MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 43, 14 November 1907, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Bofore-Jlr. W. G, Riddellr S.M.) ; v: ■'.Charges of thef.^;;.;.; , .',;;■' A CATTLE,DEAL. r ': ..v 1 : \ Francis J. Cox, a young man, pleaded guilty;to :'& .'■'charge'.of theft-6f r tho: sum.'/of £3 155., the property' of' James , Roxburgh', of Little River, Canterbury.. ''''■'■ ' ':'•' '' ' Chief-. Detective-M'Grath.stated. : that ; accused,'who had.:boen employed by/Mr... Roxburgh, a farmer, was sent to a- sale in charge of twelvo heifers.' Tho beasts were not soldat the sale, but subsequently accused disposed of oh'o'of thorn for £3'los: "Defendant , was only a recont arrival ..from..the .Old. Country. ../■ . .... ' . • Mr. Neavb, ,for', defendant,' admitted'■'tiie Bale of-tho heifer;-''-Defendant .did.not hayo: the.courage to tell r his employer, and.subset. quently■ left Christclmrch -for , Wellington.- Ho, obtained, work hero' and wrote employer telling him bf-'whafc-'- had - happened and stating that it was his intontion td..inake; restitution , of:tho'money a's'sobnas ho; earned:| it. : Defendant's-present omployor was prepare\l to keep tho man on, \ and would refund tho money'to thq jato employer, 'trusting to the honesty of accused , to Teturn tho money. Counsel' aSked.'that'ieniency. should' be l ex-j tended; : arid suggested that.accused should- , be convicted and-ordered to iconic Bentorico 'when : called'upon:. ?.\ ;■■-■•: ;;•..:'.•.;■,..:.. His ..'Worship stated that under'th r e.''.!cir.r.' cumstancps. the Court would be; 'prepared; to five defendant'another cha'ii'ce.'A'.Ho.j.would, e convicted and ordered t'o o6mp. r up;;for ; sentence whori called upon, on condition-that' tho sum of £3 15s. was refunded:-"- - : o .a';■:.; .On tho . application ( - of Chief Detective M'Grath, Dorio Georgo' was remanded to appear" a't-i'Hokitika ''oil November a charge -of-theft of ■'a<'brooch valued'at £2 10s."/"the of Margaret Staplotdn.' Bail was-allowed-in self £25; and*one surety of £25, "•_;. ■ ■::/:■'. -.:;;:■

■■'■"■■ REPREHENSIBLE' CONDUCT. Edith TJrquhart'.laltlSan'nnforihiitiofi that /eho had reasonable grounds to.beliovo that 'her husband, Thomas H.;Urquhart, intended to desert '.'informant';and;"her". twoX.chiklroii / without..-. them v r adequatp a means .of , An 'application was/'the'refo'rb : . made that defendant should' bo cdmpbl.led'to find securities that lid''.would not leave' the /Dominion.' '■- ■' :: • r>-V:--.v :.:v- ■';;■ _;-,-'.:■:..,;•.,■:

Complainant stated\that: defendant left her. in provision-. for her maintenance: or ;that of his two children.Proceedings, .wero instituted, and, accuscclwasarrested. on .'.warrant and back. ..from" Rotorua. He. .then,agreed, to return to',hqr,and in."consequence, .the '.information '/was withdrawn: /'Accused;' had,; b'eeii'. assoc'iat'ih'j; with another' jwoinW,' and bad" 'jmp.ro j.thah once tfireaferied to; loiive complainant. -'•"■■' • "■■' It was argued for the'defencb that" accuscd : had no intention of deserting bis wife. The attachment to/th<vj other , girl .he- associated with .was ..admitted,; and defendant was wil* ling, to'i.consont-,to ,'an ..order .-.for,: the, main-.; teriance of.hisi'wife. fand,children...,..... •■,'.'„'■/ 'His Worship characterised.'t|ieVconduct, ! of accused as.'in'pst '.reprehensible: 'Ho would be ordered to pay.thp'sum'of 15s. per week towards'.;the'.-'isupport'• -'bf ''liis' wife, and f s&* per we'elc ■each •towards-thb'-support of' his 1 two children/: Accused 'would' ■ also havo. to find ono'.snrety of.- -fi.so or .two of-£2s.each? that he would comply with/ the .order, :jn default..three.months'; imprisonment. ; . Ho would also-havq.to-pay.costs, £l.'is.' /' ' '.". ; '■ I&E ; 'Al^;.'pi^ A .mild-m.anhered,/; dreamy.,'/individual, named .Thomas ..Albert; Lemper, entered a plea' 'of not guilty to'W charge,of beingfan idle'ancl' disorderly' person''"with : no' visible means of ; support. , •'■.-••- ,h ;''-i::.'-\-] ■■■■', '■.'.•;■■>'.■';:■?•:'! ' '.Cpiistable'/NnsTi, : df the..Lower HnK do--posed ;tbut : : lk \M found'accused ■ haricd insome scrub alongside the road near: thoHutt station;vrAccused had: ■ about: the district for some timo past,-, bogging for food. ~He appeared,:weak., and. iiilwant''of nourishment,. and/was in' 'aryory 'dirty con-' dition;" , "^:" 1 .:. ■■''•'-■'■/■•' "■' - : ■•:'■•■<■..■';.■■■ :• Inspector Ellisbn stated that ho ; hadkhowii ! accused-for'the past six -months.' Acbtised ,had been.''before.-the ■ Court -on a- similar charge.previously, nnd' was remanded went into, the Ohiro' Home,' He Mi,, , •■; the Home, and ■'•for- a ■ time had ' lived ' under ' an., old"' .rug' in, on,» : .of..the .suburb?; This/man', had'/i'io' and no • inclination to workto help'himself,' ami "wlien others had tried to assist him he-'did riot.appear to roaliso 'what.was expected' of hirii. His' Worship; considered that: the- police were really -actmp -kindly-towards- accused'.in bringing him before the C.ourf..: Ho-would-be convicted and sentenced to three months': imprisonment. '' ■;... .■ : ' ■ ■ . ■

