MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 570, 27 July 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr.' W. G. Itiddell, S.M.) GIVEN > A CHANCE. , A young woman, a natire of Pitcairn Island, Bessie .Amelia Thomhs, -was brought forward lor sentence on four charges of theft of cheques to which she- had pleaded guilty. Chief-Detective Broberg said that accused had been brought over from Sydney by the complainant, > David Nield. who had married her aunt, and it was while sho was minding house during his absence that ahe stole the cheques from his , letters. Two out "of tho four cheques had been made Rood. His Worship mentioned that Mr. Nield had sent him a letter in regard to tho case. That was an improper thing to do. Ifv there ivere any communication to be ,made it should be made'to the police. Accused would bo convicted and ordered to corno up for sentence I when called upon. )

, THEFT OF BOOTS, i . Seventeen previous conviction') mjainst hie name, and only tiro months out of jjaol was the record of Alfred George Driscoll, who pleaded not guilty to a charge, of theft of a pair of boots valued at 12s. 6d., the property of Pearco and Co. Ho was convicted and sent to gaol for two months. LEGAL POINT SET ASIDE. A case of alleged obscene .language which* had ' previously been ' dismissed without prejudice on a legal point, that against Wm. Osborr.3 Hall, -was again called on. Mr. Wilford, for defendant, raised another legal point,- to-the effect that tho de-, fence not having been heard before tho caso was dismissed without prejudice, according to I Section 73 of tho Justices of the Peace Act | 1908, defendant could not again be charged His Wr ?hip made a note of the objection, but ref jted to suspend tho case, and convicted and fined defendant JC3 and costs 235., in default 14 days" imprisonment. . ANOTHER TWO-TTP CASE. Another' "scholar" of the Wallace Street I tuo-up Bchool" was fined .£3, and costs 7s. jn v default seven days' imprisonment. ' SHOP-FEONT THEFTS. ' .Tu eft ,f r ? m a 6ho P f F OBt was tno offence with which Win. Morrison was charged on threo infoimation?. Tho articles stolen ivere two overcoats, valued at .£3, one pair of boot?, valued at JEI, and one overcoat, valued at ' -L 7 n tn6 .fi, rs,: 'wo charges accused was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence > when called upon, and, on the third, ho was lined £3, and ordered to pay tho value of the overcoat (jei 55.), in default, 21 dajs' imprisonment. " REMANDED FOE SENTENCE. A mere lad in appearance, but stated to bo ' 21 years of>nge, named Alexander Greon, was chargud with the theft at Nrahauranßa of £$ 35., , the property of Wm. King. The complainant and defendant sijid Chief-Detective * Broburg, were employed at tho Ngahauranga Meat Works, and tho theft was committed in the dressing-room. Defendant had come out from England only last May, and had no aela- . tives or fi lends in New Zealand. His Woretiip remanded defendant till to-day for sentence, in order that it might be ascertained if his employers Mould take him back. / INSOBRIETY. Jn habitual drunkard, John M'Kay, was conricted and ordered to go to the Pakatoa Inebriates' Home forgone year. Jas.'Hy. Browning, for his second offence, was convicted, , and fined 10s., in default 48 hours'in gaol. Two first offenders weie fined ss. and 10s. respectively, in default 21 hours' imprisonment. MAINTENANCE ■ CASES: ' On a oharge of failing to support his wife, fHizaheth Enticott, Chas. Enticott was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, warrant to be suspenOed so long as 10s. a week were paid off the arrears. Edward Henry Power, charged with disjbedience of an order to contribute to the maintenance of his wife, Annie Poiver, was 1 sentenced to two' months' 'imprisonment. Walter Austin was sentenced to H days' imprisonment for _ disobeying an order for the maintenance of liis wife, Annie Austin, warrant to be suspended if the an ears of ,£3 were paid by August 2. UNSTAMPED WEIGHTS. Fo:\ having unstamped weights in their pov /ession, Emily Morgan, Wm. Cook and Sons, and Jno. Easson and Sons wore convicted and fined 10s. each, and costs 75., in default 48 hours' imprisonment. For possessing unstamped machines the same defendants wero ordered to pay costs, 75., while Frank Baken, for a'similar offence,' was fined , 10s., and costs H 7s - : ;-.^-^'^'-''f:-l