MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 251, 16 July 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. .. .(Before Mr. W. G. Iliddell, S.M.) - - . ALLEGED THEFT. - ~. Daniel Murphy was charged that, on or about rMay 27,. at Wellington, lie stolo., a : watch arid cHainj valued at £4 ): frpm tho per-' Bon of Win. George Brett..... - W. G. Brett, storeman, stated.that.on May 27 lie was standing at tho pamer of Cuba

and Mariners Streoti soon aftor 11 o'clock at" ; night, wheu lie with whom ho got into conversation. Finally, ho walked along Cuba Street with,him, as far as.Gilmznoo Street, where ho (witness) lived. Witnoss turned his head for. a-minute, and his watch ■ Was snapped by accused, who ran away with the watch and portion of tho chain. Wit- . ; : {io riiWo" pP'riccusod until ho was • Wrcste'd, %hen lib "identified ■ him amongst halfa-dozen others; Tho watch,, etc., produced wbVo the sairio as woro stolen from ■ witness.; : ... E.'Mctz; pawnbroker, stated that accused came into, his shop on^ July 11, and wanted a Moan''on tho watch -produced. Accused said tho watch 'was his own property, and that; he bought it- in London 12 months ■ago.j, IJe. gave the., name. of John Smith, labourer, 'Tory. Strept. Witness founA that the wateli; was.a stolon ono, and handed accused over to a constable. Accused told tho coiistahlo'.ho bought" tho watch from a man four'm'ontbs .a'feot" " Constable Dockbtt, who arrested accused, .deposed that at the police station accused gave tho name of Daniel Murphy, and said ";heVgot~'tli6" watch' from " a man named Cameroij. He did not know where Cameron was at present:": • Detectiv'o Cassells doposed that,ho know accused, whose correct; namo was Daniel Murphy. 4 ; Accused, who repeated his statement as to bpying th?_.watch.from a man named Cameron -about -foiii- months ago, pleaded riot guilty,'" and |was committed to the Supreme _Coiirt for .trial.;,-Bail was allowed -"in the surii of £75 and two '■ sureties of £37 10s. each;" 1 '• ' " i . AT LOGGERHEADSGharlos Eklund appeared in answer to a charge of unlawfully assaulting Michael Wilk-ings,-on.July-14,: and.pleaded not guilty. Evidonco .-showed-: that defendant and AVilkings on;_bbard'thp schooner Amelia Sims; '" A' . quarrel -'arose' over ,tho dinner which' complainant, the cook on the vessel, -was .preparing,. Defendant,,it was alleged, ;got the cook'.doiiif'nl ,'tho cabin and kicked him ih'the fa'cb arid: body.' Defendant, Who admitted-that ho had had' a few drinks, said he remonstrated with tho .'cook because dinner ...was late. Trouble endued* and ho"(d6fehdint) struck witness, but did/not kick him. '. v;.'; His Worship imposed a conviction and fmo of 405., and.costs (55.), 'in default seven days' '"imprisonment. . . . A PETTY. THEFT. Edward Evans, described as a cook, entered "ii" plea of guilty to a charge of theft of .a • pair-of-'boots- valued at 10s., the pro- • per'ty of Mary Lawson. . •. : ' Defendants said he oarno to Wellington, - ■from.Australia; jiboutlfife-months ago, under tho impression that work was plentiful/ Ho ; .had got several temporary jobs, and one employer had loft-him, owing five days' wages. His Worship said'he (was .-prepared to give defendant another chance. Ho would be convicted.; and-ordered; to como up for sen-t-erico .when callecl upon,/tho 3s.'to bo repaid "to'the .dealer,., and tho . goods to bo returned. . ' : CHARGE-OF THEFT OF A WATCH.' Hugh Mullins pleaded not guilty to . a -charge of theft,.of.,.a .Waterbury watcK and chain,-rvaluwi'. a£'.l63i'-'6d., tho property of . Oscar .Robert - Hanson;" Tho principal, evidence for tho prosecution witness who alleged that lie .saw defendant taking something •■•••resomljling a watch out of ■Hahson's'pocket'in ..thSVdivo'- bar of- tho Em•Jii'rb'• Efbteh.Htirisdnl'ytated definitely'. that 'Jaccused jiQ't; : ,tlio..;,;inaii who'' tbok ; tho ovidencejthat .'defendant'"d'criie'd "tKb" charge when ho was arrested. Defendant on oath stated that ho asked a. ;coiistabla::to: search;him in the-bar of tho .'hotel - immediately; after the charge was made, 'but linuson" objected:' to' this as ho knew ho' , ; (dci"endant)—han-not—fcakmj-tho watch; -- His. Worship held that tho evidence was not .sufficient t'o" cori'vici upon. Defendant'must' •be discharged..,.. ~, , . ; . \ ';. ,; v ( ' : MISCELLANEOUS. ' j, ': Benjamin?