MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2185, 25 June 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

phwam iff fioms AN AMERICAN PtEAPS CtHLTV, Tfafeo indictable cases were heard by Mr. 0. G. a. Cooper, S.M N in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. The firsfe <j««0 taken was titat of tiirnm Pefcheriok pester, who Was cha.rgeii <m seven iilierniaticms with the Wieft of jewellery iron; city hotels. Accused was net re* presented by counsel. Chief Detective iiroberg p-roseeufced. Tho. e&jirges against accused w&re as fqfev;—(l) Theft, o» Juno 18, from the dweiliwgheusf) of Bifcttard JDwyer {t)ufce of todmbtirfih Motel). jewellery veined at £102, tho property of iUargowjfc Bwyor; (2) theft, 6b -June 18, i'rara the l)ufce of Edinburgh Hotel, jeiv.ellery valijed «t £4 IBs., tile property of Mary Be.rdki.uer. \ (Sj theft, fin ,Tun.o IS, fftim .f ; l ; m Buke of Etiinburgli Hotel,, of j-ewltery rained at $5, the pre* .porty of Winnie Joyce; (4) tlieft, on 'Juno la, from ■ the dwoliHi.gft.ou6o of Ewsfcaee Chaffey (Grand. jfotttl), jewellery valued at £38 L's.. the property of Mildrwf Cafrie Wallace ( |S).theft, oil ■Jmw 18, from the dwelliftghouse q:| feydley Bird (Hotel Windsor)'■jjoWWy a&4 Woney velired at £17 Ids.,. ' the property fif Mabel WitUerowj Cjitherma J?, Sat. lies, a.ud Gertrude GaJliefj.; (6) theft, on June' is, frpnj the dweffingiiouse ci Dhatics Edward AldrMge (Motel Cecil) jeweHetiy valued af £37, the property, of oft. Elizabeth, ©ton; (?) theft, on jftne . 18, from the. Hotel Cecil, jewellery val* ued at £ii, the property of Rose Devlin. . ' ' .After the osrnore.of tire jewellery had giveijs evidenee and had identified the jewellery pfothteed:., Detective Bailey: ..gave evidence as h tlio arrest-. He , stated, that tiie accused' had. admitted tlio thefts and had told Mm {witness} where ho Wfftild find the stolen jftveilc,fy 7 most of which hact boon recovered, i Accused pleaded guilty and was coitimitted to tho Supremo Court- far sei> : PWKp Gsorge Kesater, a w'harf iab- ■ outer j v,-as e'harKed with brealahii anii entering thft oJ Williani. ■Sing, ii OWitest!, and stealing thc.refr<3.m certain goads, trained: at $8, Mr. J, f, W DjeksDn who appeared for- accused Wfasr-od a .plea of adt gUilfcjN Thi} eviflciiec for' the proseoution was to the effect iJiftt Stag Iltd yatate4 Nft. HI Tftranaki Street on Imio 16, ted 6h that. date another Chinese (Ah Puci) entered into jttssesskm. Sing fead loft so-ffle earpont-ors' tools hi tile house, nrd vrkejj tlio dfter CiuHe.se toofc possossjom, he also brought witli liiro scnic tools for tljo purpose of oawying fiiii certain repaifs. On Jtwie IS,V Ah Pack left the house securely lottbedv but on rcfeifning aest marumg Iα tand that it Jjad he.on broken iiito. Several polke coastahloa stated ia evidfenco tlat thef lia4 seoii the aoonfr ed fft company with, sown saifers ftud aFrenrfhnsan late on iba night of June 18 ■■~,. ' Williim KriJß, i .cofilc % occupation, stated tlwt- he resided In Ta'tonaki; Steet airtptly opposite Kf. 141. At an eiirfe hour on the Braining <if Jtine 1& Rp had' i'eon a/ir&keirccl T),v ■a. noise. He took no notice, htot a few Jttomenfcs hint lie he.iffj it ctaslv and, Oii goiftg' to tte Tviftfov, Jig saw five men tsntsuje- the deor -of No. 141. due ntnn was ttearing a light g'rey nnej 'accojtipanied- bv others, he went iilsicTn , ttie hQUae, When they CttMß out 't\vo or throe! o : f theirt. ttes.#-B|.eft.ps ''M patier ahdul tiie■ r6ai ' ,!V '. T " "'""""' : '"■ ' : Co.pst.abte Sordine said ttet at- 2 5.,&. oh June lij he , saw accused {wfeo. was. ;wear"teg. a-iighl, grey overe6B% ift. Haft■Her.s Street, iji. company witi the frXfcebm.ans.. Witness thought thpit, be ivas conoealiSg senietjiitig U&iet his coat and. so. lie .posted hiHi, .. Aftw imite questiofls *%R mail stated that h.O had some tools weisli he had found in a vacant section to Cambridge 'fesjaes. ■Witness thew tool? the accused and the Frenchman to the Manners Sifoct poiiefe statio.it.

Scrloan* P, Cmiiy said ftat Eee..der had fcoli M-st that. he had been out watqlimg s Jiowise- in wliich liis wife was living, and, ofl his return, ft® had , i-ound tho took iii Oattbridge fe.rrsce, . • :. ■ This DTjadtjdCfi the evidence and Mr, Dicfcson Miniated that he, waqjdl re* serve dofonee. Accused was camihitted to the S.upf&me- Court for trial flail was sl'loiv-ed. in the- stinj of £40, _ S&RIOUS OKAIS3E. . A hjiddk-aged' niasj. Haffled WjlHa.m Wilson was charged'with carnally knew* ing a. girl aged 6 years. Giijfif Defective Brofoorg prosecuted, and Mr, &, W. Jackson appeared for the ttmiket of the cfeild. _ After cyMetoco had! Wit given aceuaed pleaded nqt guilty atrd yras tea to tli6 Supreme Court lor trial. I . ~ mum,- oases, '".. A sentence of three mouths nspnV siimeui was imposed on Jessie M'liwan, ivjiq pleaded gmity to a charge of havms C3C3j.ie.di ireat the S-Avatioti' Aiw ■ ' For behiring in a rJJMrdefly nsamief «'{iilst; dfUijlv Liika JuJsas was lucd ' £1. Oft a further of usi.a<» e%* S-cmie language she- was fiqed £8. ! : Emily Bate •«;»>; fiuci' £i on each of \ {wo fcijai'ges flf brsno'nas of preiihiMou osder, ' '■,-■■': i On a charge, of being a rogue a&d a; vagabsnd m tjiat he was louut] By liigkt 'witkottt lawful escape oij privirtij : property, Robert Noilly w*s fiuo'd 10s. Per HiS'lurkty iEwen M Kinuoft iyai ■ fined I.os. Qm first of endef was ceavicted and disch'atgodi '