HAINING ST. DEEDS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1816, 31 July 1913, Page 11

HAINING ST. DEEDS.

THE COUP BY CITY POLICE. CHINESE DEFENDED. EUROPEANS PLEAD GUILTY. The fact that those arrested during the po'lioo raid 011 alleged gaming houses in Haining Street and Taranaki Street, woro to bo charged, brought a largo concourse of spectators to tho Magistrate's Court yesterday. Tlio accused appeared before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M. Fifteen persons were charged, the majority being Europeans. Ah For and Ah Loo, Chinamen, pleaded not guilty to charges of keeping common gaminghouses, in premises known as 39 Haining Street and 131 a Taranaki Street, and on tho application of Mr. 11. E. Evans were remanded, bail in the sum of .£IOO being allowed in each case. Cornelius Croivin, Wm. H. Eager, alias Oxenham, Michael Higgens, Chas. Mathieson, Chas. Borck, Sue Tong, and Joo Meo were charged with having been found in the premises in Haining Street, and all the Europeans pleaded guilty, and were remanded for sentence, bail being allowed in tbe sum of i£3. Tho two Chinese pleaded not guilty, and, on Mt. Evans's application, wero allowed bail of £5. Jas. Thos. Biggs, Stephen Sullivan, Frank Blythman, Geo. Sandbrook, John V. Saunders, and Charlie Hoe wero charged with being on the premises in Taranaki Street. In this case the pleas were tho same, and the Europeans wero remanded for sentence, and the case against the Chinese adjourned. Bail was tlie samo as in tho previous cases. OVERCOATS IN DEMAND. Frederick Geo. Smith pleaded guilty to thetheftof two overcoats, valued at 505., the property of Chas. Houchen, and was fined 10s., or, in default sevon days' imprisonment. Sydney Harding also pleaded guilty to the thel't of an overcoat, valued at 505., the property of A. Batenberg, and on tho application of Chief-Detective Broberg was remanded for sentence.

OBJECTED. TO ARREST. James Oliver Armstrong, who was charged with tho theft of a pair of gumboots and an apron, valued at JCI, became restivo when a constable approached him in the street, and resisted arrest. Ho pleaded guilty to the charge of theft, and was sentenced to ono month's imprisonment. For resisting the constable, an additional fourteen days' imprisonment was imposed, and for a breach of his prohibition order accused was fined Jl2, or fourteen, days' imprisonment, FORGERY CHARGE. Herbert T. Porteous, alias Staig, pleaded guilty to thelt of a brief bag and tools, valued at 205., the property of W. 10. Ford, and pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of a bicyclo and tools - , valued at i.'s, tho property of W. 11.- Stewart, and was romandud lor sentence till August G. Accused litis further charged, on two counts, with forging the namo of Frank Burnside, on cheques for ,£2 12s. 6(1. and XI Bs., on the Bonk of New South Wales, Auckland, and with uttering tho samo to E. J. Rnowsley, with intent to commit fraud. On tho application of Chief Detective Broberg, tho cases were adjourned till August 0. > SENT TO ROTO ROA. ' Jesse Underwood, a Wellington character, appeared to answer to a fourth charge of drunkenness. Ho .strenuously denied the charge, but the evidence was conclusive. The magistrate ordered Underwood to be detained in Roto Roa Inebriates Home for twelve months, the order not to take effect until after accused has given evidence in a Siupreme Court caso which is to bo heard next week. Elizabeth Buckmaster, with several convictions, was ordered to pay lis. (id. medical expenses, as the resnlt of drunkenness, and was prohibited. Albert White was fined 10s., or 4S hours, on a similar charge, and two first offenders' woro dealt with in tho usual manner.

PLEA FOR SEPARATION. "This is an unfortunate case," Eaid Mr.. Riddell, in: giving reserved judgment in the case Darrough v. Darrough, application.for summary separation, "and thero appears to have been faults 011 both sides." Further, Mr. Riddell thought the real cause of estrangement of the parties was incompatibility of temper. lie was of opinion if defendant would restrain his temper there would liot l>e so many rows in the house as there appear to liavo beon. There was some evidenco of cruelty, but not sufficient evidenco of persistent cruelty to warrant the Court in granting a separation order. It was an unfortunate case, in which tho parties should try and do something 1 towards bettor conditions in the future. The application was dismissed.

SEEIOUS CHARGE. Edward Patrick Mndigan entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of committing an assault of a certain nature. The Court was cleared during tho hearing of the evidence. Accused was committed to tho Supreme Court for trial. Mr. Percy Jackson appeared for tho defence.