MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. (Before Dr. A. M'Artliur, S.M.)."•'. ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING. Henry Williams, alios Watson, alias Finsbury, was charged that on January 16, at Wellington, ho did break and enter the Ai'oadia Hotel by day with intent to commit a crime therein. • ■:•;■.•''('.- Ohief-Deteotive M'Grath conducted the case- for 'the prosecution, and: Mr. P.' W; Jackson appeared for acoused.'' Beatrice Neilson, housemaid at the Arcadia Hotol, said she'was on the third floor at 12.15 p.m. on January 15. ~ She was in a room, the door of whiohwas closed. The door was opened by. the accused, who walked in. v He asked if.the room.was Mr. Royd's. The witness said, "No, it's Mr.' Tart's." He asked if Mr. Tait had gone away, and witness replied that he would be back at night. The accused'said, "Thank you," and walked out. She (witness) had never, known of anyone called Royd stopping at the hotel. Molly Newman, waitress at the Arcadia) said •_ her bedroom was on the top floor of the building. She was in hor room about 12.15 p.m. on January 15, with the door closed. The accused came into the room, and asked for George Aitken, • Witness told him there was no suoh man in the house; He apologised, ; and left the room.'' '... .Ruby Hicks, waitress, .said the accused came into her room on January 15, and asked .for Miss Dribble. The witness asked if. she was a waitress or a boarder, and thon to said it was a Mr. Dribble ho,wanted. When told there was no one of that name on that floor he left.: ■:

, Catherine Wanstall, housemaid, said she left her, room about 6.45 on the morning of January 15.-.. She-left ss, in her. purse,".made up of a.flbrin,,.a halfrcrown, and. a sixpence. The, door was shut,',b.ut not locked. Sho returned'- to.- her room A about. 12,45, and found tho,door as.she had left it, but her drawer had been opened. The sum of 4s. 6d. was missing from her purse. On further examination of her room later, the witness found that a hat-box had also been opened. .'■' Herbert George Harvey, porter at the Arcadia Hotel, stated that he was in bed in his room on the third floor about 12.15 p.m. on- January 15. The door of tho room was closed, but not locked. When witness was dosing off ho heard the door open quietly and smelt smoke, On opening his eyes witness saw accused in the room with- his hand on _ witness's watch-chain, which was .in a waißtcoat hanging on the: door. -Witness said, "Hallo, what do you want?" and the .intruder said, "Is Charlie' here ?" Witness asked who. Charlie was, and accused replied that Charlie was a waiter, to which witness replied, "Wo've got no waiters hero,, they, are all waitresses," and told accused he bad made a,bloomer: Accused supposed ho had, and : closed "the door and left. '.-.'.

•. John 'Patterson, of the, Arcadia. Hotel, saw accused at' the' hotel about' 11.45: on January 15. Accused was .not a boarder at tho hotel,; nor was: he employed' there. None- of tho names mentioned by "'accused wore known'to witness. '■' . '."'■■' > ; At this stago. Ghief-Dotectivo M'Grath said he;had ;bnn.more witness" to' call—Detective ; Cajnei'on—who .would, no.t': bejlown.from the Country .until "midday'."; fin' trie-understanding .:thavthe,-furth9r...evidehce-;could-.be. called ii) the •Supreme. Court the polios' closed ■ their easel! - '.--."■,-. "■::'.-'.- ...- : .. -.' :

■ Aocused took exception to being charged under the name Williams, .and: announced with some vigour that he would hot answer the charge.under that name. His name.was Harry Fienburgl,The Court decided to alter the name as requested. .Accused:pleaded not guilty,. and. was c6ramitted •to the' Supreme. Court for trial. . Bail was allowed in the sum of £50 and one.Burety of £5Q.'-01,'l •;■':,■• -:•/'•■ ' ,; ; }i; AN UNWELCOME .VISITOR; yX fov;' : .;,,iWiliam-'.-Gus'taY6 :; alias Blimb, appeared in.answer' ; t6\v.ch'argb that on January 13 ho. did unlawfully enter the dwelling of John' Hinton :'(tho Hotel Bristol) by' night with intent r to 'commit a crime therein.". '■■-■•■'•'.'■•■"■'.." , : Chief..Detective- M'Grath conducted■ the case for the prosecutions ,',:.' .. , , :" ;: , ! John H. Hinton, proprietor of the Hptel Bristol, 'Ghuznee Street, stated that on; the', night of January, 13 :ho' went into the hotel: the front door after 9. p.m., and made .his way. to the. office, which was in darkness. When ;.by the. front.-.slide -ofthe office, and about to put his hat in; witness say accused standing-inside the office close to jthe.-cash,register. Accused drew back and. ssibom'ed-isurprised. 6 J : , rWi'tiiess' : a'sked l 'acfivJsed l Wi-'fto? J ;miirfKefl;'-'stoethiLg'>boW"ia y ;M?' He'-'caiho l phf 6f th'e' : officeV'and when int'errogated'againmu'mbled, something and. made towards 'the' front .door. Accused got out to Ghuznee. Street, and witness followed him down Cuba Street,. watching him- slacken off whon. he thought no o.no'was following. Witness kept the man in sight for some time," and subsequently mado a complaint' to a constable, who accosted accused and asked: him'what he hadbeon doing in. the Hotel Bristol. Accused denied all knowledge of the hotel, or that he had ever been there, v j ■'"'.;;• ■■.'•■■•• ; Constable Johnston stated.that ho was on duty in Courtenay Place at 9.20 jim. on January 13, and saw accused,- who was taken, to. the Manners Street police station in consequence of a complaint made by Mr. Hinton, and handed him over to Detective Cassells. - John ■ Jackson,, manager of-the'Fountain Hall boarding-house,.Marion Street, knew accused, who had- been stopping at, witness's place since. January 7. •, Accused squared up oh the evening of January 13, saying he had: no: more money, and asking if he could stay on for a while until he got' work. 'He left his clothes, etc., at. the house "when, witness said he could stay on for a few! days. Deteotive Cassells deposed that ho saw accused at Manners Street-police station on the night of January 13. Accused gave his name. as ;Gustave William 'Glinn, and admitted he had-rib': right to': be'in the office at the Hotel •BrfstoL'but 'said.iie would not say 'who he. ; w'ent; there 1 for. 1 ' Witness'then' arrested him, and had 'since ascertained' that his v name was Gustavo Williams, sometimes known as Jacob Blinn. Accused. was quite sober when arrested. .. •■:''[ Accused pleaded guilty, and. was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. INSOBRIETY. Three first offenders for insobriety were dealt'with;. One was remanded: until JMonday for medioal treatment, and two others were convioted and.discharged, . '