MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 649, 28 October 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Ridaell,S.M.); ■.'. ';.:; : j\.v:-: -: Ky^i'.CHEQijEyFORGEBy;:; ,-y ; K;"'•A young. mini, named. John: William ;Chadwiek,- alias Smith,Vwas; charged.with, forging _ the name 'fit '■ Samuel Samuels to a cheque for jGIO-'on• thW, Bant 'of iNov/, Zealand, ..lo Aro,, : and:' with ":■ uttering; the;;;chequo ; to;, Alesander - ; Dimdore.y'-.'.'-y'y-^ :; ' ; y": ; '-, ; , •'•.',.'.;.■;/'■'£•••"'■<">,''•'"'' Hannah. Eliza Foley, ;a clerk at,the Com-raercial-Hotoli'State'd tkatyon Septomber.3 accused came to the "office and asked her for.-a .blank!-'cheque., ■ Ho' g'ave : his'name as-J; Smith; : Witness', gave !hini;';: tho; one: produced.; It'was ■'theri i ' : bfanfc;v.'i'.■' , .' : i■V•'?'■' ; ;^•^^! i '.'t''.-'';/ '■ Henry -Lcppett/ assistant \to Alexander Dim.doreV'said that accused bought a pair of boots fbr-16s. '6d.,'arid^;tendered.:the cheque in ques-. ; tion; .It was 'cashed by.Dimdore, ,paid into his ' accduut, .and' afterwards marked ;"No 'acconnt"-'''-''..''.v-:^'V;-V..' , :.V 1 ; ;i y ; '- : ; ',3-' '■' y: ;AyM. Samuel, of Lower ;Hutt, formerly manager for tho phoenix Aerated .Water. Company, deposed'.:that ;the-;cheq'ue .produced,,was not drawn by him or'yby'.hisy'nuthority.: Witness noticed-, that. 11;''. bore ": the" name'. "Phoenix." ">' Ho had .no; account : . ; at:;tbe To; Arp";br'anch ■of tho bank, and did;not know,:accused..': :'j".•:''' : . ; ;-/Detective' Kemp , that 'he' saw 'accused ,bn' October .'2l!:at ; tho : : Terraco.! Gaol;', •when''he rnadb a statement .that lie,.tlid ! nbt knowyvrhefe' lie got ::the:blank cheque, or:.whbro.'-he.; cashedit....He' knew; : Samuel;Samuels,, but ho!had no authority, to'sign ! bis name to the cheque, and intended to-plead guilty. -'Sinco an illness,.he. had from -a' lapse; of memory. ' ■;.:' ".■.'■ ,'Acc'ußed pleaded' guilty/ and was committed 1 for sentohce. ."'i-i'.-;';."',:', .'••; : '.'-. '•"'■ ; y!";.y;' y'!'THE;VAGKANCY':ACT..-: ; ,y.'y!;y ''.i:Stella..- Taylor,, alias','Marslin,.. pleaded,,, not guiity.to a. charge ofybeing. an idle and.dis-! orderlyy person; ■: Mr. 1 ;,'o'Regau,. asked-:for. a. •remand-until; Monday.-.. .This! was. agreed: to, bail .being fixed at'jeio'!ahd;ono surety of ,£lO. ;- A remand' to; tho same' date was granted in-. a. similar; caso...;against,,Maggie; M'Hugh,;:aliasHaraTearcsy" :■'iyy;!;- ;.•'■ , :y-V' ; y''; , : ;--'.'¥.'■•• '■'": .William 1 Morrison-and John M'Nab,were.sentenced ;to'.'onb; month's -and' three, months' imprisonmenty respectively Voir charges.yof •; being . vagrants.'.'; -'Vyy y- :--y : ,'y;;y. '";' '■: .-;;■.'. • ; ;' : vp'y; ;U': : yt : :^^BRIETT/!v":^yy ; f' : ; {, .Annie M'Grath.vms charged with boing found in a state of helpless, drunkenness, and with damaging'; an window ;.pnne valued at-2s.;■'" 0n..; ; the former jppunt,:. she ; was.;convicted'.and: or-, ; .dore'd .to.-psy, medical v anil- hospital expenses > amounting. tp.<"Jills'., In default H. days'' im? . prisonment;j;nnd : on; the. latter, she.was. fined ■ ordor'e'd to make,good; tho damage, in .uefaiilti7.days'imprisonment.'■"... y A' female first', offending ,inebriate "was. con- 1 victo:l: : and discharged," and another' first'offender *as,fined>ss;,"'in.default 24 hours'' im- ., prisohment.:','- ',: y'j ; .■ y. > :