MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 518, 27 May 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Befoio Jli. W G. Riddell, SII)

;.pHiiGE;;PFVNE6LECTIN.G - ; An : adjournment; to Wednesday..'.next- was asked for by-Inspector .Ellison, .when the case of Mary Ann Callinpthanv was.'mentioned. .Defendant was., to, have-appeared on; archaise ■of having,-, 1 hetweoh "April 27 anct May 18, at the' Lower-Hutt,-' wilfully neglected.a boy-arred iiudbrsLx'months, which.child was: in her cus-tody.-in-a manner likely to cause injury to • ifcaith3':v-"v:- : " ; ■"'.■'■ ■;■:■/.;< /'A,-'-: V The- police stated that- one- of ,:the -witnesses had disappeared/after the inquest, out.of which the charge.arose, and it.might tuke some time, tovlocato her.. --Sir.. Herdrann for. defendant aureed. to ■ the ■adjournment. •:_:■■ -, ; ~.-.: ;'•■ •; UNI/AWPTJLLY oS 'pJEMISES, : - v ; - Aii elderly womnn, named. Susan M'Laugh■lan-" pleaded guilty to ■ having been found ; by night without'lawful excuse on ; the,,premises of "janhing, Tarannki Street. ; It appeared that the premises '■..were ..pnoccupied,, and -ttte owner-- had' requested'- the■.police ■■>. tovkeep, an■ eye on. them, .with the result .that accused Ares found sleeping in."a-.shed at the rear ot tlie 'house;- at" 12.45 ."a.m. There were 2-l,previous cbhviotions"against accused.,' .._■•; :.- . . i. r ■ His Worship' entered a conviction, and order to come-up. for. sentence: when', called,-, on, on; condition that accused went 'into the : , faalva-. tiohi Army-Home; and.remained there-for three .: \ '.;.-:.■>■!. ■■-,-.-.'•■''.' : ; : -;..-.- :-.■;.;:;;&;,;;• £MIDNMHT-TIIEFT;; ; : - ; ;; : i ?.,•;[ '■■'■■ 'A' plea ■of'hot ; guilty'wis, entered : by- John ! Soarle:' a tailor, '-to a■' charge of stealing "a bottle of milk,'valued..at-lir.::ld.,\the property, of Geo.':slorris, dairyman,-' Newtoivn.'-.-. , : . ■-.'.;•.; : - Sub-Inspector JPhiiir . conducted ■ the case for, the 1 prosecution, and Mr."-.'.Bunny. appeared for .defendant. ;!,:-:f:rV- ; : : ."-V :-'■';,-/■•'. ':■'■- It .appeared- : that Korris'.had; been missing milk: from 'his dairy' for.somo time,, and, 'in consequence, he informed the police -who '.set a watch: on'the dairy, on' the' Dight ;of 'May :22, with .the'result ■ that''defendant, was seen -.to:-ehter-.the: yard;'onv-tijj'-jtoea,' -and ;go .into ;the dairy, where;tlie':noise' of ciinking:,bottles; arid; of moving, a; milk 'can was heard;: ;The 'constables then ■came; out ,of ■their' place, of .'con-. cealment,.'and:'charged',:,"accused, who':'"denied that.ho:-had ; takcn any: milk.-. ;:.: ; "!. Accused, -on oath",.denied: haTing 'taken '.tho : milk, '.although he; \ admitted' going .into the dairy, ■ yard .with the intention of purchasing milk.-for'suppe,r.'.! -:; M. !i ■'.:-';■ ■'-■' His ■'.;Worship said ;that,.defendant.. denied being- in:the dairy,:but the Cojart did hot her. liove;-him; oil' that .pomt.-' v-Tho' evidence::;was against-accused. Who would .be ;convicte'd. ,and fined :20s.' and.' costs 65., .in default seven'days' 'imprisonment, .''.s;-'; 1 ;.:-?;"''"■:■■'■'.-.-." .'-'"':-'■ '^■■'.■ v '-.- ; :■ ,;:,J6hn,Taricied.was'further remanded to.Wed'liesday next; on. a ,:oharge of; breaking. rind en■teHng: the; sh6p:-:pf.Louis ;Trufnnii, : Petono,' with intent: -to",' commit /a 'crime. .'