THE CRIME OF 1909.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 9

THE CRIME OF 1909.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT RETURNS Tho Wellington Magistrates Court re curns foi 1909 ha\e been lompleted The figures indicate a slight decioaso in crime, and it may bo recalltd that the figures lor 1908 showed a decieaso as compared with thoso ioi 1007

; 'f J TM^fißurMyuv--;i9o9: !; '(wtlviaoSe,. : :f9r IWB.;e«fonyf ■ : p4feii,HieSei) , ;irf: as •folloW'JTf fil'akcn. ; iiito : /custody,;SU;iimoubil,': pr-iap'-ipreherided/i 'jfi?Bimales oaiitl-''6l2"females ;( ; i ■'jm; -,waiit. l o$; proseputiOiv. - j want '■ pfo''endqncft : V -371 !nttles i ;;.SS 1 -.lemales ;(«?:and )27)i:dismissed. '•injli2l)j:coinriiitted'for'tiial : dr. seutbnco,' 145•;nittleSr.ip.vi , emiiJia-.(iJ3 arid 5); ■siim-.nmi'ily.;convifttGd,l-'4olo;.nialcs > 089.females :(422S child 500) fviined, males, '135. fe;;inalcs?;(ll)So,aiidnß3);;iniprisbheil.in lieii i?,;' 151 ??:--'°V'■'■'STotyj :; ,sV2: ; iiin.les," !IO -females:(?!'SM. soT; : :'p&'empt6ry;iimpnEonnienti :375 ..miles, J: feuiales-■■.■ <35G>'-anil''''- 65) ■ :iv;hippoa^sa.nialols ( (7■inales)>hound over. iwitlyVprS JvVithout;; Sureties',V 3 HBales;; 3 - fe>ihdl6sr;(3"and-, 2) Orders- made/ 499; males; ! -IBp.,: : foaiale3V.(sn■; and'- i7s)rconvicted and : aiscjiargpd::,Svith:a:,cautibii,: 633 males,. 88 ; ; ; r vTlie, J ,.i following ;.';.dri' : :'prii\oipai-> ; bffencss .with■:whioh;,;the ;_AccusW';-wer'i;:pli!Sriiedi : ;thej previous ifyear'sSifisurei-: being;'given" : ; iu -,-V : > :X- ■'■■■^ : '-:" i '

: :4v,y,'j;;;LQ.rjrtW..;A|jarristSlie;.; Person .i; : ■■Iβ 'ffl(ijesf::(^). i j<iatttini)Ced i isiiiicWei''. , 'i'.' : males;. :1-: foai i»lo :'-(7 ? 1 i-.fehiale) t '■■■cdmtiion assault, 122 males,'?s"femalesl(llß ; ahd.'2); 'indecent ::as3ault,';:o' males '. : (7 ■hiales) ,•;as•,sanlt s and; rpbberyi; ' 9; males',- (15 '■< hiales) i ;as.tiult ■and-- causiug 'actual harm, 1 ■ 8 uissaultv-with intent;;,t'o'.-coinrait tj' crime, ,lv hialeV;'(2 ■':males)^v^jijv a my;^2smales (1. '■■ Dia |?A;' ences, , ' ••; 2' :■ iri a le's ■.''■-,' ( I (4 .-'males);': α^tenipted'-carnally "luibwing a' rgirli-imderqeii^earsSdf-'agei':;!-(2)';' ■■■.V,'s?ale;;(nil) ;;,neglect;,'injuring; : health:, bf : ■?g!!,'- ! 3■ - ; 2^females ■■ (liiljy ;expbso child;:'injurinfi.its'/health; ;: :attempted; ; ,murder,-. i l-)iniilev(nil) : j".'m'iir<leri : SJ'.^-' 1 ' !?^ sin S villegal: '■ instrunientsV: ;;hil-,.-Cl,;- ± V'% A;Claiss/2.^Criniesiagains&ights^bf : prb- : W&~ frs6n;^l';raalef:(hilh entering;- .! Vmalcs) ;!i,brbak- ;° la ?,^ ll )^'fMgeryi , :;,i4 l ftnd : .l(ferna p) ;;■ theft-^omAdwellinghbiiser: ;o-:»^?^^);; 'theft ,from'::person';;7:maies: 1 297 i :W% ; ■ •?n^l); ; .miseJiief;';'^:.'malcs,> : 7/fem'ales' : ''(BS J and;.3A; receiving:. stplen,'prbperft',':B.niales,-' :s ;:ft m ales «.{4,;:males);'>i pbtaiiiihg'-cfe'dit-Jlimale-::(iiil);: .verting:;proceeds ; of;sale- to7his ; own"usel' : l;;male:;(nil);5-^;'i.v^vi',: r :Ji,v;,...-,-,,;j:; ; ; >.-, t-y^-:ff^> o ?:Pi law ,: and.justice^rEscapingifrbm ;Uiale;: (2: males): K iw- , ;;V ;''•' j> .*■•• :.v:; S^S a^^QffenceS^aic^;:reTCmie'Slawsi — 2 :■ in'.alesVi-fnil) i : ,liar-'. -bpuring;nncustohied:goods> ; lo"'males : (nil)';' '■? gppas ; liable* tb Vdiityi'i 1 Vmaie ; '(nil).; importing' opiiini, '-V maid. (nil)> pos-' iv maIeST;V fdiling-'to' '.W;M a^.nllr---;;;inakinß:. ! :i"'!';!':i ou nd:: mrhoitise: wLerc^iillicit-'dis-i! being •'; parned-f'ori.'.VS.-.'ih'ares '^! I J«|?«n<j:t 1 n ■p6ssessibn- i 6f ,':utoiisil; ; for ; imcit'.disfallmg, ; 2 ' male's :(h'il)vV ,I: fc:.. W; '*','■■

