MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 334, 22 October 1908, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

; v POLICE CASES. ' (Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) ' V,; THEFT FROM A SAILOR.. : . A seaman named William Henry Carlson Was }"cliargcd with stealing ten sovereigns, four,? half ;• sovereigns, a gold chain, and a silver., watch, of a total value of £25, the proMßy.'of Walter. Clements;'' •' : *- iCKlef-. Detective M'Grath conducted the cake';fbr the prosecution/ 'Walter'' Clements, seaman, residing at Ghiiznge; Street, stated that ,in July, 1907, heiwas imate of the'scow Wanderer, and accu'sdd. was a seamaii on board tho vessel, and the same cabin at witness. Tho scow iwas-then Engaged running stone from Peiicafrow Heads to Petone. On July 10, 1907j' tH «>. vessel was at anchor off the Thorndbni.Baths. £ Accused ' went ashore in' the morning, '.but came aboard again with a bottle which witness and accused drank in ;the'cabin." Witness went off to sleep, and wh'Sfi'he awoko'he-found his box had been trbkeh'.i'open, tho box having been shifted to accused's bunk. There had be'eh; £15 : in the box when witness turned in/yahd; this and a watch and, obain,' valued were missing' when witness. went, to the^box. 'v!iPetiri ;;Kennedas, licensed second-hand deilerjat 'Palmerston North, stated that accused called at his shop, on July 20, 1907, and offef&Ua'.watch' and chain for sale. The the locket produced were attached to ithe watch'. ' iDJttctive Connolly stated that when ho • /accused ' with the offence Carlson replied Jthat ;he intended pleading guilty to '. thefrchargfe. , He said he sold the watch, locket to a dealer in Palmerston. Actbsed signed a statement, which set oyt that.;he 'was under the influence.of liquor when ,he, broko open Clements's ' box and stole ,the [money, watch, chain,'and locket. 'Abiiused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court-for Sentence. $ SHOP i ASSISTANT IN 'TROUBLE. A young man, a shop assistant, appeared on remand on two charges (1) of stealing fine'safety razor, 12 razor blades, two "towel-rail brackets, 2. electric light extensioiis,'and ono set of .boot brushes, of a total valUo of £2 55., the property of John Duthio and Co.'j' and (2) with stealing nine sovereigns thfe'j; property, of Joseph Swanson Doughty. Accuso'd pleaded guilty to both, charges. ;M'r. ?;Weston, who • appeared for the defence; /.said''-accused was a young man of resp&table' family. The articles mentioned in! the' first charge had been restored, and counsel gave an undertaking that the money would-bo repaid. His .Worship said that as accused was a fiist*offe'nder, and taking : into* consideration what-had been stated by counsel for the defence and the chief detective, the Court would give';hihr, a chance. He would be'convicted and-'ordered to come up for. sentence when "' called upon.. ;J ■" FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR MONEY, ••'Afyirant man named Herbert Cecil Collins pleaded; not guilty to a .charge of. having, on September 19, at Wellington,' received tho i 6um'.of i£6 3s. 7d. on terms. requiring him to-'account'for the same to one Henry Harold Bell,: and with fraudulently converting the , Ba&e*to''his own use. Evidence showed that informant/ who had been in the employ of tbetßailway Department at Palmerston became ill ;"and left the service. "'He gave accused /an' order to draw £6 35..-7 d. wages due,"to"'him, - the understanding-being that ncpusod\was,to pay a bill at.Palmerston and hand, the balance to Bell, who was then inched .'ill. Accused not. pay the bill or -hand ithe money to. Bell. For :'th'e defence it-.was urged that tlie money had been lent to accused by Bell vvith whom ■ he.' was on- friendly terms. Accuscd, who V was defended by Mr. O'Leary, was convicted .'and ordered, to come up for "sentence "when called upon on. condition that the. £6:3s. v 7d. Was repaid, within 48 hours, and ..that, witnesses' expenses, £3 l'os. 2d., were also paid. ■ CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES. John Archibald M'Neil appeared in answer && : - c P? r 2 e of having, on August 25, at Wellington, obtained ot and from Edmund Carroll;the sum of £5-by means of a certain false-:pretence. On the application of Chief Detective'; M'Grath; accused was remanded to appear on October 28, ' " ;: A BREACH OF THE PEACE. Wm- vPeter Price, and Hendrick AVhitaker pleaded?guilty- to a charge of having be- ■ laved ~m; Manners Street in such a way as to occasion a, breach of the poace. SubInspector. l'hair stated that when Sergeant Baskeville was going along Manners Street Leijawathe. two accused, fighting in front of ?Flockton's Store. ... . the accused was - convicted and fined'-os., in default seven days' imprisonment. ;>h " ;;' , IDLE AND DISORDERLY. A strong-loOking man,' AVm. Baker, alias Barker,-.-alias Thomas Arthur, was charged (1.) j:with:'. being deemed' an idle -and dis-orderly,-person • within the meaning of the Police.-. Offences Act, 1908, in that he had insufficient - lawful;: means of support and (2)l\vith' being deemed an idle and'disorderly, person 'within-the - moaning of the Police Oll'eiices Act, 1908, in that lie habitually consorted with • reputed thieves. liVidencd was given by .Detcctive Andrews that acciised had been knocking about the town with thieves and vagrants since Juno •last, antl-'.had been seen" by ; witness shadowing; drufiken men. Witness had never known accused do any work. Detective Cassells and Leiris ;also gave evidence on similar Iino« to"' ; tho" above. ■- ; ■ •On.;the;first-.charge accused was convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonmeilt; A- similar sentence was entered on tho second -charge,•-to run concurrent with the first sentence. r MISCELLANEOUS. Margaret Keeble, charged with insobriety, was bonvictncl and discharged. Neil M'Lean appeared on two charges of insobriety, on one'of iwhich he was fined 10s., and on tho other'convicted and discharged. Ono first offender/ was fined 10s., 'and two others wore fined os.