Magistrates Court Prohibited Driver Tried To Elude Traffic Officer

Press, Volume C, Issue 29509, 10 May 1961, Page 11

Magistrates Court Prohibited Driver Tried To Elude Traffic Officer

After a complaint that a disqualified driver was driving a car from his home in Nyoli street, Papanui, on March 23, a traffic officer went to the street and kept watch for the driver, Chief Patrol Officer J. Brown told Mr A. P. Blair, S.M., in the Magistrate'* Court yesterday. Appearing before the Court was Arthur John Warrington, a butcher, on a charge of driving while he was disqualified. He pleaded guilty. The Magistrate adjourned the case until Friday for a probation officer's report and sentence. Warrington appeared on summons. At 6.25 p.m. Warrington’s car was seen to turn into Nyoli street by Traffic Officer E. McJarrow. who then drove his van across the entrance to Warrington's home, said Chief Patrol Officer Brown. When the defendant saw the traffic officer he increased speed, drove to the end of the street, and turned ieft down a rough grass track which was another-way of entering the house, he said. Traffic Officer McJarrowthen chased Warrington to the house, calling out to him to stop. At the house the door was opened by Mrs Warrington, who after having a look inside, said that her husband was not home. Chief Patrol Officer Brown said. On going to the front of the house Traffic Officer McJarrow noticed a bedroom window open, and saw the defendant running into long grass in an empty section at the back of the house. A search was made of the section by the traffic officer, but no-one was found. Later the same day Traffic Officer McJarrow. in company with a constab’e, returned to the house and found Warrington at home. He was then given a ticket for driving while disotialif ed. said Chief Patrol Officer Brown. DRUNK IN SQUARE John Henry Restall Coffee, aged 55, a workman, was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment on a charge of being drunk in Cathedral square on May 8. He pleaded guilty. It was Coffee’s third apnearance for being drunk within the last six months, said Senior-Sergeant G. N. Cleary. LICENCE CANCELLED When Traffic Officer E. R. Birdling sooke to Ross David Mercer, aged 18, an apprentice engineer, about his motorcar not being licensed, the registration plates not being affixed in the prescribed manner, and his car having no warrant of fitness at Sumner on December 12, Mercer said that the car had been off the road for two years, said Chief Patrol Officer Brown. However, it was found that three days earlier Traffic Officer J, E. Pickett had spoken to Mercer in Madras street for the same reasons. Mercer, who did not appear, was fined £3 and £5 on each charge of using an unlicensed vehicle, and on the second his driver's licence was cancelled for six months. For not having the registration plates affixed in the prescribed manner and not having a warrant of fitness on December 9 he was fined £3 and £2 respectively. On similar charges on December

