MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27395, 7 July 1954, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

TUESDAY (Before Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M.) FIVE CHARGES OF TfIEFT Leslie Campbell, a soldier, aged 32 (Mr N. G. Hathaway) appeared for sentence on five charges of theft. He had previously pleaded guilty to stealing £2 in money, the property of Wallace Arthur Rae, a fountain pen, valued at £3, the property of Ruth Graham, 9s in money, the property of Alan Stanley Coleman, all on December 6, 1953, and £1 10s in money, the property of Bertie Arthur Grigg, on October 16, 1953. “You come here today on five charges of theft,” said the Magistrate. “This is quite consistent with the pattern of your behaviour. Since you appeared in 1941 on a charge of theft at Christchurch you have appeared on numerous occasions having nine previous convictions. You are a person who needs punishment.” Campbell was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for three months on each of the first two charges, the sentences to be cumulative, and three months’ imprisonment on each of the remaining charges, the sentences to be served concurrently with the first sentence, six months to be served in all PROBATION ! William Edward Clough, a barman, aged 28, appeared for sentence on charges of converting a motor-car valued at £BOO, the property of Donald Charles Robbie, and of the theft of £2O in money, the property of Heather Mary Cross, at Te Anau on March 9. Cough, who had previousy pleaded guilty, was admitted to probation for two years and ordered to make restitution of £2O within one month. Mr B. A. Newlove, who represented Clough, said that the offences were not of the usual run of case, but were committed on impulse. Accused had been nervous and depressed and under the strain had “panicked and run away like a small boy.” If released on probation he would, respond to help. “There is some reason for believing that when you committed these offences you were in an abnormal state of mind. I am going to give you a chance of rehabilitation,” said the Magistrate, admitting Clough to probation. IMPRISONMENT FOR THEFT Reginald Henry Alexander Rells, a baker, aged 37, who had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a bicycle, valued at £l2, the property of John Leicester Catherall, on May 26, appeared for sentence. Mr D. J. Clark, who represented Rells, said that accused had been running late for work one day, succumed to temptation and took the bicycle. His record was not of the worst criminal type. As Rells had already spent 11 days in prison he asked the indulgence of the Court in sentencing him. Rells was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for six months. PRISON FOR FRAUD Peter Stewart Rankin, a labourer, aged 35, appeared for sentence on a charge that with intent to defraud he obtained a motor-car valued at £3OO from James Quirke by falsely representing he was an employee of Fletcher Holdings, Ltd., and could carry out repairs and repaint the car at Fletcher Holdings, Ltd. He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for 12 months. “There seems little that one can take favourably into consideration as far as you are concerned. It was an escapade cunningly devised,” said the Magistrate. “You have been five times previously before the Court and you seem to, have received a great deal of leniency and you have not in the least profited by it.” (Before Mr Rex C. Abernethy, S.M.) NAME SUPPRESSED A wopian whose name was ordered not to be published meantime was charged with the theft of a fur coat between September 1, 1953, and October 1, 1953. On the application of Detective-Sergeant G. W. Alty she was remanded to appear on July 13. TRAFFIC OFFENCES * In cases brought by the Transport Department, penalties were imposed as follows Driving in a dangerous manner: Brian James Halpin, convicted and fined £5 and costs, licence suspended for one month (dangerous speed, convicted and fined £5, licence suspended three months, suspensions to be concurrent). • Driving without due care and attention: William John Pavitt, £l. Failing to observe compulsory stop: William Flecknoe, £2. Failing to give way: Harold William Edward Crow, £2. Overloading motor-cycle: John Edward Debney. £2. Exceeding speed limit: John Gerard Stockman, £2; Raymond Douglas Wilson, £2; Leslie Constantine Lisle, £4; James Alexander Nash, £2.

