MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 399, 7 January 1909, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CiSES. i (Before Mr. W. G. Riddel), S.M.) ' i: " ' A BOLT FROM GAOL. , ... • ' IJURGESS BEFORE THE COURT. [ A charge of being guilty of an aggravated prison offence- within; the. moauiiig of--Section raj ..of the PrisonVAct',\iP.oßj'. ( "m .' that ho icscapod from lawful 'custody- -Vab preferred "Stains! iIllford: .Burg<Sss.: -pleaded • . -'{Vijilty. ;,"|A> Armstrong, governbr of ine Wellington -'Ojiiij'- sMted'. that Accused "was . detained; in .tlje gaol awaiting, trial on several. 'charges.-.; 1 ,'Aj;"Spput li'SO' jj.ni/oii 4i3 accused: : w^s' , in..cus't ( pdy ;in;'th'e : yar.dibf the gaol, and-. >■ shortly.,after tliat'.Jipijr..lie;';}vas^miss.e'd;? :; A-; starphVjparty'-was .trbi«a,viiavuVg: teen seen .'entering ji house vp; "a | right-'of-way .off ,'Jiigesti-e ■ Stj".eet,,. apd ;ifas shortly..after, being "found hiding -'in' a bed in the-house."- Eo- : -was~feturned to-ijlie^bl-fibolit'a'n.'-hpur.flJtep.his.escspei,,,.:... • •|His Worship stated that -under-: Section; 26 ofi Accused ovapviiable-to .;12 ■moritlis' imprisonment. ~..He would bo con;vij3ted..Ynd .sentenced' to 'three months' imcpijisoriinent. t "■ ' ' BROUGHT BACK FROM SYDNEY. ,CASE OF BREAKING AND ENTERING... 'Burgess was also,;charged that on or about October 17, at Low.er'.Hntt, hedid .break -and , eqter the dwellirig of ,-;Rh6da-;Greig ; by day, ■ and did steal therefrom Tajlady's silver watch, a isilv^jT;i?kaifi,-rgpldf. tiroocb, -.®.. -®5 pin, the property of:Rlioda .Grpig:;. . ' Strept, Xower Butt,' stfoed that she ieft'her home/about 9 ojclock.' oiT -the inbrning' "of.(October -;17. , : The doors lobk'ed, but'bno of ;tho '6ide„win(iowß:;wap j left open at the top.- , ; On-returning ,liomeatiout 2 p.m. witness found the doors still •locked; ..but.-the ; yuse:- ; present<sd;'tlie- appear-; "iiijce'' qf,'. eopie^-Oiwbeeii :i riiprnlng' witriess , missed '■ r ithe -Ttrticles""men-; -tioned in the valued; :at about £5. The w,atch, \chain,. brooch, and. piji .(produced) were' amongst' the - article's • ■'pissed.; ; ; '■;■ % ' ; [Dcijectivc Andrews doppsed that. Oil October 30 Ke saw accused, leave.. Wellington for ■Sydney by the steaiher Moera,ki. Witness, reason : to'! suspect .' accused ; ;of certain; offences here, and on 'the arrival of the.stea-'Mr'Kt-^ydliey.'he was'arrested. •■ber 12 witness saw accused- in gnldl.'at .Sydt'i nqy, aud on tte 'sanje. - -day ■ --IJurgeßS was: ."ch'arffed at.'.the Sydney r Cpuft on" five, charges; ■ of: - lidttseb'reajciiig • ;HeJ-was •mfthe'dbct'St Sydney'"accused'piMdVwitftess'qrej 1 , and said i' . the jeweUery ■ piio'duce'd!'in .the' Cour£. was'fbifnjl:.bn;'me";; I'll' 'teil" you .-ay. about', ff o;i' yfiy, '•ltop[''-. : ■ The'-articles .. nPw,,"prp'3ucea ..were ' amongst' ithe-Cou'rt 1$ Syihey.-'.rAccUsedJ.Btatedjtljatrhb'-gpt t.^'o' ■ : -from .;anothcr: .man..-. j-Qmi^pyeinljpr, 13' accused said the:jewellery, that; '.was found ori him'in.'Sydnoy was-aU-that-he everrliad,: .arid'hb-ibjiiy-'gpJrit , ,before .he . left Wjelliheton. -'Tbat' jya's : Srinking'iin ' the' bar at thp.-Alhanlbra'Ho'tel, ■ when'-a ;ina'n' ; ho ca.mciiTn;ahdnskcd-hiTnif'-he.#s-"put ■ of; work. s "l.Wi.tnb'Sjs; said, t^l,'lre : was. jou4 i: of; I :-.f .tjio" day. - . ; ;The'. maiji-thfen "aslted ItoY sell. .witness: Agreed J ' •:t6 r do;'^.;;. l^tne^ ; 'the;'stuff .|ound •, inj ''' 'crook."';'" Accused gate name ■ of' .tho ;man who lie-BMd.gat6' l . ; -'{is* witness!knew~tliis. -to!'Syd- : •-ne/i''®d r -KVi , IS^t'vb^^r^'Blh^'J««ijiai^i. t .and .w.a.s. committed toj.the for.'