LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1663, 1 February 1913, Page 2

LAW REPORTS.

*——♦ LOWER OOUBT. (Before Dr. A. IPArthur, S.M.) CONSTABLE BJROUGHT UP ON .SERIOUS CHARGES. REMMERS CASES. > v CROWN OBTAINS A REMAND. The Magistrate's Court wu crowded ' yesterday morning, when several charges . of theft Were called ott against Charles - Alfred Remmors, who was until lately ■; temporarily attached to tha LambtOn Quay polico force. . 1 ■ i . , , Nature of tha Charges. '' I ' Remmors' was charged: (1) Having, ; between January 4 And 24, stolen oio ; gentleman's top, four, fancy under-nsts, four shirts, eight linen handkerchiefs, six ■ pairs of socks, three silk mufflers, twenty- t one silk handkerchiefs, iivo silk collars, , seventeen assorted tics, four cliwtio arm- , lets, and one suede elastic belc, of the . total value of >616 6s, Gd., tho property of Alexander 'Henderson Wallace

. (2) Having, oft January i,, stolen oa» gentleman's gold, wrist watch, valued at ss.', tho property of CytU Edward I'arkos.' •■. : . , y,

(3) Having, between January 4 . and 24, stolen five toft shirts, ono tie,-'and one: silk handkerchief, valued at £2 19a,, bolonging to Herbert Henry Price. ' (4) Having,' on or about January*. broken and entered tho chop of S&mUel' | George Ross, in Lambton Quay, by. night, < and 6tolon 20 gold tangles, 11 gold' wed- 1 ding rings, one silwr catd-oase, 26 gold ; brooches, two, lady's gold watcliov IS ;' gold ; signet rings,,:j - ninegold h. pen- *•' dant?, ,two pairs of .gold, Bieove-linkß,„2fl..; < ' lipid tie-pins, and one pair ,if gold: eai* .' ? rings, of the total, value about .' (5) .Having, on or. about .4, ; stolen, one gentleman's felt hat,, valued at 30.1., belonging to Alexander Hcndersea Walhco. ■ . i :y- Woiacutlort Obtains Remand." C|iief-Deteotivo Broborg stated' ithat " Remmers hod been before tho Court lost Saturday on tho charge of having stolen " the: felt hat from Wallace' And Gibson's, whoii' ho (Deteotlve Broberg), had then Secured ah adjournment of the case, lit - had been aware that there would probably bo two other charges made against Rcmmers. Ho hal fully anticipated that ho i would be 'ablo to' go on with the ca«» '• that divy, but in tho taeantimo tho charge •. bf broasing and entering Ross's shot) and ' the chatgo of stealing & wrist-watch had been made against Kemmere, : and with' ' these cases the i police were not yet ready to proceed. As he wbb' not prepared to-* go on with the whole of the charges, ho y - thought it would bo best to remand Rem« 'i ' mors on I all counts till Wednesday next, 5 To this course tho Court,agreca,: • OTHER CASES.

For jnEobriety, Janes Condon was fined • 103.; John David Speight was fincci ss.j. and Alico Brown wrts ircttinnded for: curktive treatment. ' ' r,-. Charles Bakowell was fined wC2 ior hav-' ing committed a certain act in Lambton Quay. : .- , William Brow'was fined £2, Nfamaa Campbell' Ml, and William Conrick 10s.'i for havihj( broken proliibiti6jii-'bl>dw'B. i WilliaiirKbawttft was , fiSM Ml,' with oosts .153., for bavins used' objeoticmabla language in Farish btro6t». For having 'permitted stock to wandor at largo, Fred. Diamond was fined 10*., with|;costs 7e.i John Ferguson, 55., witli oosla 7£.'i K. H. Smith, 10s,, with costa 145.; and Chnrl«3 Noitsoii, 55., with costs ■ JBI 13. ;

: Cornelius Christiansen waß fined iSi.,*' with oosts 14a., on a charge of his having failed,to pay a tram fare.. j . Thomas; Scurr-was-fined J!2, with costs 7s„ for having.worked a horse whioh had' a sore hock. ' Honiy.Hmd iWoa .accused of. laving ; Wantonly rang tihtJ.lsland Dooombor 81. After having heard theevi. dence, his Worship.discharged Hind with a cautfon. . ' .

William John Hogan was committed to tho Supremo Court for trinL on a charge of his laving; assaulted George Martin to as to cause him bodily harm. ; For haviutf failed' to keep proper wages and'overtimo books, William James Hart was fined with costs 75.; and Denis Gerondis M 2, with costs 7s. i ICeiinoth Brtiwn, Timpthy Daly, and Rugby Maloolm wore each fined £2, ,wit!h costs is., for fishing for trout in tho Kaiwarra Stream without licenses. JUVENILE COURT. A boy of cloven years was before tha Juvenile Court on charges of his having broken and entered, tho Johnsonvillo rait 1 way station and stolon seven railway tickets,-and of having broken and entered/, the dwelling of John Walter Brown, at' Ngiio, and stolon articles to tho value; of 4s. od. • > 1 Tho boy was remanded till February 18,