MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 928, 22 September 1910, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

.-: '/(Before Mr. W. G. :;■■: ~ A GENUINE LODGER. ,'y- .'-;'. THE SHAMROCI^,HQTEIi;.CASES:i'''At the Magistrate's (- Court yesterday, Mr. AV.' G,. Itiddeil,";S.M.V delivered;reserved judgment' iii- the;case's in;-wliich :Martha /Cooper;-, licensee 'of the ■Shamrock; Hotely -was*, charged • witlr' selling liquor; ,to Vernon /Lipniari.'.. Willestori 'in, • prohibited hours,, and with; unlawfully keeping her,., premises; open;; tor- the'' sale.; of liquor.'" iibth''charges' referred ; '.to: v Sulif,' day,/; September. 4, arid,:: arising, out :oi them,, -were charges against Vernon Lip:' man Willestbri. and: Bernard M'Graih for being .found on licensed premises on;Suhday,\Septemb&£.,M'Grath did n6t: appear when -tho ! cases;'were /hearcl .last': Monday, /;but he/put in'.written admission'of. guilt,-•";In j the other • cases, •' pleas 6f -riot guilty were/entered,' Mr. .T. 'Mi Wilford appearing for .Mrs. Cooper, "and Mr; J. J. M'Gr'athfor Willestbh.' ; ,'■.''-;' ■/•■-/■• ■ ■■". ■ •'' .'■ •;' . In preference i to.:'; Willestbh's case;. his /Worship .said. that the/question, was ( whether -he was ':a : vlqdger' ( ';bi\ not. .There 'was'ieviden'ce : that"?he.-'had,' paid . for his board: at ..the : H& v Hotel'; up till.September ,5, aiul was :ehti tied r to sleep ; there, "on :the, Sunday- njjjht, but, against - that, , there" was -his'' bwnievidenceV and .-.that ;.of 'thd licensee: of.. the; Shamrock. Hotel, that August"- 31, vbnd /again : that .he : had ;'re- ? sided there'.oi- the : .Sunday; night,, and also /since',then.. Evidence: pointed. to /his. beirig'-a: lodger: within the;/ meaning,/ r bf . the/; Act, and}/',by ./Section 191/ -of :,the Licensing:' Act/ /it'•■was .'lriwful ■ for .'/the' •.licensee, to/ seli./Jiim//liquor.-'■.;■,Xlae'-vin-;.fbrmation'. against //himi/would. be; 'disr missed; .://■;;;-'[ i>piV. <^4':''£-: "/-;/' .s'-TKe information/against'the .-licensee ..for. supplyirig./liquor. /to Willestbh would be; dismissed); as -it '<■ was /lawful', -to -supply ;liqu6r/ to j.a".lo'dgbr„f. The/second; infbrnia-. -. tioii; for',linlawf ully/keep'ingZ'bpon' .premis'os : wa£-.nls/b dismissed, 5 ■ as :his Worship, was. not .'to'/hold',-that; .the/premises were kepUWpen>in,;the ; _day,,/in :; question; b'llly/" we're; consuming liqubr; wlieii/tho: police's visited. ■ the .house. In-'the case..against Bernard ;M'Grath;, \ : l\H '<tha.t-!accused had pleafled guiltyf?rah'"d> had,;not ..appeared .at:,'the hearing/,-of.;the'.'case. Ho .'was .convicted 'and/fined- 105.,; with : costs/,75.,' ■in:default. .48 hours' imprisonment.."..-. • ':.■ -YhjMED': THEFT OF /'/ ./Alexander Taylbr .appeared/on /remand, to' answer" a :oharge/ that,, on .oi I 'about August .24,'' on'/ board* the'Turakinaj. arid between'.London/and;,Wellington;'he, did ■ steal 29 pairs 'of /ourtaitis,- one dozen.sunsliades,"and 'one::dozen/lady's umbrellas,' !:Of/a;total-'".'valu6>.of./je2s'l9s.-';3d.-":;Tli'e : goods .wwo,the/:property.;.of .the-New Zealand ' Shipping' Company;.; : ' /;./:-: .. Chief-Detective IBrpberg.-stated, that one. of; the /witnesses -sdr/ the- prosecution', had not 'yet arrived /irom- Stratford, arid he '■:would, therefore:.] ask,/for.' a further..re"Accused :was'.remaiicled /till- September ;' A -;/./6; r THE ' ■-/ 'i ;.; /■/ '/George Cooper'Wilkinson pleaded guilty ■to "'a.: charge of / drunkenness,. .and to a second charge of procuring liquor /during •the/currency of.