^entence;;. THE'AFFAIR IN WILLIS STREET, > ALLEGED ASSAULT:. AND ROBBERY. : Norman , Fra'zer, , alias . Brazier, waschanged i (l) wpth,.having; on January; 1, as-' j (saultel anet-Vrobbei 'On6.iWilliamv,C!onnsll,. ; of : ;atv.2s. i and (2) ; !witli stealing two. ■bottlea'.' ofbeer from'. onei /William Connell. fir v ;• ••' •' ; - -'ChjefDetective - conducted . the. i prosecutipn; Meredith; appeared ,f<?r ,t-hb dcfcnce.. . '' : .r 1 • fv (William''Coiinell,'. labburer, residing at the •; Coffee-Palace, v Willis .stated ; that he. %w?s going- up AVillis Street alone at about. .10.45-on the" night of January )1, and "bad ' i V\fo"'b'ojttles pf'herir, one-in eoat pocket.; fronif the'' Cbfl'ee; , "Pflace witness - was ; attackbd' : '.byffonrv* men- ' close' to a right-of-way- on. the" left , hand sifie of the street:". Witness' hatt -Kad. a. few- . drinks,r-&ij4."'-.did(i'npt. notice 'the ■■ men until • they, were close' up to him. - Three of the . men'i.held witness whilst the fourth, man ' .topk;'tho-. bottles ! -'of'-b4e'r,; away : 'from him. ; Witness caught hold of accused;" who : was ■ otje of the four inon-,--and--tlie other three ; . and succeeded, getting'awayj,-and the; next Tptf'. ; ness was^Kat. Frazer, was; in:;.the» custody ..'of';a.'oo'nstable. When, tab' m«n.;inter.fe'red: wit-n. ''witness' .lie ' called- out; for .the , police, as .he thought, .things' wpre ; getting serious. Ho had about; . odd in his ppc- : kbt.; The men.' did not; hay,e..time;to .get at witness's pockets before he ' called 'out. -Wifel; ness had no doubt whatever that . accused was one of the men. V

. ; To Mr.'Meredith: .Witness was a bit excited at. the time,'and 1 ' had-been drinking: He'had . been reading iri;. the'/ papers about tlie, stickiiig-up' cases, and - 'had' them 1 in mind, but was quito certain this one had happened. , : ■ -, ! _" \Ke-examincd bv Chief -Detective M'Grath: In the cells iiost .morning;' accused .asked witness if he was : going 'to press ; the chal-ge, aid witness said he . would, not.;.

• iWilliam' Comast.er, . labourer, residing at Brooklyn, stated .that lie -was, -in -Willis Street,-, near. the;. Y.-M.C.A-. rooms, about 1(j.45 p.m. on 'January I.'and saw four men .make at.complainlat; Three men got hold of, him ! .and went' through his -pockets,' l and re'movM some'bottles: This- happened near a right-of-way,, and the, mon came out; of the right-of-way and .'.'seized. Connell and piille'd'' him - into '" the 1 righWf-way after a struggle^during which Connell- called ,'out "police.- ' ; One-, of ■ thV'meri • said, •'' If . you. don't keep'quiet, ril hit'you with a bottle." '(Vitiiess went over-towards scene of" .the struggle, and'three of the riion ran'off,'separating ;when ; tb'ey got'into ,the. crowd, waiting for :tho Brooklyn car. Connell:'struggled with, the .man who was left.; hut the man then got- away and went into tho crowd. Witness followed him, - and -kept an eye on Him • the. whole, time,-until a oonstable came albrig,' when' Witness pointed the mail'out "to. him. Accused" was tho man witness pointed out to the constable, and he had got down to tho corner of Manners Street before he was arrested. Constable Shaw and Detective Cassells also gave evidence. - . :Accused; : pleaded not guilty, and was committed to -tne Supreme Court for trial. • Bail was 1 allowed ■in the sum of £80, and two sureties of £40 each. _ On , the application of Chief Detective M'Grath, the charge of theft- was drawn.;SEAMEN AT LOGGERHEADS. ' . : ' FIGHT ON BARQUE HELGA: A light on the barque Helga resulted in a. youthful seaman named Robert William Adams appearing on a charge of unlawfully assaulting another seaman named Peter M'Laughlan on January 4. M'Laughlan stated 'that Adams went on board for a bag belonging to another man, and when it was; refused got into an argument with the watchman, and subsequently struck informant in the face. Defendant admitted that ho went on board the Helga for a mate's bag. M'Laughlan said the bag must not be removed, and hit witness. Defendant said he could not stand this, arid took the law into his own hands and "waded into" M'Laughlan - His Worship said it was doubtful who had, struck the first blow, but on defendant's admission ho had assaulted informant. The assault was riot a serious one.. Defendant would! bs convicted arid fined 10s,, with the alternative of 48 hours ia gaol.