/Diver; "Driver, ;pleaded • .iguiltjf''to' o a-i , 'ch'a'rgo- y of having, on or about' •: July 1, stolen a bpok,-.valuo 155., the-pro'-, perty of-tho' ;Keiv '2eaTa'nd 'Bible, Tract,- and Book-'Society; >• Chief Detcc.tiye; , M'6raj!h- pointed out" thaC; • until July' 16 oh ii similar 'charge, 'and ho. asked that ho. should'be that date for sentence pn the This was agreed ;to. ... ■' !■> fli ' ■ Two first offenders for drunkenness wero. dealt with,' one.- convicted 'and t fined •,10s. j iri' default '48 lifiufs' imprisonment, and . the other bbing"'fihW J ss., with the alterna-'. nent. . A lad of. 15 years ( of ago pleaded guilty beforo tlie:' Juve'nile 'Court to having, on July 11, stolon a'irevolvbr and '6s/' in money, tho property of Frattk'iTaylor.: Defendant typs convicted' andi ordered' to como up for', sentence'w'hen called "upon,, his father being -..ordered to make good the . money stolen. : . . ' TRAM CONDUCTOR" v." PASSENGER. A plea of not guilteriwas.entered,by Hart Spear to a. chargo "or-'liaving, on Juno 15, refused to pay his faro on, a tram car. . , Mr. Blair appeared for defendant. The casß jforv thb prosecution -set out that defendant'''Mt^ at tho bottom,of Willis 1 St?cbt^t > b.'3^)' ; 'ip; Oriental Bay.; He had, it' wh's'"dll'ej*ed; 'taken a penny ticket, which would' carry':.him to the Conrtcnay :Placo terminus. It whs contended that when ■!tho conductor asked-.fbt a second penny for tho section from Cqurtenay Place to tho Bay , defendant said; ho:' taken a twopenny ticket, but could n'ot find it, as ho had destroyed it just before. alighting 'in accordance with tho request"on-tho tickets to dc:stroy them when alighting. For tho ■ defence'it was stated that defendant got on the car at "Willis Street, pnra twopenny ticket. When he sig'nallod._tho._car to stop at Grass Street, he destroyed tho ticket. As he was leaving the car, tho conductor asked him for his ticket, just been .destroyed. 1 ' As; tho car ' was mpvjng on," the conductor 1 asliotl defendant fprjviiis', name, which' was given together wittoflip, addi;ess. Tho defendant 1 did not g¥t"thp 'summons until ten d4ys,.aftcr ; l f tlip/oocufl;ciJee,. and consequently was junahlo to call-any'bf tho passengers who were*in thb ; car tp substantiate nis statements. . His AVorship remarked that the ovidenco consisted of oath,against oath, nnd on tho ovidenco ho : coitld ( , not' convict. ' Tho information must, bo'dismissed. ... ; ; CASES...LAlfred Craihibnie, 'wli'o failed to appear in 'answer .to., a . charge ,of.....driviug i a vehiclo at | other tban-vft walking pace across tho inter--■se'ctibn of Cuba .and'lngestro Streets,. j\vas ooiivictcd,/and. fined 205.. and cost's 7s. Frederick .-Aims;:, was -convicted and fined 20s ; .'and costs 75.,-for allowing a horse, of which lie liad - custody, to bo at largo in Riddiford Street. , . > For allowing a vehicle, of which ho was tho •driver, 't0 remain - standing .in' Donald M'Leaa Street for 'a'longer "tiriie than necessary for loading or unloading, Thomas Bui-borough was convicted, and fined" 10s. and costs 7s. A youth named" Victor Moffett was conlacted and ordered to pay Court, costs (75.) for riding a bicycle..in Featherston Street oil the night of Jtilyi-5,' without a light. Samuel Cudby did not appear in answer to a chargo of working a horso suffering from 'sorb shoulders, .a'nd'rin an. unfit condition'to bo worked.' A fine of 20s. and 7s. costs, in default threo daya' .imprisonmeilt. was imposed. Edward J.'Aristis'and. Francis Lang Simp- ; son, neither of whom? appeared, v/ero both conivicted ;'diid.V;fi|ietl"l':6os., •in default sevon days' imprisonment, for- causing a. horso to .be worked in harness .while it was suffering ■froin a sore shoulder, ..and v/ns unfit for work. ''/Jphomqs Tyreo wasjionvicted and ordered to |pay 7s. costs for failing,to-register his dogs. I. A conviction, firio of 10s. and costs .it, I was* entered iigtiinst Alfred Harris for . -being thb occupier of premises, tho chimney of 'which was allowedi to- catch fire. -.For allowing.horses-and cattlo to wander., • fines were'im'ptfsqd.'aa.uiyier:—Alice A. Wicki. mata ''10s. 'and Ts'., and ss. and costs .' 7s. -j Williani "Fentoii Bell,' Albert Bcthoi Hansen, • Goorge Hudson, 55., and cost-s 7s.j ' Albert B Hanseii, arid' William Siovers 7s. (costs onlpi —' ~