-.a'-pfbhibitidh:order.''He asked for,/ lenieiicjv, as. he, : had work. to • go to. : His AVo'rship reminded : accused, 'that* he Was-aii/habitual, inebriate, and was'» liable-ito:.:bo sent/to the,.Pakatoa■ Home.' fbr.'a - year.// On / the- charge ;or drunkenness iie-' was,. convicted;, and pr•.dered; to6ome;up for sentence when called, ■on, . : and, oh the ..second/charge; ho convicfe'd'/"alid/fined /40s/.',:;/ii;,;'default-;.'48 •hours' imprisonment.. ... -:\ '■/' ■'-'MarivMaldiicV".oli a;; charge, of drunken-, 'ness, was fined. lts.,nri'deiault ; ,4B hours': imprisonment;-.'- Two first .offenders were fined •ss. hours'-imprisph-menti and "another '/was ; convicted ,:.and discharged. v i ;;,;' ; :/' : : : //'.:/-.;; ■:.;.-;.: ; :;;'-o'>/ :// //

1 JohiiJGrifntlls appeared oil.'remand to answer a 'charge tliat'.on September 1 he did break and enter the dwelling-house of James G:. Bennett, and' steal ;£1 -12s. in 'money,' -tho property''of .James, Bennett.. Sub-Inspector.; iNorwood': conducted -. the 1 .'prosecution, ;.o'Leary up-. jeared ; ;for f'tho'v accused. !„r:;; ; ;;> ';■;,; ; : ■. Jahies : .' Bennett, "'cycle' mechanic, ■ residing 'witlv his. parents at-38 ElltceAveiuie,; gave evidence; to .leaving a ; purse;COn-, taining -iil' 12s;- in :'a' drawer hi: his''room. On September.l ho looked in the drawer; and found the purse: there, but the moneys was' -'missing—h*alf.'a'. sovereign;- and :ten . shillings, in, silver.'j' ■■';:' ; Maude "Field Bennett, wife of'. James Beiinott, denosed to, leaving home at.2.50 p.hi. and-returning "after..s; p.m. . When she' lefthomo',' the, doors" and: windows, were secured, ■■■ but 'on returning horns she found the kitchen window, open. She did noti notice anything unusual about, 'the 'place'. ' ■"?'■■';.: ;' ; ':. ~■' ; :./' !,•'"'...;••'.•■ ■ '■-■■■ ' . GeorgeArinitage,. a youth, 17- years of age; and a cousin of accused, residing wun his parents at 16 Sage's Lane; stated that, on' September 1 he \was delivering'bills for Kirkcaldie and" Stains. Accused, was with' him. Among : other -places witness .called at ; 3S Ellice Avenue. There'was a kit on ithe gate arid a. note to leave a loaf pf .bread: "When ■ witness rejoined accused--at the corner, ..he told him ui the note. They then'-: went jaway, .but. ■ when' they had'.gdne .as 'far as the BaSia Reserve," accused '.announced his intention', of going'back to 1 Ellice Avenue,- arid-they-returned. Witness waifced : near the'eor-; ner of Ellice; Street/and saw".accused go into No. 38. : Accused was'-away. about a' quarter'.of an hour. ..When they got as far as the Basin Eeserve again', accused said he'had got twenty-six shillings, and offered \witness.4s.; 6d. ,'.: .::.:. ...? ... • 'Cross-examined hy . Mr.; O'Leary,''.witnoss admitted'thftt he knew what accusca was going, to do, and witness was really an accomplice.. ' . ■ -.- . ■ ' ...■■-.' ' Mary,Katherine Pearee, .residing "st;3l- - Avenue, opposite 38 Ellice Avenue, gave evidcnco.as'to seeing accused enter the gate and 'go .up.the,side passage of No. 38 on the afternoon of September 1. . Evidence was .also, given by.Lislo Scoullar, a bov,- 13 years-of ..age, who' saw accused and. Georgo .;.; Arraita'ge. in; Ellice Street on September. 1; and by Detective Gibson,/who* arrested- accused in Christ-, church, 1 and who:deposed,that accused had .€2 10s. in gold hud psi. in silver when searched. . •'- '.. • .■'•■ v Accusbd pleaded ,riot guilty to : the oharge, and" was committed to the Supremo Coui't for trial. ; ~ •: There '■ was a second ..charge John Griffiths that .on or about August 19,, 1910, he -did break and enter the premises, of Julia' Bryant and steal -.£lO in money and a snuff-box, value 'Is.,'.the' broperty', of. Julia Bryant, and. £S, 10s. in money,'.the property of John Warden. Mr. H. O'Leary appeared to defend; :

