LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2160, 28 May 1914, Page 9

LAW REPORTS.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT \OLNG MAN &. HIS CHEQLES SHOPKEEPERS SUFFER k ) 01 UJU't \<- UMlllll t>

A yotuiy; mmi named Hoiity John L-nmeioH |<iwiiiO(i yuitty IJi list- ilagisit!.'.ats''s .Uonrt yestcixJay to five cluirgf-s oi lovgiujf vhcqims. 'J no cliul-gOM Wore: (I) Oβ .lta.y 8. forjiuisj tlio name of i), .*. lioboj-ts to a fliefjiio f«>- Alii J is. 6c1. ( iliiiwii on tlio .National Hank of New /<Mla«d, rind uttering the same to I'olk Cohen. («) On .May 15, forging th« ■ ■iiiiiiiß of Jng. ti. italj'ertKoa ta ft cheque for £1« His., <Jnv\vn on the National Bank at New Zoiilaiid, and uttorins the same to N«n«a.H Wiiliains.an. (jij On May 81 j fargilig tho irativc of ..). 0. ■ Eabertson io »' ftii(;qn{i l'w £li| 10s., drawn «u tho NatweiU Bank of New Zealand, and uttering tho sann> to I lifar-oM B.w-Jss. (4) Oil May 21, forpiiiß i tlio nnine of J. (J. Xlobeftson to .i foi- igl2, (h'BAfM on tkf Xfttio.nal i B(uife flf New Zealand, aftd , uttwii.iK tlio I snine to AWrctl Edmund HellmgS. The } fifth charge was one of feFgin.p: tlio ttMhe of J, Q: itrfrtfrteon to a tiljewo for £12 10s., flrawn an tiie National Bnitls of J> T «v Zflttlanfl.

Sir. D, Q. A. Coo-ger, 8.M., was on tlio bench. Chief Dstcctivo Brobefg prose.?uteil, and Mr, P, W. Jaeasou defendocl,

I Thft cTiini detcetivo snggostc?! fhf.t in order to shorteii' the pi-oicwduifis the iivo ehnrges shoivld be tufcou togethw. This coursij was agreott to. toiiring Round the Shops. \ Alfred fehvanl Soilings, partner with C. W. Price, auctioneers, Quay, said tkat on May 22 last accused ■ took doiivory ei a motor cycle 4iitt itfndared a cheque for £12 10s, in payment. Witness asked who- had dnawit the ftticl te jbsd repKefl "Itohcrtsqii aiid Co., tlio. iraiifotthclers." AftfencES accepted tho cheque au<J gave Rccttsod £1 okaßge. , Pavid l'obttttsion. proprietor of the Flioeflix Ifoft Foundry j Oft C-ustomhowso tjfty. saW '■ that tlio cheque (produced) r £12 10s. was not made out b,y liis iiutliority. Tlio firm bad na account as; the ']'e Al» l>raii«lj of the hnnk Wβ*tloned in the charges. Sovrajrt ether cheques wero shown u> wßimss. Bestated that noire of iiiefti lut4 been nroie β-tit by his firm, of wKJt their autltor* ity. J'ejk Cohen, Jlmer.. WilTias Stf.eet, said' that shortly ft.fvcr uooij m\ Jln,y 8 a ffiuu called at his siiep amd pnwljased srt (jrweoat, the chtuw Ww% £2 10s. i& payment for the w~af the pwitit&ser teudorod a chectue for So 1% 6d. ( pti.f■f)W:tiug So be (iritwA fj;v C!; 3. lloberts. Witiipse iisltcd wiiose ehe.tjUc i.t was, and the purchaser ropJicd. "It *as di-awij by Mr. Reborh. prodiiee morc-tonti Tory Street. , ' WJttioss sceepled it, aiid Rave £3 ockl in citaiisc, Witness conM »ot sa,v, howevpr, iviiefei- accused was ilje purdjasoj: or not. 'flmmas Attlwp J5-?!wrts, srftin antl prodncp merohsfii, Tory, Street, Rfikl that tins cl:i.e(|«o sigivefl "0. J- Mifirts" was not ihade liy liim, nor did he author iso ,-iriy jporsoii'to d-o so. Witness «li 4 eat know tho aeoused;

