MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 408, 18 January 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

v-:^;> : i -police gases:; ;V (Before' Messrs.' GV;/Winder'and J. .Speed, ; ; :;x^;;;^- : ::-\;-:. ;■.;/' /^;//.-the/confidence; trick,, :.S; - i : VTwb young men,:: James .'Campbell/and:Alfred/Benson,' pleaded guilty;/ to' haying, oil January. 15, attempted 'to::commit, theft of lOs'.y.the property of one John Abbott Hih:ton!'.':;'.' ''./!':/ /:'■/;■//,;///' ' -/V :'■•;',- //'>//' :Chier Detective /M'Gratli .-. informed tho .Bench that the accused/ attempted to commet;the; theft;by means of; whatyAvasknown .aSvthe.: usual confidence trickl .Those' they exempted/the;trick/qn,/hbwovori had heard ov/it before; and tho accused did':not suc.cced.i; The .Chief Detective' asked .that the .acqused;:be : remanded:to. January 25, for. sen■terice,;'as .'the- polico v/ished.: to-ma-ke iii.quiries, .and '.see if the./accused had a history.' .'■ An- application ■.- for ;bail wa3 opposed byvi'tho Chief. '"Detective,; who.; stated . that both':,men':.:were. strangers .to Wellington. Bail 'was not' allowed:. ":■/■'■'-. ':'■■ ,: ; ' : ALLEGED /BREAKING-JAND ENTERING; ■'■■'■ :Henry ~.<> ./alias.'.; Watson, alias :.Fihsbury,;TYas charged that on/January. 15 ; 'ats:Wellington he' did break : and' enter the Arcadia ./Hotel by/ day; with intent to; commit;' a.crime/ thorcin. :; .;.-.'', .'.■' . ': /' Oh :tho /application"'/of. Chief M'.Grath a remand to January 20 .'was grant;6d.;/,.: i /./:.v/:/;;///;;/.-/r;, ■ ■■■;' / ■;/'/.:-/, ■;:3 "INSOBRIETY.' 1 '" / • J;'-.-''/;/." V • Joseph Mooney,'charged.with insobriety, was'.convicted and' fined 10s; : , and 'David .Henderson",; similarly charged,/,was 'fined ss. Ono> first : offender. •:. was convicted/and .. dis.■"'chargedv ■'".■"'; '..':./• :'';.' :i '--,/ ; /.''.';;:: : : ; :