MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 679, 2 December 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.JI.) ON; ANOTHER PERSON'S FURNITURE. A somewhat novel way of raising ,£2O seems to ;havo been adopted by a young man, Alfred John Lacey, who _\yas charged with obtaining, that 'sum in. February last from ,B. A. Guisoby means of false [ pretences,' These pretcnccs were made with respect' to another'person's furniture.y Mr. Cracroft Wilson appeared for tho ; defence. -v ■ ■ . It appeared from evidence that accused applied': from fa'local' solicitor for' v a loan,:'sub-' mitting 'as .' security some'furniture, for:which lie' produced ft .receipt, signed Mabel Hatchard. The ' receipt was: dated six months back, and yet' the .writing appeared fresh. - The solicitor was; suspicious, but ••'after' further inquiry ; he introduced accused to informant, who entered into the transaction. : f r v ■ Accuscd in, pleading not, guilty stated that he had authority, to sell tho furniture, and out of tlie ; i£2o ho had raised :on : it he had devoted-<£B odd; towards clearing a previous' bailment on it,' and with the rest ho had purchased some more furniture. . ■ ' Chief-Detective" Broberg: ~ "Have 4 you.jbeen convicted before?"— Witness: "No."' /'-'Were you not conviotcd of theft in : 1906?"— "No." • ■ ' "Bo careful.now; were you not convictcdand sentenced '. to one month s imprisonment' for theft in December, 1903?"—" Oh, yes! > I ; remember now; I was convicted." ;v,: A- sentence ,of three months' imprisonment was imposed. . i V/' 'V- ■ ■ X BASIN KESERVIJ BY NIGHT L^you'n£„man'named' Wm,, Cunningham .was brought up "for ._ seAttncp' tin r ti u "mP" lawfully -assaulting, Adolph. .Perhim, in, the Roscrve ;on the night of November/26. ; Sub-Inspoctov Norwood, said that from'-' '.intiuino'jT.made/ho had ascertained that defendant had been'lnst,in permanent employment . at .Opotiki.. Since May.'last ■ he; had 'been "swag-' ging,"; and; had,; also ~ done , three l _ days' '.work at Fordelli; The previous . convictions against rhim ..were all r.for ; insobriety. • . His . Worship watned defendant" against-taking liijnor if ' it led- him; to : "imagine' things." A conviction and finS; of J;3 and costs 125., in default. 21 days' imprisonment, .were"imposed. '; . ; •, ■ :

INSOBRIETY. One first-olfonding inebriato was convicted ami discharged: Another. was Sued 10s., and two;others:wero fined 55., 'in : default, 21 hours' imprisonment. v: 1 '.-Or. 'V- \ : Patrick Ring pleaded miilty to a charge of being drunk whilst in ehargo of a horse and trap in Lambton' (Jtiay, and also to a farther charge o£ 'driving. a xehiclo by night.'without lights. I .Onieach information: ho ; was 'convicted ■and fined.- 10s.,■ in default' 48 hours, - , .THE BIRCH. V- 'A"'s number-:, of .boys were, dealt -with 1 , at. a Bitting of the Juvenile Court.\ Four boya ranging in age froni 10 to 12 years.pleaded..guilty to : a ehargo of theft on November 13 of eggs, Valued at' 25.; the property of Vim. Tonks and others.Threo, of. them ftwere ordered to 'receive. ,five .iitrokes of - the, birch and the fourth: to receive threo strokes.. • ' '•' • • >. Three' others,; aged 15, years, '12 years,, and 15 years, respectively, were ordered to receive " c i.x 3tr.okes ( each.for. stealing.eggs, :Valucdat.l3., : the : property, .df: the .Society tor the - Aged . anil Needy. . • ;; ; ; , .: A birching—thrce strokes—was 1 ' also : ordered, for a uine'->'edr-old boy,, who. was. convicted: on ; 'a'. ! 'charee:'of . stealing' a revolver,', valued at 15s:; : from 12. J. Eilis and Son, ou : November 29 / . . i OTHER JUVENILE ■ CASES. ■ r. ; A small fcoy.'of fivo years;iwas charged, .under ,tho Industrial 'Schools Act with having been found in : the , dwelling .of . a,' woman, of .'.reputed had charaoter.-.iThe case ltas: adjourned until January 10, and in the interval the.habits and /.conduct of the .woman , ill question are to form the subject .ofpolice 'observation and- report. - For stealing '82s. 'in,.money, the property of Jas. Gardiner, a' 13-year-old-boy was convicted and..sentenced to six strokes of'the birch, tho sum of 10s. 6d. to-be refunded to the owner! ,v .; A 1 youth ,agod .16J years,', who had pleaded -guilty to a charge of receiving tho sum of Is. 6d.,.knowing tho aame to have been stolen, was remanded: to December 4.for .sentence.' V .•'■'■'-v.