Julia Bryant, married woman, resid-:", --'""' ing at 50 Hankey Street, stated - that' on". c\> August 19, she left-home at."l, p.m., and ■:'-V returned at 4.30 : ■ p.m.- ' When l she ..left :'-': homo hll the doors and- windows were .'. : ..;. secured, except the bathroom, window,:.'.which .-was open about 3. inches at the'COi top. When she returned home, "she,;: :,..'■•:' noticed the lock of the'drawer onen, and— "''*- ■:'■'■ hiissed.the. £10 and, the,-bos "it.fiad ;been=..V"-"': in.- : The box produced:was;the one, she :;; . knew it' by a crack in the bottom. - «<her:'.; ':.. than the broken lock there wa; nothing ', else unusual,- except finger marks on the -.■;"■:', bathroom window...':' ..;,--■.', '-:.,.:- ..' , John Worden, carpenter,, boarding at ■: 50:7! Hankey" Street, gave evidence as-.to losing 'v. about .£3.' 10s. m money, on; August :'13:;.:, ; : from his clothes; which had been'hanging V: •in his,bedroom. ;,:>;■.: ■ ;.;..: .-. '''-,;:>:•:: v'; ; v ;'..;-.. '■;Marion Armitage,' 8 years of age','cousin-- v of accused, gave evidence;as- to finding - v :"-' the,- snuff-box produced behi&tf a Rubbish ). box' in : the yard.' at her mother's' house. >'';' ;■ Ellen'Armitage, married woman, resid- :•...'•:. ing. at .IG-Sage'6 Lane, stated that accused ;,:■; -'• ,was her nephew. He.had stayed :at her:,;;: " house for; about six. weeks,: until he went % -. to Christchurcli,- early this month.'■'-.-'. He ;'i' :. : '.',".-.' had told her jhe: was working-at-thaf., :';.:- wharf,, and -also "at the.Dog Show.;'.; Ac- V- .'r cused aljivays liadTsufficient money to.: paj.i; -".'■;.'■ his board.';' He had brought Home -differ-.r;!"';! cnt things,'; including a guitar, ,ah; accor- ''%':■' '.-.'■■• .debn,*- and ; phonograph.:' .-Before: going ft;: to Christchurch, he said he "was going to ■'■', '■'.''-.';.-:;." put the phonograph in a-pawnshop: so\. as f; ; .;; the .children 'would'; riot I! kn'ock; it:'about^;-- :: .; / .He .said.he;was going■,to-..get' r los.'; oh itTT-T-'."-';; ; .Evidence, was" also given',; by.- Boland : c Henry: •;' Pope,. : ;lnspector.- :; -bf;iiIndustrial; : ■;■;■»' Schools,.:who, raid.'.accused^asKa-:former,;-.: -■: inmate. 'of^the.Burhham'lndustrial /Schb^l; ! .--.';'.';; and by Donald .Armitage and^George'-'Ar- .':: ..;.. mitage,;'cbusihs of, thevaiccused.^'--,<-;;: ;'■■ '-'-v ' .Detective-';Rawle ;stated.rthat : " when':'the [■'■ ■':.:'■■ ." .from; : Cli!ristchiirch. on. .•'.-;;:'• ','• August 10: there were': a "number of - r&- ; : "; ceipts/among ; his 'property',; -including a : postal .note.,for.'ss., : : and-another for : los.,;' .': dated August -19;; the -date, of.; the alleged . - offence:-.,-• There were'■'. also'.receipts,,'-ohs .- ;•' - dated -August, .20,.-.for-, money .;-pa'id; on ■' a - ' - harp'. and: one. dated 22 ..for ttnpney .; paid on a phonograph. Prom inc|uiries made .-. at; all the shipping offices and-jh'e.Harbour,;.-; \>. Board : pfiice,:.:the detective'learned that.a .;- man named J...Griffiths;had'earned 17s.' ,: : ; 6d.- oh the: wharf on one occasion-and. lid. i on■ another' occasion.; A, man 'named ;"' -: C J. Griffiths'had.also earned','Jbl ; 16s.VGd.:* - 1 . ; / ;at^the:;D.dg;Shbw.;^: ; ;- r ; :;;;.;;■:.-;'.::;" -v.;7 ; ;;:; : i ■■'. This clbsed : the case for.the;prosecutibn;.;;:','_•'.'■;' Accnse'dvreserved his':defehce^:and:; : :.was.. ;■': "V/ c'ommitt'edi : to' the Supreme ;C6urt- for .'trial;;-;:; .\; -, : ■Bail-was.allowed-in and' two'.sureties --':■: of; •;, \?: :;':v ;•'. Miti? - ; :::; : ::K :^. ;':':■''": ■-■■■