.Bail.; was, allowed, in • the ; snin ■ of'- JSoO : and two. sureties-; of • £25 each.' "Mr.- Jackson appeared,for accused.'.,.. :■':;■:BEARDING^THE'LION 1 IN^HIs'dEN.-;' - ~-A sohtenceiof.ty days';imprisonment was entered 'against; Joseph Keen'sfoi" l assaulting' Constable ;'.Scott;';.„ From ■ the . statement; 1 made :"by ;.Snb-Inspcctor. Phair ,it',appeared that accused. 'was:'seatcd'';in the. watchhpuse ; at::tKe,Xambton Quay' Police' Station,' when lie 'struck'-Constable Sco.tt,.on- the ; ;fa"ce,V;without,any "provocation, -other.,- that-the constable, said the Station ,Sergea.nt- was:' qiitr,when accused;wanted,to: see him. : Keen's idea";'in Striking! the l constable 1 wnsto -olear; the road: and - allow'him to bolt.' There were nb'gut thirty; previous convictions against-accused, the "list .including assaulting ,tho police'.and. common/assault. ._ ";.\ ..■'■'.'.■'^■;^'.: ft-; ■-■■ I VTHE-^E :^l':^i XpAJEß.;":!.;Vi:ik^^^ >';"He;won't 1 -work,'-and "has 'been f .knocking abont the townVliving-the.'life" of 'a, loafer." such", was'' the certificate ■ of. character giTcn Michael-; M'Griith-,- 'alias" Sharkey, alias "O'Con-. 'nor,'by, Chief-Detective;Broberg.-. M'Grath. was .oharged', l - (1) ; with . stealing ;:a. pair' of, boots, 1 • a shirt.-a,towel, and a.'hat,:valued at-205;,-the property of -Pranbis:,Hart; inhd (2) 'stealing' a portmanteau and'.contents, valued at t£S, the priperty ,. of Frank 1 - Guy;: The.-? police 'Stated; that; accused 'had a.hurhber of • previous ;c'onyiptidns.against -him;.''.His.Wo'rshii) ehtere'd :«. .sentence";,of- three months''- imprisonment on' :each; charge,. the. I ,sentences to be.cumulative.; 0-M 'rt>j' : :£^ ,'iP.?i? ld .; Wils o n .'"George; Quin,; and-Joseph :.Keen i: /with' stealing- from* the'.shon .of;Harry.;Horwood;a ; till,and contents valued .»':-:80s.-•> After hearing : .the'.'evidencel'■■■wliicH" showed: that. :tho;ineh; were seen in or ;in the ' , •SP ln 'tT'.■o^ t time t h ?.:Mll,,was',taken.',Mr; -Buddie, 1 who;'nppe'arcd for,; Wilson:,, and. quin, .jaskedvtliat' the'-, cases .bo•.treated. snmmnnljv.buf his;:WorsKip ■'■ Heldthat ,the'-ca,ses. must, go, to; the Supremo. Court. Aach of'the:, accused pleaded not guilty and was,committed to the. Supreme Court for 'trial \Bail was. allowed :in.; the..,sum of »eSO, ■ and ■ two 1 of-Ml ; ean.h;',;;; f .-,; : ', ft J XPEOSECOTION'; THAT ■FAILED; ■■ 'y- % /'•James"-,Patrick : V Ha'ssetf' was "charged with stealing a, horse "valued .at, jjio,; the property -of iJas-rßrotherston;;:"- S ■".■'■'■'::'. ';"• i ■',? ■•':■-.; "■,'".«". ;. Chief-petective .'Broberg' conducted -' the case for: fho prosecution and- Mr;'O'Leary'appeared tor accused." ;;;:v;-v;;;-Vft ft' I '-: V •:'; ■--:':-•;: ■i-It'appeared .from', the evidence .that'Brotherston ,leased; aihOrse : to Hassett' and subsequently :somotlung.V.was:-said 'about-accused buying thi animal,',-on tinie,'payinerit.fAccused sold : the horse, to.,a'; third-person.