Wrongly adjusted lights: Raymond Lancelot Walker, £1; Clarence George No light on cycle: Mathew John Allen. (£1 (no tail light 10s); Allan Robert Brown, 10s (no belt convicted and <Uscharged; no rear white patch, convictea and discharged; no tail light, 10s; no red reflector, costs only). Mutilated, registration plates: Newman Price, 10s. , „. No warrant of fitness: John Edward Debney, £2; William John Pavitt, 10s. No certificate of fitness: Peter Harris, 10s. - a No heavy traffic licence: Raymond Maxwell Gilchrist, £l. , J No driver’s licence: John Edward Debney, 10s; Daphne Joyce Denny>los; Newman Price, £1; Audrey May Taylor, 10s. Breach of goods service licence: Stevenson’s Motors, Ltd., £2. , The following were prosecuted by tnt traffic department of the Christchurch City Council and penalties were imposed as follows: „ Failing to observe compulsory stop: Fay Elizabeth Cook, £2; Ronald Hayston, £2; George Albert Maryan, £2; Walter Henry Phillips, £2; Frank Thomson. £1 10s. Failing to give way: James Darroch, £2. Exceeding speed limit: Murray Menthan Daniels, 10s; Leslie George Foster. £1; Peter John Moore, £3; David Francis Scapens. £1; Frank Joseph Schmidt, £2 (with pillion passenger. £3). Parking in a prohibited area: Anthony J. C. Allison, £1; Albert John Bates, £2; Betty Dawson Cains, £1; William Brooke Dawson, £1; William Fielding, £1; John Henry Foley, £1; Shona Fraser, £1; Archibold Stuart Lofan, 10s; Jonathan Mann, £1; Alfred Munt, £1; David Joseph O’Rourke, £2 10s; Donald Bernard Reed, £1; Gordon Harold Robertson, £1; Donald Arthur Russell, £1; Andrew Hugh Simpson, £1; Marijan Yugovich, £l. Parking over time limit: Leslie Charles Adams, 10s; Kenneth lan Armour, £2; George Walter Blight, £1; William Stewart Busch, £1; Leonard John Checkley, £1; Ivan William Dennison, 10s: Cyril Milton Ellis, £1; Lester Frederick Evans, £2; William David Fitzgerald, £1; Leo Marcus Gregory, £1; Michale Frederick Hobbs, £1; Humphrey John Hall, £1; Colin Chisholm Lamb, £1: Harold Lightband, Ltd., £1; Herbert Edwin Lindsay, £1; Arthur Prescott Melville, £1; Thomas Hugh Mitchell, £6 10s; Kyran Bruce McK6ndry, £1; George Joseph Parker, £1; Robert John Pask, £1 10s; Jems Sherriff, £1 15s; Ronald Clarence Ward, £1; Donald Cameron Wilson, £l. Obstructing vehicular entrance: James Richard Malins, £2. Vehicle not drawn into kerb: James Bumie Taylor, 10s. Failing to dip lights: William Alexander Wells, £2. Driving vehicle other than specified on licence: Ross Owen Sheard, £l. No driver’s licence: Peter Bradley, £1; Richard Clifford Odering, £l. No warrant of fitness: Bruce Gibson Jones,. 10s; Douglas Kitchener Lumb, 10s (second charge, £1); Arthur Prescott Melville, 10s; Keith Andrew Watson, £1 10s; William Alexander Wells, 10s. Rendering registration plates indistinguishable: Bruce Gibson Jones, £l. Riding three abreast: Raymond Dennis Buckley, £l. Failing to carry driver’s licence: Bruce Gibson Jones, 10s. Supplying false name and address to traffic officer: Noel Buckley, £l. Insufficient lights: Bruce Gibson Jones, 10s; Douglas Kitchener Lumb, £2; David Richard Thorpe, costs only; Owen Williams Osborne, £2 10s.

No light on cycle: John William Cavanagh, £1; lan Douglas Dobson, £1 10s: David Kennedy, £1; Frederick Thomas Lingham, £1; Graham Edmund Pilkington, £1; Leslie Walsh, £l.

- No rear red light on cycle: Noel Buckley, 10s; John William Cavanagh, 10s; Kevin Joseph Cunniffe, 10s; lan Douglas Dobson, 10s; Bruce Ford, 10s; Robert Huffadine, 10s; Donald Robert Johnson, 10s; Frederick Thomas Lingham, 10s; Roy Palermo, 10s; Graham Edmund Pilkington, 10s; Gordon Hepburn Reid, 10s; Peter Keenan Toal, costs only; Leslie Walsh, 10s.