MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, SM.) ON TWENTY-THREE CHARGES. WATCHES FOR REPAIR. William Joseph Bray, who had been remanded last week for sentence on a charge of stealing a watch, pleaded guilty to 22 additional charges of theft of watches.

I 'The owners and values -61 the watches stolen were aa follow :-W. ,J. Murphy, *"20;, Isabella'.: Lbveday, ".£ls; Sam'Mel-

■ £ 5;, Alexander: MTCenzie, .£5; ■rheodore,Johnson )< £si WUliam Morrah,as; .John ."Jobson,.'"i!S; Richard- Edgar, *i; ■-.. George -' Waterhouse, l £l; 'Robert Johnson; £i ;. • M'Gill, '£3 10s. t John 'Ferguson; lOs.ipwqn Kelly, JG2 10s.; Arthur Shnry MMo?,• t los.'; Robert 'Rntherford;-iF-'i. lam, Jonn Morris, £2; John Michael,Terrill, My. William Valentine btrachan, £2; James Junlands; fei 00 f2; John Maher, -;-d. 10s. ■Isabella Loveday, :£1 10s." ■; V : :,•■.. ',->A;.oharge of stealing a watch, Talued : at .£<,; tDe\-proporty. of ■William- James Phil-■."Jf?».-Y»? ■ w ithdrawa, ■as .the offence- was alleged ;to' have been -committed, as far back; as November, 1908. / ■■'■■•:. ■ ' . Br ? be * stited, that ac: onsed had-been-in.business as'.a watch"Pf r f J , - ,>a iTaranaki. Street! during. the a nu^ 1 T pawned several,- -He had. W;4n W6l- - andhad not been wf-r^- o, *' 7^l^ on - an y other- charges. S' s , downfall-had been due. to. betting. Had -ho refrained from.. backing horses and:;deyoted: all his . attenS ' to His : Mr.'s , Wilfprd.,who 'appeared, for -the Roused.:: vppmted, :<rii™tKatr ' after ! ; 6ii Wbwh!i^ ate: Vß*tenced^ : accuied : t6" \+h*T "s- , imprisonment ,on ; tho'first'

'THE ' HeAor^^Mot^l 3 '" V^ "Neiv .7^l*^" :it ■■,, ne W»P«f- i colled K^S^^ve.Banerstlted^toi'ho ;adjudgod obscene,' as 1 it wir hia»Y'---£!i : ■■ p°w o{ .whom admitted. havinb : k6W' tLA ■ tuTi, - - te .;«>?tents. i ■ Aitken .deposed that, he, managed;' shot, at is; SourS y^^\a V^ Imeretoll 'North;-fHo, .knew, that .booksellers had: been' -irdsW of ...irath, .but. he 'had never 'examinedthe;,paper;:ho, did, not' have : tiSe •io fhif "^T 1 /^^ 0 ' H d; : Moirtell-' stated- - pnat he, had been a hairdresser arid ■ news-' ■S : 15 .^JvlS'' S^ 'toi-fonr ■■■ years, and ■ sold. ■ , : Ho had never had, a f promise, that • f*uth" {would in-' domnify him.ior ; any cost'of a prose^ .CUtlOn,'; ■,-,.-';■ '.r-- : v. -■~..- ' .->,. v. .-■';