By-la-wsj c-Welhngtou v 328 . males; 10 ; '?ie-"'/ :(15, males) j r-Harbonr.'ißbard; ''frf-maWi (2 ■ : S a - S V JU?.':'2 ■ males) (17<niales) : f J J) ; .'.'.bastardy;'■?sl;:males '!■ (50 '. .'mnles) : ' -'de-< -.Beftion ; ;ipf !V wife:i^^child;-;4;.iniiiles ; )(li .antlylj'jynaintenariceidf'.'destitute-jpersbn^ :.to;,>provide ; : forVunboni'child/6' ; (7);.; dis° ' ;.ooedi6mie!;;of", : !niaiiitenaijceSf orders; ; x: 181 !t(l2i; : ;.aiid::-l)'ii6Ureties■vto s'cdraDly';^'*?ales v (nil) ;T .yariationv;or..JcaHi : -. t9 e i'ahon;;of.:prdej;;27^male9 : ::(idl) , ;Slieing ; :mMommbn;'gaming;house> : 8 imalesß(i4);; : J»™"S'isith;Jnfa , hts;;()>iiiales;;(4):' selling $ lc SeteVVn./prize--'lotteries;•:;l4;" (4); : keeping^gamin^antl:-betting; 1 Houses;: 0" '■males;.(2) ;V:.frec[uenting.','street3'Afor■"■pur- f of :y-be.ttingiV;6 SmaleS'tf (13);' Vplayiiig; ■;with : |ihstrumeuti.'for .'■gamiiig' ..iii ■ :public : ; ' vpub-< •"■«shing:\jbettos,-iiaTertisenieiits;' s :;drunkentiKs,^;il927;:-iiiale!i;'-:;24Pr^females ; :, 184).;;drunk l; aMlraisptderly,f;B9 :^^Se ; ;;o£7.a;-h6)rse,^Vn]alesf(B? , iuhle's)V ;iurioU3;''or-,.negliEent:dfiviiig;v'i«iriaies,"l ■ :fpmalq^(nil); 1 -; 28? :ffiales; iliifeiaalp ;(2s '/'males);'- ! inde6ehbyr» :35|iiale8;; ; ;2- females ;{l2/aiid>:'l)y{use i ;!of ; lnaecent^oKobsdehe'jlaiiguage;'lo7"-niales, v7:-femalesV(ll2.;and/;"l2)'; 'by v night' anji^rfnlly''.6ii;private'propprV;'- ,: s , J.iniares;,12' females ■^β-aud.4) ; v idle_and' disorderly,' .and; TagabondsV ; 7-.nialey, ':7: fehi'alds''(l6 'aridj :7);vj]acbrrigible;: riiales, I '. 2? rie- : males Wiil) $ soliciting,; 52:' (40); resistiug' riiales, •■! female i{Bim%s)|: : ,_incitingvto:rreSiStihß--: : p6li(!ei : ':3-' •raalfiS, ;,(nil)";.", threatening S .behaviour;■■'.■ 8' iirialeai:(l3 'males) of tlie peace," ;-f3.' males,' (63;m'ales).i;iusing';iusul ting'. lan-' guage.:\vjth : HntentritbV:prqyo]cb.\breach Tpf'; ;discharging''iirea;fmji'U-nialp'(3);';iiiyfehile: ;smoking,vlC^(2);:' Sun day'; l trading,;,: 1 .Ctaale ;■ .:(9.'/niales)";.''sellingXindeceiitr or..'-iuimpral r :UtetaHre, l -B^alesV.(2'!males).j v 'aßgriviitfid\ ; prison v;offence;\.3:'iihi'a"les- 1 (3); forfrinev. ifemales '■; (nil) j'.'.keejiing ,:a|- bcbjthel^;lOmale,-'!^female , 'll-vvmale) ;• ■selling ■:yiq.uflr.^v^itho'iit;'J:tt^;Vilicenfe , jv-.'. , 23'vmalEs, ; 'l.itemaier'(ffl :: ran'd'''i6)>.'-prohiiJJtion'i :prdersr^iU^ , nVales.?and' ; ;22s , icmales; ; .(l4i; /a , ndf,l7)j^rieglbpte'd'; ; cl3ia;' , ''S7-;-;males;'si2B'-feni'lles .'■?. (24"and%84)'; "■ '49> miles au()|eo:;feniales;o(Gß'.nnd:'s3)j;:selljng:i-(tp--bacfd-after rclbsingiof-tobacconist's shops'; ;11 j'faalesi; 2?fcmales;i' I '&W ; 's ?- '-^^