' j HAUNTING THORNDON HOUSES. . jAn old man named Matthew Edward Pickering pleaded guilty "t'o."a "'charge of being an ' idle and disorderly person _within the meaning of the Police' Offences 'fflt,''••■looß, in that lit) has insufficient da'wful..weans of support. j ■ ' -iStation-Sergeant Darby.. stated that ac- , cused, who was an'old offmider. :29 pre- ' vijoiis Convections''against -him,, was found going'frOm'house to house-in Tkorndon-cadg-; I lng for money and Jpod.,-_ i !A sentence of three. ; was imposed. / . .-.j. j THE VIVIAN STREET MYSTERY. . j COLLINS FURTHER REMANDED. ;Robcrt Chas. Collins.applied on remand ,01} a charge that on Decejnber.,l2, at.Wellington, he ■did 1 unlawfully ■a'ssault-and-'-thereby-#y.;onejQbj}'.F-eKgupon .f. r ■ '. J t"; iMr. Gray, the..defensei ptate.d.'that it, r had.' been arranged between Jiim and the, police , : that.' accused should bo '.remanded .'for, another, week. Bail :was ..allowed,in; the Bum .'of £50, and_two..sureties:,of. .£2s,£acn,' . I TIRED OP FORECASTLE LIFE. James Almond', a'.duly articled seaman, oft' . Aotja,•' 'to 'a' 1 charge of deserting from the vessel on Janu-~ ■ aiijV'4. 'Mr. .Gray, the' shipping coimpariy, .stated;.that!.the: Aotea had "now,. was ,"j» .very..coinpion. ,one,j and t vessels ~were, frequently..delayed,.whilst men were.engaged to replace-deserters..a't tlio last moment. . u His Worship said.-desertion .'was .becoming to'o" common .of this-, port'.;- Accused, would -be sejntraced 1 to-21-days'-'imprisonment.' ■ . - : .' CHARGES •Henry ■ncnrikspn-. arid - Mary 'Tanner were chalked (1 j "th'at'on- December- 17£ ; at ;Wellingtop',' they did' break ;iind 1 eritor the' duelling of Arthur' Carman bv 'dayir 'and'' stCal'-a 'f|uahti{.y of 'goo'ds '.valued at-£30,. a)jd thafon Dpcembpr 3, at'.Wellington did. • bi|BaK'.Vrid-isnf^r^®. and steal On; >;.the:. appUc^tibp.. ~pf -iChief-petectixe. M'Grath, .:bott aroused: ..were:. rpnipdedO'tp Wednesday next.. . , ;. : -r • OTEER C4SES. . Peter Middlemore,''a.' '-'middle-aged'' linan,' plpaded'/gtiilty'.to':a.'charge^'of ;indec?riby : in Adeissicje:;. Roaidj' and cpnviewed'.jand"'sen-; tepced 'to 'fourt?en ;daysy imprisonment."":'. : *•; '. JCatc AVpson. intli . r importuning.;in bqth. 'leaded iot guilty: ,;:After,hea'ring.the. 'evidence of-.Constables ;Mullool.v. and tKyne, i.whovware. on plain; clothes .duty, s .theVacensra'intimated rthja't-they'-had ribtliing ; to say, othCrthan'that'' they were'not guilty. .Chief-Detective-,M'Grath ißtattd ; : that : 'Brannigan '-'had? 27 conviction's aeaihst'.iief, andAVilspn\h'ad-five.,^'A^sentence *dr| oUo'rtpntlj'W oafch\case.'* ;.-r "".'.V. y •\ Herbert •Thos: i ,,ClufF and Harry Riemen.appeared on'charges of ' ivife ■desertion '.ijT AivstralisV" .■Aitor ; 'hbarihg;' formal,' ' evidence,; an; . for --,extr.aditipn' ;,w.as, grpiited inxach dase, the ;c»jer -to Constable Bourchier for return'', to , Sydney.: J :(m (Geo. Baker, .Alexander Churchman, .and : Jdso'plr,Gaudier, charge,d.with insobriety, werp' . each convicted, and fined 203.',. .• in ..default; ■ . Jeypji;,dftys' - ; imprisonment. > ;■ Mary; Tanner, 'similarly charged, was convicted, jfisl, -in :i default .48 fhours'• impHsonment. ■ '■* ' ' i.-..- ■ -.•.••■ •,?.