? ;?i 3 i '■ intimated ithat''ho'w6uid glvo;.-his •dcci6ii)tf-'inext'>'Mpiidaj;'' : - , ,Vr , * ! :■' ■■ ':-iHenry , Stephen ,^: Cbburn'.' was',- charKea,. :under ..the , .Crimes ;Act,-,with,ihavingdis-y"bPted:.certain printed matter; -namely ■.■Weir.- ZeaUind Tn&fl. ; ; of:;:ian': obS' nature, and'calculated to corrupt morals. Mr. M.i Myers prosecnted, and' Mr. A:' Dunn appoared: for: accused, ■ ; ':-' ' .Acting-Detective , : Bailey! stated; that' he : ha.d.caHed office on ? Novem'-' ■ ber, 17 .last, and pnrchased a copy of the : paper, from: brio iGilchrist:'• ,; ;'•'■ ; ';'■■■::■■; •■' ;./Evidence was also: :givenv ~ b y':,:HerherV, MqwtoU. and Kenneth^.Aitken ;''.(hows.. ;amnts),,.and. by. Chief-Detective Brbberg ;t w ho .stated that: r accused .'had i admitted mtix he.-.was, manager ..and'.had'.xbntrolipf^tlie'jpaper);',^. I ';^.';.'-: I, '.!.',:':^-.^;^' , : ~•'. •-t Accused .pleaded .riot - arid 'was ■ com mined Vtb. .the Supreme ■. Cbiirt ''!■ for 'trial.i: Bail was , allowed—self in,' , .£so; ; .and one.surety;of iCSO.v;;; ;i ;••; ;v -.h::.. , \\i. v v;:> >; / ■;. ,<Befo^e ; llr; ; W. : 'q; v ßiddelt:S!M.)j:l m T ou ri? a nd:Won;;,-Leo wore charged with occupying promises used as Common : gaming houses, the former at : 53 ■ Haininc •Street,; and, tho :latter:Tat.■•'«.■-, Haining street.:, There were, also^chafges - 'against. Sue Bnn. and. Joe .Wong, of: having: been found in a commori'gamirighbusb..-.'".: ;• • _.lhe ; only: case■-heard'■■.was , ' that of. Jim YoUpK,, for-whom -Mr..Wilford appeared. Arplca: of not guilty was entered. ■;.;.:■:•. -.'Mr.■•-wilford raised 1 a preliminary 6b-. 1 jection that the! information r was' not pro-' pwly.Jaid, .in ,that.it•:charg?d: accused': with; keeping. a ."common -house.".- That ■was no ..offence under 'any' statutb'in'-thA 1 world,.; counsel."contended, : v.fpr: it .meant 5 a ."common or! garden, houb.",- 'H6 pro-, tested'against -.any'. amendment V'beirig .made,.because,an information. could;, onlybe an offencp.was disclosed, in the original, information.-'-■/.',';.",.,,■,:•.;;.■"■ ■ ', ;Sub-Inspoctor. Norwobdisaid that' a'mib-: takoi.had been made, and the" magistrate iigreed that ; the word-''gaming , .'-should bo inserted.' , ' ■ '-. .■,'-:'.'■'.".'. " ' :'■' •■'' ' '.■ ■■'■'■

.iWilliam Harold'..Nugent, ,, .'probationary constable, stated ;that ho visited. 53 Haining Street ; .6n', the'' evohise'; of JanuaryHj' and,-saw \: accused', marking'. pak-a-poo tickets'.';.' Witness, purchased two''f6r:.ono ; shilling.. There Were avmimber of.Europeans -in the '.'.house,: , some .-of ;;-.whoin marked arid:bought, , - tickets. . He ! made ■ 6eyeral. subsequent visits to' the hbusß, purchasing more pak-a-poo tickets.' : ■ -v ,:.: Probationer Woods, : '.Sergeant. Rutledgc, arid Sergeant Murphy also'cave evidence.' -■'' Mr. AVilfordPurged::. (1)' '.denco -. of' accomplices, -Avithout corrobora- ; -tioii,. was.not; sufficient to call ■•■upon :accused to. etand on , his defep6e; :(2)'.tW the information.as..'laid;,.!before being .amended,;.disclosed' no'offchco;'.'(3):.that '.the; consent of: tho magistrate, .to '..the •amending of .tho information was ultra ■■vires;: (4) that thero ; was,,no. proof that the house .in which: accused'was found was a-fcommon gaming houso;'w\thin the imeaning of. the . Gaming Act,-1908;': (5), that there was no proof that the premises were used for playing an:unlawfnl game'j v (fi): that; there, was no. proof ..that any.. tin-'; lawful , game being."played," within' ;th'e' meaning; of the' Gaming' Act; .and (7) thit there: was no proof ..that ■ tho premises • wore' "owned", or "occupied" by ■accused, , within-.the/Meaning, of the Act. ■\ The magistrate reserved•..•• nisi l , decision, 'remanding :the accused until Friday. Bail was-allowed,, us before-^«B100,. iihd one surety of, £VSO. Wong Lee,-Sue Bun, and Joe 'Wong"were'also' remanded until Friday,.on bail. .';: \ . :.•■'■'. V-. ') '■■■::

ALLEGED ARSON. In tho case of Eberhardt Ferdinand Ronnor, clmrgcd with having wilfully set hro to an unnccupicd house at Wadestown, a remand was granted until IViday next, bail boing allowed—accused m ,£sfl, and one suroty of .£SO. NO SYMPATHY FROM THE BENCH. (Beforo Dr. A M'Arthur, SM.) "Oh, I know him woll," said tho Magistrate, when John William Campboll was in tho dock, charged with having obtained two lots of■ goods, valued at J62 Us 2d, from Robert Kilpatnck, grocer, by moans of falso pretences. Chief-Doteofavo Broberg said that accused had represented himself as a Mr Bush, of Howe's Lane Ho had been out ot gaol only a fortnight, after having served a sentence of sis months His Worship sentenced accused to three months' imprisonment, on each of tho two charges, the terms to be cumulative.