■ Konftiirt. WiUiftmson, <lra.pe.rs , assist* ; ■pnt at JSoi'lseoMifc and Stains, stated ibafc on Mny IS a- mfli* called at th* sliop nnd srfcctcil a- leatiicr jiiofof c«at, tfe? cfsi piioc of whicli was £4 ss. e<l. Tlio man ' tojMfcwl a cheqim for £10 rnirporttflg to iio stafiod 'lY Jamios 6. ■; ' Ji-obWtsoii/' The man said tSiat Mf.' ticteftsiMi was a pnftner ia the firm of '. H-Qbcrtson Bros., brtkefa, Laiftlfeii : Q : nfts". AVitnese toolc tli.o oh.fiqte to the c"£coHiurmt, tdli-iig 3s«i wliJii fto pursliaser iiai and lie also ttave the ton £6 4s, Gd. clinflge. Accused rcsemblijd fh& mart svho llad tend'ewd the chctjisi?, ' ' .' •' Csu'l.vlo'Bfeatsttft lebcrtson, a'ftwmber; ■af tii.o fil'iii of KaTieitseii Bvas,, aßeißueps am] acrovihtaiik, Laailjtan Quay, said that &o SH»«atwrc to the elicqrio did net : reEPniWf! ths sifliiotiive of .ftflj moivibef *f "his firm. 3to -Ijjijvsfrlf did i»t sjjvn the chpq'.ie. amt he iind net seen tlio nc^ ] flUspil fceJore. llawld Banks, nt Winder's iromiKiiigery establKhinrt'Ht, CuSa Stteot, BftiiJ ihat 'five ."iccusf-d! came ittto tl«i sWp. «vn Hay 22 aivd pnfetes«d a ffiKj for .£?. Ifr'to'demi a ekftqiK? for. £1.2 His., sfgmwl J. G. fetartson, AVltnes? ask( ; -d wire .T. G. Soljerfspn \v?«, Mid nwisnicl repfefl. "Mf. llobcrtsoit, of ll)C VixwMx FowiKlry," 'flic wts fiot nasliod, lirt-.vevor, !i.wi fIWJ.iMd did not gi-t the gi.iiu, e*)ter—tile Dftfaotive.

IM-PctEre I/Gttis statei thafc Tic bad seen accused in Mf. Winder's shojv, <i.fid tiaol told lilmtlM lie was* ok'tsettv*. He kici siw&ril jwrtufld « cheque- n«l tetd asked if Jre had issued it, nmi acdtiSctt wrriiatj "Yes," Witiics t'i.cn. ToM Ac* «fl»nd Hint, the crhecjua Maul bean stolen am! asktfti Mm J3S>iy ho obtained i't. Accused replied that he had got it its .port ! imvmeitt for a nwrfor-evclfi. oiifl Uie 11na.11 frlio sjsve >fc (f> him list) toM %h$ '' Hint it eamo frnffl R-iftcrtson's .t>or t ficlv,v. : He fwjtßftss) tJwn ftsked omuSwl wljcrft : 110 got tho wercont wlilcb he was wrar-

jng, nmi aacitscn rcpiiwi umr, im nn« cofc it two yortrs ago (tt M'Gwcjaf's Store-. Martii'sliorcittgli, Wifncs.3 tlicrcui«ni frirt accased tliat his stwy was nlfSiiHrfrtctoirv anij rrmtienwl him. t"JJiria him ttint he woiiM ho cltargesf with fnrpiery. In mply to ffirtl.tor apfiusofl snid that be iM iwt liavfi aiiv Tf.nro *ltr««os. Aft<T S,«tvsi>c3, witnrss feiiHfl 11 rliftqnc tool? niwl 0 v-'ift tlwvoi" , [■•'■'wViteefl tor ' -Tn2 1,05., rViiod "J. tt. 'Tltitet win." Al' the r'lpjfiuos hiiiMlo'l in ("anif fro*" the bunk wludi iii Ca'f-ron's jiossci-s'sioa. Witness liai? t)PMi iiif!irri!*>rl tliftt Mip riiWliV'bnolt J'i'l },«c-ii t. , ' l !-"]! frmy n lyns.iri<ise flvw in -Oh , City. Tt<> tind sntsSflileittly rocfivi.'focl fh , *' Icatlior motor cflflt and th* evr-li?. ' IV amispf] "Kiri"!} ffviilt.r. nr>f[ v/ns to t!io Sniiremc Ccmtt fm sf-Tf-ncf , . j'r. JnpV";on vffflirifed nt tfec fwv ninsion of tlio rnsi» titnt ivmtWl k less- ms«s of the kiwi if slinpkto'pffrs ev-^oiK"'- , ! .7 i'iUlo ifloi'" i-jirc. Tiir Ifnyistrato inafj" nu «r' Tn r fnr t]v rrt'nrn of and tlw motorevtle ta tlwif respective oiviters. OTHFIII POLTCiE CASKS. Thcrrsa Russi?l! tt,is sctitMwcd t< tlirW tnenths' iinj>)'iaon}Ho.avt fl« 5 oliargi? of teing nji idifl ant! dlswdorlx ivrsijii, lvlin wiflSisctcil with {lersums 0! ill-f:mic. For inwbrrclr. William Bawiatyiw ■■vss liii?(] 40s. Wiijiam t/Viich was fillet' Ons first offender for iiisobripty Sri: fin«l SOs., nnntlier was fined 10s'., tw< others os. each, airc! fiv« were .convict ' or! nnrl iJist?liafgc4. Willi? m wiati \va!> founrl in r I R*at<? ftf liHnjpss (lTVßikoßf'pSs on Maj It), tvas mi<l ortlorocf to ytM ; Tp.p'Tiral oriM'iiw? nraountjng to 17". 0(1 Jfllin Joseph WaH«i wi fsncfl Ifle for insobi'lcty, -lisd 2Q's. fer caeinittint I another oitoneo