POLICE ACTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1916, 26 November 1913, Page 10

POLICE ACTIONS.

JEAN MILLARD'S ALLEGED ACT. THE FURNITURE SALE. A furniture deal was fho eubjeet of an aution heard before Jlr. W. G. l!iddcjl, S.M. Jean Millard was charged with having on June 16 of 1 his year obtained from John Hall Floekton £'10 !>y means of false pretences, with intent to defraud. Chief-Detective Broherg prosecuted, and Mr. V. 11. Meredith appeared for the defendant. John Hall Floekton. broker and dealer, cf 138 Manners Street, nave evidence that on or akmt 0 or 0.30 on the lnorn•jnc of June U? last Jean Millard ealkd ou'him and asked if ho would ;zo to her house, "> Oueen Street, and make her an. offer for her'furniture. She «"xpluined that the had hron keeping hoarders, and lindiuu; that- it, did not pay. was '.'.oin;;. lo givo it np. She wished witness to go to the place as soon as possible as she dcsived to to I'aluierston North, by the afternoon trnni. lie y*ent 10 I ho House thai; morning and offered £19 for .the furniture, and after some hesitation she accepted it' Up to this time she had not given aiiv name. As she seemed a little ankiovis about his coming I'or tho goods he'paid si deposit of £2, which she rrvo a receipt for in ti'e name of Jean Aubrey. Me paid the balance of the money in the afternoon. When lie ;'av,' the name, Jean Aubrey, ho ashed her if she was in ativ ".'.'ay related to or i-onnecU'i'l with a William Aubrey, who used to live at Hull. The answer was "No.'' 'When, in the afternoon, he hail some of tho furniture out of the house she asked for the balance of Hie money, yivint? es a reason thai she had diie or two calls So mahe before eateli-iii-r 1 ho train. I.le paid the balance, hi-.i, did not -;er a recejnf. . Throughout the v.iiole transaction Ihe woman .snid noiliing' about the furniture beI loßgiiis ' u anyoue else; and it was 011

her representation that slip was the i owner (if it that, ho parted with his £10. She was perfectly sober during | tho deal. The furniture lind since j lirvii runceriicd in a civil action, in which Wiliiam Aubrey obtained judgment against him for £G0 and costs. William. Anbrc.v, who is a carpenter and joiner, said that for seven years .lean Millard was his housekeeper, and that she had no interest in the furniture. On Juno 1G ho returned from work and found that the furniture and iho woman had gone. .lean Millard had no nutbnritv to sell the furniture. Detective Andrews deposed that when lie served the summons oil .lean Millard. Aubrey was present, and remarked, "Sim had been drinking at tho time and for a week previously, or slse .would not have done it." Tho accused pleaded not guilty, and wis committed to the Supremo Court ! for trial. j VXfTAPPV HOME. .lessio Ann Lewis applied far separation, maintenance, and guardianship orders against Iter husband, John AY. Lewis, 011 tho ground of persistent cruelty. Tile parties have gccu living at Siiverstreain; Mr. P. AY. Jacksou appeared for the applicant, and Mr. G. Samuel for the defendant. Mr. HiddeH heard the ease. In her evidence, tho woman alleged certain persistent' acts. "This," slio said, "has ruined my life. lam only a young woman, and 1 have one foot in the grave." The man denied tho allegations. Tho Magistrate hoard privately tho evidence of four of tho children, and ! tho en so now stands adjourned till Saturday for trio hearing of mcdical j evidence. SLEPT IN POLICE STABLE. , .Robert Martin, who was found at half-pact four yesterday morning in ttia stable at the Lambton Quay Police Station, was deemed by ths police to bo a rogue and vagabond. He made 110 defence. Inspector Hendrey stated that Martin was discovered sleeping in the stable. His statement was that ho had arrived in Wellington the night before, had had too much drink, and having nowhere to go had slept in tho stab's. That statement was probably true. The man was soaking wet through, had apparently been drinking, and had only threepence in his pocket. The Inspector added that ho did not think for a moment that Martin was ill the stable with tho intention of doing any harm. The Magistrate remarked to Martin that he was liable. to a. long term of ■imprisonment. In tho circumstances, however, ho would merely convict him, and order him to appear for sentence when called 01). DESERTER IMPRISONED. Charles Kelly, a seaman, was charged with having deserted from tile steamer Delphic 011 February 4, 1913. Ho pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.