\:When varrested, - accused,.said: that he"'.had; bought the horse, from' Brotherstonftahd.;had : :lookcd round for -him for'th'ree.'days' to pay him,,but could not ■ findhim, Brotherston having.left his old lodgings. ' : .Hassett,; on'dath, -stated'-'that ho had :hired the; horse; and later, entered-into, an arrangement ;.to purchase it; on. the time-payment system ;;, ■ ;, When : he - sold tho horse ,he 'sent for. Brotherston,'' but' the messenger could - not find him,',so' witness wo'rit to his/lodgings and found that•_• ho had: moved, , Witness . went to . Auck-' land, leaving:tho money 'with wife'in case brotherston: called for it. ; To;, his: surprise ;ho was arrested, in.Auckland,on.'ri cha'rgo of, stealing: the '•horseVft'-'-.'.-.V'. -■■,;/;, ■.'»'-.• .■.■::'/•:•■ '■:,. 'His Worship', said that' the , whole question ' hinged.ou whether there,was a sale,:or-not>lf thero; was' n.salq. thero'could v be''no offence. The.- evidence, for, tl'.o. prosecution-was' 'weak,but, the; whole .'transaction w.ns a. I 'loose .'one. Some , suspicion /' attached '■:' to - defendant, but thero >was; a'-doubt'- about: the matter,' /and de■fendaiit; must have-the benefit-of .it.: • The in-.forma£idh-wa6'idisniissed.!::; .; ; ':■': -;- -.- ;;> : ; : -;' ALLEGED THEFT. OF '.CATTLE;;-/; '. \ Kichard,Henry Pratt appeared in; ansiver to three separate charges of.having,-'oh'April 3, April IG, and October 12,. 1908, stolen:-a"cow valued at A the property of, Eich'n'rd' Hull. Eyidencofor: the prosecution set out that' Hall' leased ,a small farm to accused, 1 there-being 18 cowsiou tho.'farm at" the time accused 1 took it .over, and';he. undertook,, in an. agreement,' to hand: the cows over at the expiration of his tenancy. About,' April 19 last Accused -left the 1 ; -farm. without'notico and,, on informant mustering tho cows he found a. cows; 7 of them being '.of;. tho,, original.;.- lot, and .two 1 ' being ; strangers. Accused, on'- being'spoken to -about the cows,'- said; that.,they were dead, and denied haying sold them. Evidence: was, given as to accused' having \ exchanged one of the - cows running, on Hall's place, for, another-cow and 205.Another witness deposed-that he "had 'pur|;chased ■ half-a-dozeri cows : from- accused, who said ;. that they 'belonged to dn's wife. '. Ono -ofthosecows was subsequently claimed by Hall as his.; 1 .:'.' ';: "■ ;..-': '.'■'■'.'.'.:" . .Accused elected -to go,.into the witness-box,' and :mado': a lengthy statement, detailing ..the way ho had dealt with the whole of tho cows.-'■A-plea of/not guilty. Was .entered, and ec;Ciiscd. ivns committed-:to the -Supremo Court for trial.. Bail was allowed in-the sum of .£4O and .two.sureties of JHO.oach.: V.- '■. / vvft-ift ft'/ftVAGEANCrft'; ■■■<■"[ ':,; : ' ■ ~ A,- ; 'yoiing ; -rnaiv.',named '.Timotliy ; . Criiddeii pleaded guilty : to : , having insufficient : lawful means of support. /Accused crime-.to town from (Jisborne about two; months-ago, .and then had sonie:money. which -he-'had'- '.since; spent...-/ For the. past week or l :hroVho > .'h , iid'-'been living the lifb of.:a' vagrant.'•',^Nothing. I 'was 1 known against him, and the police understood that he would go ,away:_to:tho'country l if-;gjven a chance." A conviction and ,order;.to come -up for sentence, when.called.on wore, entered. ■ '-•:' ,;; ; -■; ;( '';;'• jlNSobeiett:■ i- \ >U -,-'- {;■'■). ; Emma -Wright, 'deemed to be an habitual drunkard, was remanded, to. this moruinn for .»atenco.':.•':■' , .•■.'■'•■■•.'. ,; ''''''■'■".'''■■'.''•'. , ' "/ '■'-.•' '".;'."--.''.•':■.•■,■".';-■/