrived at the Central Police Station at 6 o'clock oil Saturday morning declaring his intention of shooting somebody, who, he said, had shot his horse and stolen his bicycle and fishing rod. He was on one of his periodical drinking bouts. THEFT OF MONEY Ernest Frank Clark 'Mr F. D. Sargent) was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within six months if called upon on a charge of stealing £5 10s, the property of Kathleen Edwards. The police said that the money was given accused to pay a debt, but he paid only about £1 and kept the rest. Mr Sargent said that accused had never been in trouble before. The offence was not a serious one, and accused had been advised to make a voluntary appearance. Accused was ordered to pny buck the money within a fortnight. SUNDAY TRADING Fur keeping his shop open on a Sundav John Raymond Hinchey. of Durham street, was fined 10s and costs. STOLE BICYCLES John MoKnight, aged 42. and Willi: m David Graham, aged 30, uu:!i ot Hororata, were jointly charged on two counts of stealing bicycles, one, the property of Clifford Nankivell, valued at £3 and the other, valued at £2, the property of some person unknown. They were each sentenced to two months' Imprisonment with hard labour. . Senior-Sergeant Fox said tnat aftei enquiries two constables went to Hororata and found the accused in possession of the machines. "This is evidently one way bicycles disappear from the city," he added. CHILDREN'S COURT (.Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.. and Mrs T E. Tavlor, J.F., and Mr W. M. West, J.P.) A girl, aged 11, who was accused of stealing three amounts totalling 30s from shops, was committed to the care of the Child Welfare Officer. It was stated that the girl could not be controlled at home. Thrashings had done no good.