■;•'.■ " : \; ■::.":■ : ASSART. ;■:... ,:' / \.. r' Robert"Gilkes, remanded, from last'week" on a chargo of having on November 5, at - Petone, assaulted Douglas Webster, camo forward and altered, his original ploa of not guilty to one of guilty: Mr. M'Grath, for the defence, remarked that the police were : aware of the circumstances wider which' the assault had been committed, and ho understood they'would be finite satisfied 1 if'ac-' ..ousecr was 'bound'; over to'; keep tho •peace. 1 .Defendant -was- suffering' under a -sense of grievous wrong , at tbo time/ but if lib , 'was 1 given a chance thero would be.no likelihood of a. , repetition of thcoffenoe./ '■'.>■ .'' Sub-Inspector O'Donovan-remarked that a : technical assault' had been:committed under a sense; of wrong.whilst defendant was under the influence^, of liquor. The police would bo satisfied jif accused was bound'over to Keep the peaces'." ," r . ' •"■ '■ ■'■■<i~ : : . ■:•:■ His Worship advised defendant to-refrain-from taking liquor if it always .acted upon him -as At had done" in' this: instaric'b; .Accused .woukl be convicted'and ordered to enter ilitoa recognisance to/keep • the peace for six/months in one bond of .£25 and; ono. surety of £25,. in-'dcfault 'one month's im- ' ptisonment, also to pay costs, 14s. ....

■ Another day was spent by.-.Dr. A.JM'Artlnir.. S.M., ■yesterday,\,i'n-tbo. hearing of.a.charge! of-assault at the Lower Hutt on October 28laid by"-Reginald Leslie. Vail (Mr.:, Aysbri} • against .Ernest Bennett (MrV.-K\ Jackson)'- 1 •Bennett also charged Vail. ivit.hV having asr ,, eaulted him on the same': occasion'.; •'Thp trouble quarrel at t]\Q Lower' Hutt Skating Rink. . After several more wit-' nosses had been called, His-Worship..reserved his decision until Friday. . ;-:. ■;>.■ .';.' ; •>! ■■' ■

.FALSE PRETENCES:" " •''■'' ■'°' y 'Emily, Hytand, alias 'Lena Kpga'n, 'alias' May Williams,■; was charged, wfth"; hiiving; ; ; tiit'April IS,'at'Nelson, obtained from '■ Messes; , ' , Everett Bros., drapers'; goods valued at 255. by moans of .false pretences, and' also on another information with having on -Jmio 2, at Tak'aka, obtained-from G.-W: Boyd a lady's bioyc!ovvalued,at £M 10s.;by. moansof false pretences: ' Pleas of guilty werc'on-' terod on.h.oth informations.'' ■ ' ' ■ '■'■'■: >. ■ ■ Chief Detective :M'Grath stated■■■■that accused went, into.-Messrs:,lEvcrett. Bros , ', shop, and purcluised'two jerseys! by pretending .that; she had been sent for. them by a Mrsv.-Nasli; On'Jtmo 2 defeiidantrobtaincd a bicycle< from C. W.-Boyd by pretending,.that,her uncle woultl.payfor.it.-. Accused bad several pre-: vious convictions against her naino^ 'His 'Worship-deferred.sontenco until Friday. ■ ' .'..c; : ..-.; -~ '■■'- '■-. .;; ;';/■:_' POLICE'CASES!' ■■'•'.:■'•. . : '. : Laurtericc^Nicholson -'pleaded guilty 'to''a charge-of disorderly conduct in thq.-Theatre' Royal whilst under, the' influence' of ''drink';' Sub-Inspector O'Donoyan stated tljat'dcfcn'-' dant went .to'.tho theatre to see tho cinematograph., films of a prize 'fight; , and demanded from time to time that the picture's should be thrown on 'the screen at -biice. Accused was Convicted and fined 205., in default seven days'•imprisonment. For drunkenness Mary O'Brien was.convicted and hn'ed 55., in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment, 'and John Calvert for a similar offence was' convicted and 'fined 10s., in default forty-eight hours' imprison-' ment.- - . Two first offenders' wore convicted and fined 10s., in default forty-eight'hours' imprisonment, duo was' convicted and fined 6b., in default forty-eight, hours , .'imprison;inent, and, another was remanded for curative treatment. .' '. .'.':. .' ', .:'

The case of 'Gerald. Hannin/and Arthur. Bent, charged i-ivith bohavingih Featherston Street iii' a,manner whereby a Ipach of- the peaeo was occasioned, .was jurther.':roinandcd on the iapplicatioii.of Mr. <^i(6kson : until, Fr.K day. Bail was allowed in each caso in .'self '■!fi and one surety of £3. '" ■ '" ■■■•■■'