MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2227, 13 August 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

RECENT CITY THEFTS SUSPECT (CHARGED V Mr. SV. Q.. Eitldeir, pMsitletl .6vw. a sitting of the Magistrate's Court yosxer-day-morning. '■'■.■<■ •■■■ .. ..•''. A young man named Wm. Glllhain was charged with .a eeri«e of . offerees' of/ breaking and entering at Wclilngtow includiug a charge of breaking., .and entering the' dwelling'house of Alexander' Lauren'son.' •■ 'and .stealing therefrom goods to the,, value ..of .£136 lGs. Accused • was■•".taken, ..into ;6ie■tody at Wanganui. and was brought.to Wellington, and as the'result - of inquirios inado woi charged" with" '.a' series'• of burglaries committed in and around Wei- , lington. recently.'.',.' -~, '.-,'.'.'■"■..-''\ -On-the 'application of, Chief Detective Broberg ajcouesd was remanded until' Wednesday next.. .'.•'.■■■ . ■ :,.•,,■■.. ._.•■:■:.> C:'. '■■<.'■ 'r ' *~A- %: z i 'f'tt James Oliver- Armstrong, witnVfifly pre- , ' 'vious convictions < against his : n'afflei -arid John Chambers' with. aV:forrnidablo drinkrecord to ; his ■ disoredit, ,•'appeared" ..to-, 'answer ft number of charges : arranged, against them;' EfteK. were "charged with tno theft- of two; pairs .pf boots, valued \ ile. from Percy Wm. , Meinmbtt, whijo Chaiabers was further charged with.the, thefto£. : a. pair'of:, ladies' boots' valued at-20s. and Arriwtrpng with.using obscene language, Armstrong.'waS sentenced .to one month's, imprisonment,pn . the .iirst charge against him &nd 21 days,on the eccoud. "Concurrent,, your .Worship?' plaintively ihf(uired •a.oucscd with intimate knowledge of court procodnre re- : gultaht on his. previous 56 visits to the Court. "Yes," replied tJhe Magistrate. Chambers was fined .203. in default of 7 day's'on (>ach of,'the charges levelled against him, . ' ' ' ' ;' | AN AFFAIR IN .LUKE'S LANE. Ai'thur Walsli.alias Burgess aiiid"James Smith atlas'."Grlffo 'each, pleaded 'not ffuilty tocliarges of breaking and eiterliig the house of 'Theophilus A.- Murray and stealing therefrorii a'post office box ami a- revolver ■..valued' at 2s. On the application of Inspector Hendrey, the ihiuriiiation wns aniended to-on* of theft. The etory of the (case as. related by Murray, a negro, and a police constable wns that Murray had-left his house, or rather hut, in Luke's Lane, the door being secured by a'wire. Murray returned and found one of the accused coming from tlieliiit. Murray asked him quite naturally what 'ho bed been doing. "I only' went there to 1 get a drink,of water," was the reply. ''If any man., goes into my house for a.drink of water' he is going to feel it," replied the heßrp.i and knocked accused over twice according to his own statement. Later after some various adventures both accused, were charged with the offence. After.the hearing of evidence one of the accused asked for a remand for a week so that ho mmhtrget witnesses. ■ The Magistrate: It is very .unusual to ask for a remand- after a case has been heard. ■ . , , Accused: I wanted to hear the evidence first. I cau get a counsel now. The Magistrate grnutpd. the romand till next week. ' i .' ■ ■ ASSAULT '-ON A GERMAN.' .... A man linined : Josenh 'Ravenjcraft', wr.S charged before iMr.-.W.-G. Kitldbl|,.,!?,Ar.V. with Clinrlce Henry Tluelmnnn(of German nationality) outside 'Hie V.o'st Office Hotel on Tuesday last. ■■,■■.. "You have no right to interfere-' with' any citizen no matter wlmt his nationnlity may bo,",...said his.Worship, as ho convicted the aeciised. "Yru-owill be fined 20s. with tho option of 1 days';,impi'isoEment." ■ SEMOUS CRA.EGES. -.-. . .... Lewis James. Hocking, was remanded to August 19 charged .with a serious offence. Bail was allowed an £WQ and two securities of',£loo. ■ ■• , '~ Arthur Alexander Ancell, similarly charged', was' renianded. on the Same bail. Frederick Baiinister was remanded until to-day on a charge of exposing to view for public saje an indleceat photograph. - • INEBRIATES. .'"-•' For (lrunkenness Margaret Irving was fined 20?., while Mary M'lntosh' was oonviclcil- and discHarKed. Six first difen'dors',were dealt with,