: ','.',CiSBS : (3.rrotiier;.pif cncee.'ibijtj included "in uhe faljbye :; Tliilawf ully >bn; lioenseij '-prein-r;ses»tt'4'd!-'^v}^falM^rfamei i; ilVrnialei ;; fiiiil-'. ing :tp,,ehte'r.vin';bookiurider'Second-hand' "Liealersi'A'ct, ;1 Lmale/--1 '.fenialej 'carrying /pnVbusiness" , after"\6! : pVm'.' > ' Sl-'males, '2 fe;hiales;;Jp6stiiig:;.in(leceli.tvletter,:3vmalesj Jselliug ; :: ; adaltprated-food, ■;-12.':malesv.(28)j' ■selling or ;unfit' fov v human' icoiisumptionjv' d.-iriales;;. failing :!td"-attend parade,\'22! : (H);v"desertion-frpm.-vH.M.S. , ■.ijTavy,"s;'idescrtion .from. ship3p2l(7);. al>: 'eentiMrithouti-leave'.frpms ships,: 12 {il) ■' ; dis6beyinsilawfur.commands;on.;ship's; I]- 1 '(10)js,travelliiig:;;wi'c]iont:Vpaying. ; faref'O : (15)r : births,: Bjmales, , ,s;females' t (6 c and 2); /unstamped;;.weights, ;9; : ma]es, ; 3 ; :females:/(3:'riiales).iVfailing to ■furysh'barticulaW undeK, the Companies: children'.to Eehopl/'SSimalcsV/l'/femalea ;(82 ian'dvlO); ■ r !^nd'; , recklpssly,:.4 males") ■Fawnbrokers'.licenses, , ; 6:imales/:i(l));ittakingi : ;lalsojdeclarationi; wilder;: the:::MnrriagevA«t,L2:;malps,: : 2:;fc: :iriales. : -v; I '^^^;./: , :'!,?;':;.^/!:;) 1 . ,

isZiZZ y^:-: ! ; Ciyil^Bus : irie3s.-,::; W,jS; v'- v 3i ■'.;.'■ Tlie : rotiirn /■ of.: civil:- business ■ transacted at the court last' year .constitutes;:d record f of? Now-' Zcalaiidi r:;Appended arp ■.uve3, ; tKo:'t6ti\ls. for lßoß:being:; ; given i« ;parenthe'?es::-I?la'inta';;cntored^C7ip ; ",(6lo9): cases heard,-2300;raggregati) amount sued .foiv aiOB,3M :16s.:.4(l::;i(jS93;0Ce'8s.).i!:nggregate; amount 'recovered, ilol.eSG , 8s; ',(£s,■ ■423:145.'7 d:)l i7 ;--:Cv :;■ ■ v^rv^^WV.-:;