.:;>;■; ;■■; ■'.■BEGGING;;; ,- : ; ; ' ;::;; ■;Mary 13urnip, .'alias Bell,' ; pleaded guilty when .charged with being an idle and'.disorderly person!"; ..,".•■. , .... ■','■? .S.ub-Inspector Norwood: said, that :the' woman .had. 24: previous'convictions. :<She had been-'seen bogging in the street, and was later found by, the' police ■ in ■ an hotel, with, a: pint:, of beer in front'of her. ■-:,:■■ . ■■;■. - "■;•■■'• ";.-. ■■•■•.■. ■ , -■ ■■

The Magistrate convicted, accused, and ordered, her -to■: come, up. for ■. "sentence when' called upon, on condition that eho remained' in the Salvation-Army Homo for six; months.".•■•■: ■-. ; •'. ;. -•,• •" ■' •■/

: Jean,•Dalrioi'appeared, -on remand, charged, with haying obtained.from : Six-. ■old-.••Harris,',?.salesman""at , : the. -, Union' Clothing .Company's' shop, clothing valued .at>. ! l9s.,'. by : means''of. false.pretences; :■ ;f Harris stated that. , accused came: into the shop, and- obtained goods without payment,.saying'that she wasTJlrs:■Dγ. Dalzielj'.of Willis '■ Street." ;v-- ; •;■:• ••■>-'.■■■'.," • ; Detective Cassells \ stated ;'that'. he 'arrested accused; -who',-. said: at: .the ; time, whbn she . handed over ;the' goods:' "I am very sorry; let' me go,-, ani Til , never do it-jagain." ',:• "<■ ■:■ .H..V..-. , ':■;".'•■-■'■•■x-;- , : ..Chief-Detectivei;Broberg'said' that..'accussdwas the wfe ; of a Dr. Dalziel, , of tho Auckland district. I'hey; were- separated,; through'no s fault of , the , accused, and ehe had.bcen -inclined:to- give: way , to drink...'.This 'was.her;.first'appearance m: court..:, :•-1.'.. , '" :;;v : V ": ;; iV": ; " . ■" ,, . . ■ ■.-.■.! ' .The. Magistrate .cautioned'.accused; and qrderod 'her ito - come up' for' Bentenco i when callod upon. ;'rt :--.: : ... ''■:'.:■:■. ••■,■. ■:■:■" ■;.Vl;-:\ .OTEOOTEDTTOtJETABLESyt ; 4'':-i ■: Thomas'. Turvey,'.; a'vegetable ■ hawk®,'' aad..ttpov.liids, ! '.'ll-,and.lo-years of age, were, oharged. witlii having l stolen!: Is. Cd. worth off carrots'-from' the Hospital" cardons.;-. .'•■ "■• .'.;.'•;■ .'.".;' i ~'.. ■,"■ .'.•"■ i Tnrvey'. was fined 20s.,(in.default Bevon days, hard ; labour): arid - the -toys •: -were convicted .and j:'discharged.>.'■' ..-'.■'•V.'-'v.;.'-! :'■■ ': : "' ":;:[■ '*■:. :pTHEE7CASES..' V ,:'::..:;'- :■ A. first,.ofFenderi.fo'rXdrunkenness; was ,convicted' and :'discharged,''- and^ , another : >f'as; i^^"'iU^.:, ii!':'.'tt;..honW-.: v iiniirisoh-' nieiit.':.- : : '■■. i''i.'<\'■','■; :-'r -;'';.' •■ vHaTley,pleaded' guilty .to.\tvro ..charges:'(lV : ; drunkenness,.iand : .(2)''boing. found, on.: tho'.licensed:»prDniises ';of ': the Caledonian. ,■ Hotel.^while^a; prohibition, order = was, : in ..force 1 ,Kgdin6t.i .him'. ..'He ,wds'-fiiied' .205.. ; .(0r- seven 'days), oh" the .first Vohargo; /and 405., and. Vs. edsts-'jor Uv-days); on .the.'s^condu'■'.-' : ' ''.', :■■,:. : ;. ; Sidhey, Hunter, deemed; rogue and .a vagabond,- haying : been, found. by .night l on" 1 the, promises of /John.'EUiotti in-.YorkijStreetjif.was..:sentenced>: to ', six months' imprisonment.' '.:,■;"''■ ■■':,'■.''...■.. ; Jobi iiFalkiner,; ■""■TJJB'r stolen-: three. pianos, they.pfpparh ( ofvthe: : London ;ahd . Berlin-.'Piano ' j&omiuntil : neit .Weonosday.'.,'' '^^-'--- '■■'.■/.■;.•■■-.■/■,-''.• v:-iV'.:'.-.v .'Josoph. JBrain.yfor ;.wh6ml' iSi< : Z£' '■%.- ■Jackson .appeared,' • was:/.. committed .to ;thb; 'Supreme ; Court for Atrial on', threa .charges ,of a,'■; serious": nature.' ! 'He'was granted:; .arid, orio. .suretyV of'