12 he was convicted and discharged. CHARGE DISMISSED A charge against Gavin Edgar William Kinsman of driving without due care and attention in Stanmore road on January 30 was dismissed. OTHER TRAFFIC CASES On other traffic charges brought by the Christchurch City Council offenders were dealt with as follows: — Exceeded 30 miles an hour: Leslie Constantine Lisle, £4; Garry Raymond Johannis, £5; Edward Rowe Berry, £3; Roger Stanley Birch. £3: Clark Brixton, £3; Ronald Bertram Cole, £2; Allan Maurice Davis. £2; Nicholas Albert Gay. £3; Brian Ivanhoe Hayman. £3; Lawrence EM ward Hogg. £2; Godfrey King. £4; Ramon Frederick Charles Knighton. £2; Ernest Gordon Lester. £3; Dennis Rex McKegney. £3; Ernest William Marriott, £2; Harold Ronald Moreton, £3; David James Murray, £3; Sydney Alexander Newton, £3; Daniel Joseph O'Donovan, £3; Ngaire Mary Papps, £2; Victor James Peterson, £3; Owen Richarfl Roberts, £2; Florence Fanny Ryan, £4; Anthony Winton Thorpe, £2; James Finch Warwick, £3; Athol William Whiston. £3. Parking offences: Barry Royal Colombus, £2; John Athol Henderson, £1; John Edward Pomeroy, £4: Russell George Cairns. £3; Beverly Makinson, £l. Failed to produce driver’s licence: Barry Robert John Murdock. £5. Carried person other than driver on power-cycle: Henry Ernest Barker, £3. Failed to comply with traffic lights: Albert George Buckley, £5. Exceeded 20 miles an hour at Christchurch Airport: Helen May Hands, £3. Failed to supply information: Canterbury Pipelines. Ltd.. £5. Operated noisv mo’orvehicle: Walter MacDonald, £5. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr J. D. Willis, S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES R. F. Clarkson, labourer, to pay Brewers Trading Company. Ltd., £5 10s, in default five days’ imprisonment: A. R. Wright, married woman, to pay Randolph Coal and Wood Supply £3 Is 3d. in default three davs* imprisonment; M. R. Powlev freezing worker, to pay T. Armstrong and Company, Ltd., £37 12s sd. in default 30 days’ imprisonment: George William Thomas, railway employee, to pay Gamage Motors. Ltd., £lO4 17s Bd, in default 30 days’ imprisonment; Leslie Whittaker, factory worker and barman, to pay C. W. Hughes £59, in default 30 days’ imprisonment; F. Stanton to pay Taylors, Ltd., £7 Ils 9d. in default seven days’ imprisonment; A. W. Jones to pay Cokers Hotel £3l. in default 30 days’ imprisonment; R. Powley to pay Motorways (Christchurch). Ltd., £lO, in default 10 days’ imprisonment: K. S. Hanafin to pay G. R. Hughes £29 15s, in default 29 days’ imprisonment: C. O. Ryder, driver, to pay C. F. Cotter. Ltd., £lO 10s. in default 10 days’ imprisonment: Gordon McAlister, labourer, to pay F.A.M.E. Insurance Comnany, Ltd., £7 9s 9d. in default seven days’ imprisonment; C. Siataga. married woman, to pay Stacey and Hawker. Ltd.. £1 9s lid, in default one days’ imprisonment; D. M. Lilley to pay Burn well Coal and Wood Suoplies £2 12s 6d. in default two days’ imnrisonment: Philip George Maurice alias Me ; kle, to pav Lamond Timber Company £22 14s. in default 22 days’ imprisonment; Ivy May Boese, cook, to pay Cash Order Purchases. Ltd., £2 7s 9d. in default two days’ imprisonment; Harry Murray, bodybuilder. to pay Cash Order Purchases, Ltd.. £lO 10s 9d.

in default 10 days’ imprisonment; William Quigley, junior, farmer, to pay Commissioner of Inland Revenue £39 15s, in default 30 days’ imprisonment; R. E. Lee. labourer, to pay M. J. McKendry, Ltd., £lO 10s 9d. in default 10 days’ imprisonment; J. C. Maher, builder, to pay M. J. McKenrdy, Ltd., ’£2 ss. in default two days’ imprisonment; C. K. Yeatman, hotel proprietor, to pay Pickles, Perkins, and McAlister £lB ss, in default 18 days’ imprisonment; O. E. Merrie. labourer, to pay Standard Publishing Company, Pty.. Ltd., £6 4s. in default six days’ imprisonment; T. J. Donahue to pay Alexander Clark, Ltd., £l3 4s 7d, in default 13 days’ imprisonment. warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; John Herbert Costello, council employee, to pay the Public Trustee £29 3s 6d, in default 29 days’ imprisonment; B. J. Richards to pay Palmer and Doak, Ltd., £27 ss. in default 27 davs’ imprisonment; A. B. Rawson farm worker, to pay M. Young. Ltd., £3O 12s 7d. in default 30 days’ imprisonment. POSSESSION ORDERS Alexander Phair, labourer, was ordered to give up possession of a house at 12 McFaddens road to Mary Gertrude Winterbourn, widow, and to pay arrears of rent and costs amounting to £39 7s 2d. G. Edmonds, married woman, was ordered to give up possession of a flat at 911 Colombo street to G. E. West and H. P. Smith and to pay arrears of rent and costs amounting to £53 6s 6d. Raymond Fabling. gardener. was ordered to give up possession of a flat at 454 Armagh street to Thelma Mavis Fineran, married woman, and to pay arrears of rent and costs amounting to £7l 12s.